EAT C-Major + Ortofon MC Quintet Blue

A new entry level offering from E.A.T. that will satisfy seasoned music lovers who require a high-value-for-money turntable.

E.A.T. is proud to announce the availability of its most important turntable to date: the C-Major. Why "important"? Because it represents a completely new price point, an entry level offering from E.A.T. that will satisfy all seasoned music lovers who require a high-value-for-money turntable, and a perfect solution for those new to the delights of the vinyl LP.

We at E.A.T. have identified a segment of the hi-fi market where those who would like to purchase turntables with greater performance and sophistication than that which is available in the budget sector, but with a price point below the widely-acclaimed C-Sharp – our most successful turntable to date. And it is the technology of C-Sharp that enabled us to develop the C-Major.

Pun intended, the differences between the C-Sharp and the C-Major are minor. All were incorporated to reduce costs and features, without compromising the performance. To achieve the lower price, the following changes were applied:

• The C-Note tonearm on the C-Major is 9" in length instead of 10"
• There is no separate speed control
• The main chassis has a more compact footprint
• The platter clamp is smaller
• The platter is smaller

Shipped complete with fitted dust cover, and offered in a specially-priced package with the Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge, the C-Major will extract the best from the vinyl LP – undoubtedly a blast from the past that just happens to be the future of music in the home!

Technical specifications

• Model C-Major
• Nominal speed 33/45 rpm, manual speed change
• Speed variance 33rpm: ± < 0.09%, 45rpm: ± < 0.10%
• Wow and flutter 33rpm: ± < 0.05%, 45rpm: ± < 0.05%
• Signal to noise S/N Ratio (mechanical noise): - 40 dB S/N, Ration (electrical noise): -68 dB
• Downforce range 0 - 30 mN, 0 - 3.0 grams
• Supplied counterweight system Counterweight 125 g without additional, insert → for cartridges 5 - 9 g, Counterweight with additional insert 142 g, →for cartridges 8.5 - 13 g
• Effective tonearm mass 14.5 g
• Effective tonearm lenght 230 mm
• Overhang 18 mm
• Power consumption 5 W max/ 0.5W standby
• Voltage, Universal swith mode power supply 15 V, DC/1.6 A, 90-264 V AC, 47 - 63Hz
• Dimensions (W x H x D) 460 x 352 x 125mm without dustcover, 460 x 352 x 142mm closed dustcover, 460 x 380 x 435mm opened dustcover
• Weight (without box) 9 kg (turntable)
• Weight (with box) 12 kg 

MC Quintet Blue technical data

• Output voltage at 1 kHz 5 cm/sec - 0.5 mV
• Channel balance - < 1.5 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz - > 21 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - > 14 dB
• Frequency range at -3 dB - 20-25.000 Hz
• Frequency response 20-20.000 Hz - +/-2.5 dB
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz at recommended tracking force *) - 70 μm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 15 μm/mN
• Stylus type - Nude Elliptical
• Stylus tip radius - r/R 8/18 μm
• Tracking force range - 2.1-2.5 g (21-25 mN)
• Tracking force recommended - 2.3 g (23 mN)
• Tracking angle - 20º
• Internal impedance, DC resistance - 7 Ohm
• Recommended load impedance - >20 Ohm
• Cartridge body material - ABS/Aluminium
• Coil wire material - Pure 4-nines copper
• Cartridge colour - Blue
• Cartridge weight - 9 g

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