- Clearaudio will be huge in High End Vienna with seven new releases
- In addition to Rammstein, there is a Beatles record player plus one for gamers
- …and let’s not forget the new power supply, phono stage and cassette
- Only 1,000 Rammstein decks will exist for $2,600 / £1,990 (around AU$3,639)
Do you want to know a secret? In 2000, as a 20-year-old dancer, I joined the cast The Phantom of the Opera – or as you probably know it, The Phantom of the Opera — in Hamburg as a solo ballet dancer (yes, there is ballet in the musical, although no one remembers it).
And that’s how I discovered Rammstein – and why now, My heart burned for this lovely new tire. It has just been unveiled by Clearaudio and is being showcased at the huge hi-fi and audiophile show, High End Vienna.
Do you want one? It is expected to be available in October (price and only $2,600 / £1,990 which is around AU$3,639 where they sell) and only 1,000 of them are being made so I’ll register your interest asap, Ausländer…
Ich will kein Engel sein — I just want this record player
Fun fact: “Angel of Music” translates to “Engel der Muse” in German (a key song in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece), and listens to Till Lindemann et al. Angel is honestly how I learned to sing the language and understand it.
Rammstein fans will know this, but the subtitle above means “I don’t want to be an angel”. Quite.
Anyway, Clearaudio is a highly respected name in turntable manufacturing (just look at the five-star Clearaudio Concept, for one), and the company is very keen for us to know that this isn’t a standard turntable with a Rammstein-style glow-up. It was, says Clearaudio, “developed from the start as a completely independent model, combining the technical basis of the proven Concept turntable with a design language created specifically in collaboration with Rammstein”.
The chassis has “a solid block construction with an extremely rigid MDF core” and metallic lacquer finish, and the integrated dimmable LED lighting – available in red or white – is what I really love about it (or Was Ich Liebeif you want).
The tonearm is Clearaudio’s well-known T1, but here it has been paired with a specially branded MM cartridge. Each deck also ships in a “premium wooden case handcrafted in the Bavarian forest, designed to later serve as storage for vinyl, merchandise or collectibles”.
And if I didn’t emphasize this enough, the edition is strictly limited to 1,000 units worldwide and is expected to be available from October 2026.
And now, the Innovation Revolver Special Edition – a Beatles tribute turntable
I know what you’re thinking: it’s rare for the Beatles to get second billing to Rammstein. True, but this is my news coverage and I get to make the rules.
Clearaudio has simply outdone itself for High End Vienna. I might not even get to the new turntable built for gamers, the off-grid power supply, the new “phono stage reimagined”, carbon fiber cartridge, or redesignable Elevation 45 and Elevation 55 tires, although I highly recommend you go and see them in Vienna if you can.
The Beatles’ 1966 masterpiece Revolver need no further fanfare or humming of Eleanor Rigby from me, but here’s a fresh Clearaudio turntable and, importantly, an optional (but extremely pleasant) unique monochrome stand to really celebrate.
The deck’s new plinth sandwiches aluminum with a “precision-engineered composite stone” chosen specifically for its resonance control and playback stability, and this also features in the optional matching monochrome stand.
Clearaudio tells me the turntable is fully configured and ready to play, including Clearaudio Tracer tonearm in Black Carbon, Concept MC Signature cartridge, Professional Power 24V power supply and Innovation Clamp.
As you’d hope, completing the package is a heavyweight special edition push Revolverhalf speed mastered on 180g vinyl with the newly mixed stereo album and restored artwork by Klaus Voormann.
This very special edition will be available from late summer 2026 with an MSRP of $17,900 / £10,500 (around AU$19,744) for the turntable, but you’ll need to shell out an additional $11,050 / £7,500 (around AU$14,100) for the matching stand.
Do you want to buy it? Good for you. Just make sure you don’t have to hide from Tax man later – although I suppose Tomorrow never knows…
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