E.A.T C-Sharp turntable

Thanks to new materials like Carbon Fibre and Termoplastic Elastomer EAT was designing a new superflat table.

E.A.T , leaded by Jozefina Lichtenegger, a lady with distinct for elegance and design, went into the turntable business with completely new approach . High End turntables get big,massy and bulky close to phallic. When the technical design goes into extrem!

European Audio Team wants to offer tables with the maximum of technology and Performance but still elegant looking. The Forte and Forte S with their special designed superlative heavy platter have been a revolution in the Highend AudioMarket . Never a turntable combined such Kinetic energie in such elegant products. Later the E-Flat topped the concept with the first unseeable super falt highend platter in a wonderfull mass loaded dual Motor Design.

The success of the E-Flat motivated EAT to bring an even more elegant and slim turntable to the market.

The C- SHARP

Thanks to new materials like Carbon Fibre and Termoplastic Elastomer Eat was designing a new superflat table. The low profil base chassis is made out of highest density MDF. Because of its flatness this base sits perfectly stable on any surface! On this base the ultra low noise motor is mounted as well as 10 damping feets out of energy absorbing TPE (Termoplastic Elastomers = Hightech high energy absorbing damping material). The cone shape TPE columns carry a SANDWICH subchassis out of Carbon Fibre and MDF composite with ultimate rigidity.

The stiffness is important to be a super rigid base for the tonearm/cartridge and bearing/platter as there must be 100 % no moving tolerance between the distance of the groove and the tracking cartridge. All the rumble of the platter / bearing is directed in the TPE columns. On opposite the TPE avoid that any unwanted energie of motor and surface or surrounding vibration leads to the subchassis or even to the tonearm cartridge.

The bearing is an oversized inverted with a inert, resonance free ceramic ball on top Around the bearing we set a super heavy 700g mass point which sucks up all energy arround.The stiff carbon subchassis helps to transport all vibration in this mass point. So vibrations are transferred in heat The platter intself is from a special alloy of very inert aluminium and is also damped by TPE inserts-It from 2 parts a subplatter and a mainplatter to keep it flat although having very high mass and kinetic energie.

The belt is made from special anti-static rubber. It's glued and then polished.

The tonearm itself is a completely new design which combines all advantages of a unipivot arm with a cardan design. The uni-pivot in the middle only helps bearing to be less loaded. The traditional Cardan bearing insures high stabilty and easy ness of use with very low friction. Also inside the tonearm is a special silicon-based grease to damp the tonearm / cartridge resonances by more then 50%

The tube is again out of carbon , super stiff and rigid. The headshell we made out of special light and rigid aluminium to get a perfect combination of the advantages of carbon with the better inner damping of the aluminium as well as the possibility of more tighter mounting of Highend MC cartridges.

An external DC powersupply unit with an AC Generator creates new total clean power for the motors . For sure you have also 33 /45 electronic switching.

A HIGHEND solution as the whole table.

EAT C-Sharp turntable technical information

Model	EAT C-Sharp turntable
Nominal speed	33/45 rpm, driven by microprocessor, separate control panel, lighted control buttons
Speed Variance	33 rpm: ± < 0,08%, 45 rpm: ± < 0,09%
Signal to noise	S/N Ratio ( mechanical noise): – 40 dB, Signal to noise (electrical noise): -70 dB
Downforce range	0 – 30 mN
Supplied counterweights	without additional insert =>for cartridge 5 – 9g (125g), with additional insert =>for cartridge 8,5 – 13g(142g)
Effective tonearm mass	16.5 g
Effective tonearm lenght	254 mm
Overhang	16 mm
Power consumption	8,5 W max / 0,5 W stanby
Voltage	Universal swith mode power supply 15 V DC / 1,6 A, 90-264 V AC, 47 – 63Hz
Dimensions (W × H × D)	500 × 400 × 115mm without connectors, 500 × 435 × 115mm with connectors in the rear panel
Weight (without box)	13,5 kg + 0,5 kg Separated control panel

E.A.T. C-Sharp

E.A.T. C-Sharp Review by Style Magazine From the moment I opened it, it felt luxurious; every aspect just felt right, including the speed control module and connectors.

Reviews

E.A.T. C-Sharp review by StereoNET The C-Sharp displays incredible value for money with its low noise output and controlled sonics that are both well focused and mature in nature with an incisive and well detailed presentation.
E.A.T. C-Sharp review by Positive Feedback The E.A.T turntable performed so superbly and was so inexpensive that the audiophile may build a near state of the art system with the C-Sharp at its core. … phono reproduction with amazing sound, easy to setup and tweak, and all at reasonable cost!
E.A.T. C-Sharp review by Audio Advice …if you are serious about your vinyl and want something that has tons of great engineering, incredible sound, sleek, elegant good looks, and is a real pleasure to use, the E.A.T. C-Sharp turntable should be on your shortlist.
E.A.T. C-Sharp in T3 magazine

Awards

E.A.T. C-Sharp Editor's Choice Award by The Absolute Sound E.A.T. C-Sharp awarded by Editor's Choice Award 2015-2018. The combination of the C-Sharp and the Ortofon Quintet Black cartridge produced appealing sound that had rhythmic drive and made nearly everything reviewer Andre Jennings spun fun to listen to.
Robb Report, Best of the Best C-Sharp voted by Robb Report for Best of the Best Product 2016
E.A.T. C-Sharp - HIFITEST.DE Der E.A.T. C-Sharp setzt die Tradition seiner Vorgänger würdig fort.
MJ Audio technology Magazine Japan August 2015 C-Sharp Functional Beauty
LP magazine January 2015 C-Sharp wie Mondscheinsonate
Volumetre, Magazine Hi-Fi Francophone non conformiste No. 7 EAT C-Sharp & E-Glo S phonostage in test
E.A.T. C-Sharp - fairaudio.de No question, the E.A.T. C-Sharp attracts attention and evokes desires.
Analog Japan, vol. 47, 2015 Spring "I listened nonstop – with the exception of getting up to turn the record over, of course. There was no compelling reason to adjust anything." Andre Jennings