E.A.T C-SHARP

EAT C-Sharp turntable

The successes of the E-Flat motivated EAT to bring an even more elegant and slim turntable to the market.

The E.A.T. C-SHARP

Thanks to new materials such as Carbon Fiber and Thermoplastic Elastomer, Eat has designed a new super flat table. The low profile base chassis is made out of highest density MDF. Due to it’s flatness this base sits perfectly stable on any surface! The ultra low noise motor is mounted on this base as well as 10 damping feet, made out of energy absorbing TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers = High-tech high energy absorbing damping material). The cone shape TPE columns carry a SANDWICH sub chassis out of Carbon Fiber and MDF composite with ultimate rigidity.

The stiffness is important to be a super rigid base for the tone arm/cartridge and bearing/platter as there must be 100 % no moving tolerance between the distance of the groove and the tracking cartridge.

All the rumble of the platter / bearing is directed in the TPE columns. The TPE avoids any unwanted energy of motor and surface or surrounding vibration leading to the sub chassis or even to the tone-arm / cartridge.

The bearing is an oversized inverted with an inert, resonance free ceramic ball on top. Around the bearing they set a super heavy 700g mass point which sucks up all energy around the stiff carbon sub-chassis helping to transport all vibration in this mass point.

The platter is made from a special alloy of very inert aluminum and is also damped by TPE inserts It forms a 2 part sub platter and a main platter to keep it flat although having very high mass and kinetic energy.

The belt is made from special anti-static rubber. It’s glued and then polished.

The tone arm itself is a completely new design that combines all advantages of a unipivot arm with a cardan design.

The uni-pivot in the middle only helps bearing to be less loaded. The traditional Cardan bearing insures high stability and ease of use with very low friction. Also inside the tone arm is a special silicon-based grease to damp the tone arm / cartridge resonances by more then 50%

The tube is again out of carbon, super stiff and rigid. The head shell we made out of special light and rigid aluminum to get a perfect combination of the advantages of carbon with the better inner damping of the aluminum as well as the possibility of tighter mounting of High-end MC cartridges.

An external DC power supply unit with an AC Generator creates new total clean power for the motors.

Separate 33 /45 electronic switching.

A HIGHEND solution as the whole table.

EAT C-Sharp turntable technical information

Nominal speed 33/45 rpm, driven by microprocessor, separate control panel

Speed Variance 33 rpm: ± < 0,08%, 45 rpm: ± < 0,09%

Signal to noise S/N Ratio ( mechanical noise): – 40 dB, Signal to noise (electrical noise): -70 dB

Downforce range 0 – 30 mN

Supplied counterweights without additional insert → for cartridge 5 – 9g (125g), with additional insert → for cartridge 8,5 – 13g (142g)

Effective tone arm mass 16.5 g

Effective tone arm length 254 mm

Overhang 16 mm

Power consumption 8,5 W max / 0,5 W standby

Voltage Universal switch mode power supply 15 V DC / 1,6 A

Dimensions (W × H × D) 500 × 400 × 115mm without connectors, 500 × 435 × 115mm with connectors in the rear panel

Weight (without box) 13,5 kg + 0,5 kg Separate control panel

Optional Cover available in 3 striking colours, Blue, Pink & red