Clearaudio To Debut New Flagship Unity Pivoted Tonearm at Florida Audio Expo 2025
Unity arm originally developed for 45th anniversary Master Jubilee turntable
Clearaudio's Unity tonearm, originally developed for the Master Jubilee turntable that celebrated the company's 45th analog manufacturing anniversary is now available in either black or silver finish as a "stand-alone" product for use with Clearaudio and other turntable brands. Price is $20,000. Clearaudio Universal tonearm owners receive 100% trade up allowance when upgrading to the Unity.
The Unity combines classic Clearaudio features such as interchangeable counterweights and magnetic anti-skate. The magnetically stabilized single point tonearm bearing was originally designed and implemented in the Naim Aro Mk II tonearm, developed by Clearaudio for the Naim Solstice turntable. The Unity enhances the design with a more sophisticated bearing housing that further reduces unwanted resonances.
The 10” carbon fiber tonearm strikes a superior balance between effective mass and lower tracing error than either 9” or 12” designs. Interchangeable counterweights, magnetically attached to the counterweight sled, allow optimal positioning for best tracking.
"On-the-fly" finely calibrated VTA adjustment is lockable for added rigidity. Azimuth adjustment, also lockable, is at the armwand/bearing housing junction. A series of magnets located within the bearing housing produces dynamic anti-skating without mechanical linkages and is conveniently adjustable via a thumb screw.
Silver internal wire produces the lowest resistance and superior signal flow. The 5 pin DIN jack termination allows for use of Clearaudio or other brand tonearm cables, fitted with RCA or balanced XLR, per the end user's phono preamplifier input jacks.
Technical Details
- 10” Carbon Fiber tonearm, black or silver finish
- Single point, magnetically stabilized bearing
- Interchangeable counterweights
- Fine VTA on-the-fly adjustment, lockable
- Azimuth at bearing housing, lockable
- Magnetic anti-skating
- Internally wired with silver conductor
- DIN jack termination
Presented at Florida Audio Expo (Feb.21-23) by Upstream Audio in room 261
Demonstrated on
• Clearaudio Reference Jubilee turntable $45,000 with Unity Black tonearm
• Hana Umami Red MC cartridge $3,950
• Musical Surroundings Reference tonearm cable $1,500
Full system details
• Magnepan MG 2.7x speakers $10,000
• Aesthetix Pallene preamp $6,500
• Aesthetix Dione amplifier $7,500
• Aesthetix Rhea Signature phono preamp $10,000
• Aesthetix Romulus Signature DAC/CD $12,000
• Sonore Signature Rendu SE Deluxe network streamer $5,350
• Sonore SGC Sonic Transporter i9Audio music server $4,499
• Isotek V5 Aquarius power conditioner $2,995
