ALVA ST
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Bluetooth aptX HD - Wireless Hi-Res streaming. Place the turntable anywhere.
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Built-In Phonostage - No need for extra boxes. Keep your setup simple.
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Direct Drive - Consistent drive speed with pitch-perfect audio reproduction.
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Pre-installed High Output MC Cartridge - Pristine musical detail. No tricky setup.
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British-made single-Piece Tonearm - Lightweight and strong. Tracks your records flawlessly.
You’ve spent years building your 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. Cambridge Audio worked hard at creating Alva ST, for the same love of music.
THE WORLD’S FIRST BLUETOOTH APTX HD TURNTABLE
Built-in Bluetooth aptX HD liberates your record player from the hi-fi rack. With the freedom to place Alva ST anywhere you like, your records are invited into the lime-light. Your music can be streamed from Alva ST to any compatible Bluetooth receiver at up to 24bit/48kHz Hi-Res quality.
INTEGRATED PHONOSTAGE
Alva ST’s custom designed, integrated phonostage simplifies process of a physical connection - removing the need for extra boxes in your set-up. This phonostage builds on the success of Cambridge Audio’s award-winning, 5-star standalone pre-amplifiers, the Alva Solo and Alva Duo, reducing unwanted noise while preserving the characteristic warmth of your vinyl.
MC CARTRIDGE PRE INSTALLED
The cartridge on the Alva ST is pre-installed. There’s no tricky set-up needed, and it’s perfectly matched to the other components in the turntable.
Cambridge Audio opted for a High-output Moving Coil (MC) cartridge with an exposed cantilever design. It reduces unwanted resonance and vibration, delivers high levels of gain and outstanding musical detail during playback.
PROTECT YOUR TURNTABLE
Your records are your prized possessions, so Cambridge Audio include a detachable dust cover with the Alva ST to protect whatever your spinning.
DIRECT DRIVE
Rather than go for a Belt Drive system with the ALVA ST, Cambridge Audio opted for a medium-torque Direct Drive. Over time, the elastic used on a Belt Drive turntable can stretch and will need to be replaced. As a result of this wear, Belt Drive turntables traditionally have a less accurate playback speed than their Direct Drive cousins. This isn’t a problem on the ALVA ST – it has just 0.06% Wow and Flutter. This means a far better pitch stability – particularly during longer, more sustained musical notes.
POM PLATTER
Complimenting the Direct Drive motor, the platter on the Alva ST is both dense and heavy. It’s made from Polyoxymethylene (POM), an high-tech engineering thermoplastic used in precision parts requiring high stiffness and excellent dimensional stability. The weight of the platter, coupled with Cambridge Audio’s medium torque Direct Drive motor, ensures excellent speed stability during playback of your records.
BRITISH-MADE SINGLE PIECE TONEARM
The Alva ST uses a classic British-made one-piece tonearm. There are no joints, giving it the best possible grounding for the cartridge and offering extremely low friction.
It’s designed to retrieve the maximum amount of sonic detail from the cartridge and therefore your records.
SPECIFICATIONS
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DRIVE TYPE - Direct Drive
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TURNTABLE SPEEDS - 33 1/3, 45 rpm
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MOTOR TORQUE - 1.6kg/cm
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WOW & FLUTTER - <0.1%
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TURNTABLE PLATTER - POM (Polyoxymethylene)
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DIAMETER - 305mm
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TONEARM TYPE - One piece aluminium casting
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TONEARM EFFECTIVE LENGTH - 238mm
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TONEARM OVERHANG - 17.2mm
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TONEARM EFFECTIVE MASS - 11g
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PHONO STAGE GAIN @ 1KHZ - 42dB
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PHONO STAGE NOMINAL OUTPUT (WITH CA CARTRIDGE) - 250m Vrms
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PHONO STAGE EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE (A-WEIGHTED) - 0.1u Vrms
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PHONO STAGE RIAA CURVE ACCURACY - +/- 0.3dB 30Hz-20Hz
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PHONO STAGE SIGNAL/NOISE RATIO (REF 1V OUT, 20-20K BW) - >90dB
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PHONO STAGE THD+N 1KHZ - 0.0025%
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PHONO STAGE INPUT IMPEDANCE - 47kΩ
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PHONO STAGE INPUT CAPACITANCE - 320pF
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AUDIO OUTPUTS - RCA line level
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BLUETOOTH - SBC, aptX, aptX HD
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POWER SUPPLY - AC 100-240V, 60/50Hz
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POWER CONSUMPTION - 6W Approx, 20W max, <0.5W (Standby)
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CARTRIDGE TYPE - High Output Moving Coil
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CARTRIDGE FREQUENCY RESPONSE - +/- 1dB 30Hz-20kHz
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CARTRIDGE STYLUS - Elliptical
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CARTRIDGE CANTILEVER - Aluminium
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CARTRIDGE OUTPUT LEVEL - 2mV @ 1kHz
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CARTRIDGE TRACKING FORCE - 2g
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CARTRIDGE RECOMMENDED LOAD - 47kΩ
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DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) - 435 x 139 x 368mm
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WEIGHT - 11kg
IN THE BOX
