One Magical MC Phono Cartridge: Completely Symmetrical Clearaudio Talismann v2 Gold Plays with Alluring Smoothness, Vivid Dynamics, Beautiful Tones, Formidable Weight, and See-Through Clarity

True to its name, the Clearaudio Talismann v2 Gold MC phono cartridge possesses seemingly magical powers when it hits the grooves an LP. How else to explain its incredible smoothness, vivacious dynamics, beautiful midrange, and deep bottom end? Or see-through clarity and encyclopedia-level definition, along with formidable weight and focus? Well, for starters, credit goes to Clearaudio's perfectionist-minded engineers and master builders that assemble each Talismann v2 Gold by hand. Then, it pays to take a closer look at the materials and construction that make this musical instrument such an elegant analog choice.

Devised to extract the finest of details from your records, the absolutely symmetrical Talismann v2 Gold does so via Clearaudio's now-legendary combination of a rigid boron cantilever and micro HD diamond stylus. Its 10.8-gram hand-polished ebony wood body acts to suppress ruinous resonances while an accompanying metal alloy element controls internal vibrations. Stellar channel matching, 24-karat gold wire coils, and a 0.5mV output voltage complete the v2 version of an award-winning cartridge that boasts a 20Hz-100kHz frequency response range and will have you pulling out record after record – and hearing them all with fresh ears. Let the magic begin.

Inside the Art of a Talismann
Clearaudio significantly improved its fully symmetrical moving-coil phono cartridge design, first patented in 1980.On Talismann v2 Gold, the generator is redesigned in a revolutionary way by positioning and doubling the magnets (to eight pieces) so the coils operate in a much stronger magnetic field. The generator construction is also absolutely symmetrical: mechanically, magnetically and electrically. Furthermore, Clearaudio chose the strongest magnetic material available: super neodymium. Through these achievements, the efficiency has been raised by 30%. The new micro HD Diamond tip provides a hybrid parabolic geometry with a stylus radii of 0.008mm x 0.040mm. The total mass (0.00016 grams) is a fifth of the previous diamond stylus. Cartridge body resonances, while tracking in the groove, are minimized through the twelve-finger design of the mounting plate, each finger with a different radius.