DE CS 718Q
High-end performance
shaped by tradition
CS 718Q
Reference manual with precision engineering and leading autolift comfort
The 7 Series shaped an entire era of high-quality hi-fi culture. Its reliability, durability and outstanding sound fidelity made it an icon in turntable history. We continue this tradition today with the CS 718Q.
Even in the latest generation, uncompromising quality and technical sophistication take centre stage:
Even in the latest generation, uncompromising quality and technical sophistication take centre stage:
- Precise direct drive with ironless coils
- Massless tracking force for maximum tracking reliability
- Height & Azimuth-adjustable tonearm for optimum adjustment
Details:
Plinth:
MDF Construction
- Satin black finish or real walnut wood veneer
- Optimized, switchable auto-stop function
- Height-adjustable feet with resonance absorbers
Platter:
Aluminum
- Full-surface rubber coating on the underside
- Precision die-cast construction with 1.9 kg
- Heavy Dual mat for resonance damping
Tonearm:
Aluminium-Carbon Sandwich Tube
- Precise height adjustment via rotary mechanism
- Finely adjustable tracking force via spiral spring
- Automatic tonearm lift
- Precision-machined headshell with azimuth clamp
Drive:
Direct-drive
- Quartz-stabilized speed control for 33 / 45 / 78 rpm
- Wow and flutter values of 0.05% DIN
- No vibration due to ironless air-core coils
- Double shielding against magnetic interference fields
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Drive:
Drive:
Direct drive
Speed settings:
33/45/78
Wow & Flutter:
< ±0.05 % (DIN WTD)
Platter:
Material:
Aluminium die-cast / Rubber
Mat:
Rubber 4 mm
Bearing:
Hardened steel spindle Brass bushing
Diameter:
305 mm
Weight (incl. Mat):
2200 g
Tonearm:
Auto-Start/-Stop-Function:
Auto-Stop / Auto Tonarmlift
Bearing:
Twin gimbal mounting, Height adjustable
Headshell:
Removable / Azimuth-adjustable
Tonearm tube:
Carbon–Aluminium Sandwich
Effective length:
221,5 mm
Verstellung Höhe:
+ 5 mm / - 2 mm
Offset Angle:
25,6°
Overhang:
19 mm
Tracking force:
dynamically balanced with damping
Stylus Pressure Range:
0 g to 3 g
Cartridge Weight Range:
3 g to 13 g
Factory installed cartridge:
N / A
Plinth:
Material:
MDF
Surface finish:
Satin Black
Veneer: Walnut
Veneer: Walnut
Feet:
Ø 68 mm / Elastomer Dampers
Height adjustable
Height adjustable
Connection:
RCA socket,
XLR socket
XLR socket
Connection to Phono Input:
✓
Connection to Line Input:
✕
Digital Output:
✕
Dimension, closed dustcover:
435 x 367 x 155 mm
Dimension, open dustcover:
D: 415 mm / H: 405 mm
Weight:
10 kg
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