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Clearaudio Da Vinci v2.1 MC Phono Cartridge

Paint your own masterpiece with the DaVinci v2.1 MC phono cartridge from Clearaudio. DaVinci does it with music, not canvas, delivering an artful and ingenious performance that brings out the best from your vinyl treasures.

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Clearaudio Da Vinci MC Phono Cartridge

What You Need to Know

A Proven Reference, at a Serious Advantage

The Clearaudio Da Vinci MC Phono Cartridge is one of the most decorated moving coils of the modern era—honored by The Absolute Sound, hi-fi+, TONEAudio, and Germany’s stereoplay. Handmade in Erlangen, Germany, it pairs Clearaudio’s patented symmetrical generator and 24-karat gold coils with a ceramic-coated aluminum body and Micro HD diamond stylus.

With the v2.1 revision now commanding $9,000, this proven Da Vinci delivers reference-class performance at meaningful savings.

Ceramic-Coated Aluminum Body

The Da Vinci steps beyond wood: its twelve-finger body is machined from aluminum and finished with an extra-hard 30-micron ceramic surface coating. The combination of rigidity and damping yields exceptional transparency, speed, and a background of total silence.

Micro HD Diamond on Solid Boron

The Micro HD diamond—radii of just 0.008 x 0.040mm—rides deep in the groove for outstanding detail retrieval and low record wear, mounted on a solid boron cantilever that responds instantly to the smallest modulations.

Patented Symmetrical Generator with 24k Gold Coils

Dual air-core coils of pure 24-karat gold sit inside a ring of eight super neodymium magnets in Clearaudio’s absolutely symmetrical generator design—vanishingly low distortion, enormous dynamic range, and channel balance within 0.5dB.

Handmade in Germany

Every Da Vinci is assembled and tested by hand at Clearaudio’s factory in Erlangen, Germany, and backed by a two-year warranty with registration.

Building Your System

The Da Vinci is a low-output moving coil and requires a quality MC phono stage (typical loading around 300 ohms). At 7 grams with medium compliance, it suits most high-quality medium-mass tonearms.

When the stylus eventually wears, Clearaudio’s generous MC trade-in and exchange program protects your investment.

Features & Specifications

Ceramic-Coated Aluminum Twelve-Finger Body
Extreme rigidity with a 30-micron ceramic layer for total silence.

Micro HD Diamond Stylus
Ultra-fine profile for outstanding detail and low record wear.

Solid Boron Cantilever
Extreme stiffness and low mass for instant transient response.

Patented Symmetrical MC Generator
Eight neodymium magnets and 24k gold coils for exceptional dynamics.

Award-Winning Pedigree
Honored by The Absolute Sound, hi-fi+, TONEAudio, and stereoplay.

Handmade in Erlangen, Germany
Hand-assembled, tested, and backed by a two-year warranty.

Specifications

• Type: Low Output Moving Coil (MC)

• Stylus: Micro HD Diamond

• Cantilever: Solid Boron

• Body: Ceramic-Coated Aluminum, Twelve-Finger Design

• Output: 0.6mV

• Load Impedance: 300 ohms (typical MC loading)

• Mounting: Standard ½-inch (threaded)

• Tracking Force: 2.8 grams (±0.2 grams)

• Weight: 7.0 grams

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a moving coil phono preamp?
Yes. The Da Vinci is a low-output moving coil and should be used with a quality MC phono stage or step-up transformer.

How does the Da Vinci compare to the Stradivari V2.1?
The Da Vinci moves from wood to the ceramic-coated aluminum body and a higher level of generator selection—greater transparency, speed, and dynamic authority.

How does it compare to the Da Vinci v2.1?
The v2.1 updates the stylus to Clearaudio’s new Prime Line profile. This proven version, with its acclaimed Micro HD diamond, delivers the same generator and body at a significant price advantage.

Who is the Da Vinci designed for?
It’s ideal for audiophiles seeking a true reference moving coil—and savvy enough to seize flagship-class sound at a favorable price.

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Highly Recommended - enjoythemusic.com

New Upgraded Model with Prime Line Stylus

Paint your own masterpiece with the DaVinci v2.1 MC phono cartridge from Clearaudio. DaVinci does it with music, not canvas, delivering an artful and ingenious performance that brings out the best from your vinyl treasures.

A tribute to one of the great Renaissance men, the DaVinci MC v2 moving coil was the result of Clearaudio's developmental work on its version 2 series as it explored modern material science. Super neodymium was one special material Clearaudio used in the generator, creating a ring of eight magnets with dual 24-karat pure gold air-core coils inside.

Award-Winning Performance

The Clearaudio DaVinci V2 received a Highly Recommended award from enjoythemusic.com. According to reviewer Dick Olsher, "My first choice at this price point would be the Clearaudio DaVinci V2. It is a superlative all-around performer that will repay you with years of musical pleasure. Highly recommended!"

If you’ve been craving the perfect fusion of dynamics and fine detail, the Clearaudio DaVinci is the cartridge for you. Just be sure to get those records spotless if you want everything it can deliver, observes Jeff Dorgay in TONEaudio magazine.

"It's Big and Bold"

"It’s big and bold and wants to get on with things. It delivers real energy but succeeds in harnessing it to the shape and structure of the music, staying just the right side of excitable. But what makes it really special is the way it lets music and musicians breathe, placing you closer to the performance," notes oy Gregory, hi-fi+ magazine, March 7, 2014.

"It might be pricey, but its musical performance more than justifies that price, underlining just why people continue to buy expensive cartridges. A really good record player still defines the audio state-of-the-art; if that’s your aim then the Clearaudio Da Vinci V2 won’t disappoint."

A Significant Improvement

For the DaVinci v2.1 body, an aluminum-magnesium alloy with ceramic surface layer was chosen for its lightness, rigidity, and self-damping characteristics. Realizing Clearaudio's twelve-finger design, each finger with a different radius, with this advanced material, provides enhanced low level resolution via its resonance control.

The generator of the DaVinci v2.1 MC is mechanically, magnetically and electrically symmetrical, and it uses the Clearaudio Prime Line stylus with solid boron rod cantilever. The Prime Line stylus offers a significant improvement over the previous version DaVinci.

The DaVinci v2.1 MC’s forward thinking and musical qualities personify Leonardo Da Vinci as it represents an ideal balance in science, invention, art, and humanity.

Twelve-Finger Cartridge Body

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. This is the result of Clearaudio's constant research and development.

The cartridge body is made of ceramic coated aluminum. The generator construction is absolutely symmetrical: mechanically, magnetically and electrically. The moving coils in all v2 models use Clearaudio's proven 24 carat pure gold coils.

"Brilliant, Crisp, Clear"

"The sound is brilliant, crisp clear, and full of details without harshness. Voices are just a dream performed with this cartridge. Bass is very deep and exact without wobbling artifacts," observes reviewer auktionspet at vinylengine.com.

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