Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 Turntable - Lunar Grey

Here we have an Alva TT V2 Turntable from British based company Cambridge Audio. Normally associated with electronic equipment Cambridge Audio branched out into the turntable market a few years ago but still with their own digital twist. Connection can still be made in the normal way or via the built in phono stage, but the headline here really is that it will also connect via the superior aptX HD Bluetooth format. Our example comes in very good condition and is supplied in original factory packaging along with manual, mains cable, stylus force gauge plus our standard three month warranty.
Cambridge Audio Say….
You’ve spent years dreaming of the perfect record collection. You’ve dedicated weekends to searching for hidden gems in record stores and carefully curating your discoveries. You worked hard because you love music. We worked hard creating Alva because we love music too, and we think that your records should sound as fantastic as they look.
Alva is the name we give to our products designed to unlock that characteristic warm vinyl sound. It includes a pair of new Alva turntables, our custom-designed moving coil cartridge, and two award-winning phono preamplifiers.
Built-in and switchable Bluetooth aptX HD liberates our turntables from the rest of your hi-fi. With the freedom to place an Alva deck anywhere, your records take centre stage.
Music can be streamed wirelessly to any compatible Bluetooth kit at up to 24-bit/48 kHz Hi-Res quality. (Or you can choose to use phono cables if you prefer.)
Bluetooth isn’t usually associated with high quality in audio circles due to the high levels of compression in older versions. Bluetooth aptX HD operates at 24-bit/48 kHz, meaning frequencies at the very limit of the best human hearing are captured with astonishing accuracy and transmitted to your receiving device.
Providing that receiving device is also aptX HD enabled, you’ll hear all of the characteristic warmth contained in your record collection. If you’re not yet on board with aptX HD, our Alva turntables also support the aptX and SBC Bluetooth codecs.
There are a growing number of aptX HD enabled receiving devices available - the Edge A and Edge NQ from Cambridge Audio amongst them. Headphones, amplifiers and speakers are all capable of receiving a Hi-Res signal from our Alva turntables, opening up a whole host of new listening opportunities.
Turntables are entirely mechanical playback devices and work best positioned away from sources of vibration. Bluetooth frees your turntable to be placed not only where it works the best, but where it looks the best too!
A wise man once said, “There are two reasons I love vinyl - the inconvenience and the expense”. The Alva TT tackles the argument head on with extremely well-thought-out features bundled into one outstanding value package.
Alva turntables come with the cartridge pre-installed. Pristine musical detail and no tricky setup. Just a couple of simple steps stand between you and spinning your first disc.
Turntables need a specialist piece of amplification equipment called a phono-stage in order to boost the signal from the cartridge to a level where an amplifier can work with it. The phono stage will also apply RIAA equalisation to the signal. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) equalisation is a form of pre-emphasis on recording and de-emphasis on playback. The recording is made with reduced bass and increased treble then reversed on playback. Without it, record grooves would be ultra-wide and recording time would be greatly reduced.
As a by-product of correcting the RIAA curve, ultra-low rumble from the motor can be added to the signal. Thankfully, the integrated phono stage of Alva turntables features many of the electronics from our award-winning Duo phono stage, including a subsonic filter that eliminates motor rumble.
We know that many of the best hi-fi stacks change and grow over time so we’ve made the phono stage switchable so that your Alva turntable can grow with your beloved stack, should you invest in an external one.
As well as pre-fitting the cartridge and building in a quality phono stage, we’ve also included a dust cover, RCA cables and a gauge for setting the cartridge tracking force. All you have to supply is your record collection.
Quality should never be sacrificed for convenience, and despite their ground-breaking features, the Alva turntables are no exception.
Resonance is the killer of turntables. Our high mass, low-resonance tonearm can retrieve the maximum amount of sonic detail from your records.
After hours of listening to tonearm / cartridge combinations we arrived at this combination.
Short length and high mass minimises resonant frequencies for crystal-clear audio reproduction. A detachable headshell allows the listener to use multiple cartridges without having to set up the turntable each time.
Our upgraded anti-skating dial allows for greater precision when setting up different cartridge weights. (Compatible cartridge weights: 4.5g – 12g)
For over 50 years, we’ve pursued one simple goal: to engineer products that bring the Great British Sound into your home. We’ve used all our hi-fi expertise and used modern as well as classic techniques to make sure that Alva can take your records new and old and make them sound as the artist intended.
Our Alva range is complimented by the following components that can bring our philosophies of the Great British Sound to other equipment that you may have in your home
Alva MC
With its exposed cantilever design, elliptical stylus and ability to deliver stunning levels of musical detail, our engineers custom-designed the Alva MC high-output Moving Coil cartridge for Alva TT (and its successor the V2). Celebrating over 50 years of hi-fi innovation, the 68° angle seen running top to bottom is a call-back to our founding year of 1968.
Specifications:
Type: Direct Drive
Turntable Speeds: 33.3, 45 rpm
Wow & Flutter: < 0.1%
Turntable Platter: POM (Polyoxymethylene)
Platter Diameter: 305 mm
Platter Weight: 2.2 kg
Audio Out: RCA Phono/Line Level (Switchable)
Bluetooth: SBC/aptX/aptX HD
Power Supply: AC 100 - 240V, 60/50 Hz
Power Consumption: 5.5 W
Max Power Consumption: 20 W
Standby Power Consumption: <0.25 W
Dimensions: 435 (W) x 368 (D) x 139 (H) mm
Weight: 10.9 kg
Phono Stage -
Gain @ 1 kHz: 42 dB
Nominal Output: 250 Vrms
Input Noise (A-Weighted): 0.1 µVrms
RIAA Curve Accuracy: ± 0.3 dB 30 Hz - 20 kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio: > 90 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion @ 1 kHz: 0.0025%
Input Impedance: 47 Ω
Input Capacitance: 100 pF
Tone Arm -
Type: Static Balanced Tonearm w/ detachable Headshell
Effective Length: 221.5 mm
Overhang: 19 mm
Effective Mass: 19.6 g
Compatible Cartridge Weights: 4.5 - 12 g
Cartridge -
Cartridge: High Output Moving Coil
Frequency Response: ± 1 dB 30 Hz - 20 kHz
Stylus: Elliptical
Cantilever: Aluminium
Output Level: 2 mV @ 1 kHz
Tracking Force: 2 g
Recommended Load: 47 Ω

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