Brilliant 'Stealth' Operation: The Music Hall Stealth Turntable Delivers Remarkable Sonics, Along with a Bounty of Beguiling Features, Including an Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge
The Music Hall Stealth Turntable almost seems sneaky, thanks to its combination of spectacular sound and a hard-to-believe price. This direct-drive turntable comes with a bounty of beguiling features: a factory-mounted, precision-aligned Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge; a detachable headshell; a nine-inch, S-shaped tonearm; and a four-pound aluminum platter.
Other features include vibration-damping feet and electronic speed control that includes 78RPM. The performance of this 24-pound beauty will leave you speechless. If you've been searching for a turntable that offers stellar looks, amazing sound, and a stunning price-to-performance profile, the Stealth could be your ticket to a new level of audio enjoyment.
The Music Hall Stealth Turntable features a brushless low-torque motor that automatically stops running at the end of a record. The automatic standby mode is activated after 20 minutes of non-use. The accessories (which are shipped with the turntable) include a 45RPM adapter, a rubber mat, a cloth dust cover, an RCA cable, and more. Like all Music Direct products, the Music Hall Stealth Turntable comes with the 100% Music Direct Satisfaction Guarantee.
"The Stealth was lean and clean in the best senses of those words.... The Stealth is a stylish, well-performing and fine-sounding, moderately priced, well-damped and isolated direct-drive turntable...."
—Michael Fremer, Analog Planet
Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge
The Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge features a Nude elliptical diamond stylus. Ortofon has found that with proper care, the stylus potentially can perform for 1,000 hours without a degradation in performance.
- Direct-drive design
- Low-torque, brushless motor
- Touch-activated electronic speed control (33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm)
- Motor automatically stops at the end of the record
- Aluminum tonearm with VTA that can be adjusted while the record is playing
- Vibration-damping rubber platter mat
- Cloth dust cover
- Removable RCA cables
Turntable Type: 3-speed full manual, Auto stop
Cartridge Type: Moving magnetic cartridge
Motor: Brushless motor (Low torque)
Driving Method: Direct drive
Turntable Platter: 305mm (12") dia. Aluminum die
Wow and Flutter:
Typical: Less than 0.07% WTD at 3kHz RMS (CD-4005)
Limit: Less than 0.12% WTD at 3kHz RMS (CD-4005)
Signal-to-noise ratio:
Typical: More than 70dB DIN-B (SS-4242)
Limit: More than 65dB DIN-B (SS-4242)
Speed Tolerance: Constant Speed 3000Hz +/-0.3% (CD-4005)
Channel Separation :
Typical: More than 20 dB at 1kHz (CD-4005)
Limit: More than 15 dB at 1kHz (CD-4005)
Channel Balance:
Typical: Within 1.5 dB at 1kHz (CD-4005)
Limit: Within 2 dB at 1kHz (CD-4005)
PHONO Output Level
Typical: 5.5mV -3dB/+1dB: 3.894mV~6.172mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec (CD-4005)
Limit: 5.5mV -4dB/+2dB: 3.471mV~6.925mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec (CD-4005)
Frequency Response:
Typical: 20Hz~20kHz +/-0.5dB
Limit: 20Hz~20kHz +/-1dB
Brushless motors torque:
Typical: More than 1.2kg
Limit: More than 1.0kg
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M (Blue)
Output Voltage: 5.5mV at 1 kHz, (5 cm/sec)
Channel Separation Measurement: point 1KHz over 25dB
Channel Balance: 1.5dB or less at 1kHz
Frequency Response: 20Hz ~ 20kHz +2/-1 dB
Vertical Tracking Force: 1.6~2.0g (1.8g, Recommended)
TOnearm: Static balanced S-shaped tonearm with detachable head shell
Effective Arm Length: 230mm (9")
Overhang: 15mm (0.59")
Offset angle: 22⁰
Tracking Error Angle: Less than 3 degree
Applicable cartridge weight: 6~10g
Anti-skating adjustment range: 0~4g
Height of cue (first track): 8~10.5mm
Descent time of cue: 1~3 sec
Inner null point: 58.8mm
Outer null point: 113.52mm
Power Supply: DC12V,2.0A
Standby Power consumption: Less than 0.3 W, Auto stop on more than 20 minutes
Dimensions: 17.8" x 14.2" x 5.8"
Weight: 24lbs.
Included Accessories:
Instruction manual x 1
45 rpm adaptor x 1
Counter weight x 1
Rubber mat x 1
Platter x 1
Head shell assembly x 1
RCA cable x 1
Ground wire x 1
Power Adapter x 1
Cloth dust cover x 1
Additional counterweight, Sub weight x 1
Transfer plug x 4 (UL/PSE x1, VDE x1, UK x1, SAA x1)
User Manual (PDF, 1.1 MB)