An elegant, well-crafted turntable
Cambridge Audio has a way of making each of their components look every bit as good as it sounds. The Alva TT v2 turntable is no exception. You can see it in the way it's built — a three-layer plinth with an attractive aluminum top plate absorbs unwanted resonance, and the heavy semi-crystalline thermoplastic platter provides excellent stability.
The platter starts on a dime and maintains accurate rotational speed, thanks to a medium-torque direct-drive motor. And the static balanced aluminum tonearm includes an excellent factory-installed Cambridge high-output moving coil cartridge that brings out the best from your treasured vinyl.
Convenient setup options
The 'table features a built-in switchable phono preamplifier that lets you make a wired connection to just about any receiver, integrated amp, or powered speakers you have in your sound system.
And if you don't want to make wired connections at all? Good news, there's also built-in Bluetooth with high-res aptX® HD encoding that lets you pair with a compatible receiver, headphones, or powered speakers.
Product highlights:
medium-torque direct-drive motor for accurate rotational speed
static balanced aluminum tonearm tracks record grooves accurately
factory-installed Cambridge high-output moving coil cartridge on removable aluminum headshell
built-in switchable phono preamplifier
when switch is set to LINE, turntable must be connected to a standard line input (labeled AUX, CD, or TAPE)
when switch is set to PHONO, turntable must be connected to an outboard phono preamp or dedicated phono input
built-in Bluetooth with high-res aptX® HD encoding lets you pair with a compatible receiver, headphones, or powered speakers
three-layer plinth offers maximum absorption of unwanted resonance
MDF base with a sandwiched layer of EVA and 6mm aluminum top plate
heavy semi-crystalline thermoplastic platter for excellent speed stability
brushless DC motor with quartz-controlled speed accuracy
33-1/3 and 45 rpm speeds
stereo RCA output with ground terminal
Performance specs:
frequency response with included cartridge: 30-20,000 Hz (±1 dB)
cartridge output level: 2mV @1kHz
signal-to-noise ratio: 90 dB (phono stage)
wow and flutter: 0.1%
