The Consonance WAX Engine is a quite remarkable new turntable – improved from the previous Consonance LP6.1 turntable’s minimalist skeletal design, engineered after ‘much higher end turntable construction concept’ yet scaled down to a package that budget minded audiophiles can afford.
Turntable Features:
T-shaped unconventional aluminum base, with speed adjustable motor set inside
High quality Made-in-Japan Mabuchi 12V DC power supply
Low friction, high stability spindle and ultra low noise bearing – a collaboration project with well known New Zealand turntable brand ‘Well Tempered Lab’ (OEM client of Consonance)
High quality acrylic platter (black or white)
Mono-filament fishing line tied in circle as belt transferring minimal vibration (See FAQ section on how to make your own replacement belt)
Three adjustable rubber feet
About Main bearing & Spindle – collaboration project with ‘Well Tempered Lab’
The WAX Engine has been updated to include the Well Tempered Lab (a well known turntable brand from New Zealand) “Zero Clearance” design platter bearing.
The spindle rotates in a Teflon bearing with a triangular hole. The apex of the triangle is orientated towards the motor. This results in astonishingly low friction and a high degree of stability.
The bearing uses a Teflon thrust bearing. The stainless steel spindle has a precision point and rests into a small hole in the Teflon thrust bearing to achieve very low noise.
Turntable Specification
Speed accuracy: Within 0.01%
Motor power supply: 12V DC, 1A
Dimensions: 5.7″ H x 15″ W x 13.5″ D / 145 x 385 x 345mm (H x W x D)
Weight: 6kg / 13.2 lbs
Shipping weight (table+arm): 10kg, 59x52x28cm
Tonearm Features: Option of 9″ or 12″
The Allegro 9″ or Trio 12″ aluminum tonearm with cotton fiber internal damping tonearm is a “hybrid uni-pivot” design. It is full of high end features, but still simple to set up.
Rather than a “needle” point commonly used, the Consonance Allegro 9″ / Trio 12″ tonearm features a proprietary low friction brass bearing in the horizontal mode and “pre-loaded stainless” in the vertical. It has precision machined cups encapsulating 4x tapered shafts in a gimbal fashion to control vibration and resonance in both vertical and horizontal motion whilst allowing secure tracking with even the most demanding of recordings.
The aluminum tonearm tube is terminated in a low mass head-shell, anti-skate is achieved by a rod and rider weight, providing a constantly gentle anti-skate across the whole surface of the recording.
Tonearm Specification
Specification
Trio
Allegro
Mounting distance arm base
290mm
214mm
Tonearm length
12”
9”
Overhang
12mm
16mm
Offset
17 degree
23 degree
Cartridge weight
4 -22g
4 -22g
Mass (without counterweight)
68g
53g
Counterweight
65g
65g
Dust cover:
Please note this turntable doesn’t come with a dust cover. However, given its small footprint, you can order a custom made acrylic dust cover from online vendors such as this one: https://stereosquares.com/. Or, simply Google ‘turntable dust cover’ then you can find many suppliers with great quality at various price! You can also find online videos about how to DIY one yourself!
Choose Tonearm Length
No Tonearm – I will use my own, Allegro 9" Tonearm, Trio 12" Tonearm
Brand
Opera Consonance
Elite Chinese high end audio manufacturer located in Beijing, China with sales worldwide in the past 25+ years.
Manufacturer website: http://www.opera-consonance.com/All Opera Consonance products can be ordered through us with drop shipping in North America, even if models not listed on our website yet. We do not ship to countries that Opera Consonance has existing dealers in place.
We have listed the popular in-demand models that we feel matching western audiophiles preference. However, if you wish to acquire a model not listed on our website, but listed on manufacturer's website, please feel free to contact us to obtain pricing.
Shipping & Warranty
WARRANTY
Grant Fidelity branded:
Warranty of All 'new in box' products bearing 'Grant Fidelilty' brand is provided by Grant Fidelity in Canada. 12-month on audio equipment. 90 days on vacuum tubes.
Manufacturers branded:
Factory 12-months parts warranty is provided and administrated by Grant Fidelity.
Labor Warranty of all manufacturers Factory-Direct drop shipping products in western countries is NOT provided by Grant Fidelity and not included in our product listing price.
However, after receiving delivery of your order, please contact us to receive factory provided schematics for your future repair needs.
Tube audio equipment usually can be serviced by reputable tube amp service technicians in western countries. If special parts are needed from the manufacturers, we will coordinate the request on behalf of you but parts cost / shipping will be born by yourself. Please note we are not able to control and / or guarantee availability of parts from factories, especially after certain number of years when products have been discontinued. But we will at least do our best to try with the factory for you.
Shipping related damages must be reported to us within 3 days of receiving delivery, along with claim reports filed with carrier, and supported by dated photos.
SHIPPING
Audio Equipment:
Diagram below describes how 'factory direct drop shipping' works:
Unless otherwise specified, audio equipment once ordered from our webstore (i.e. order has been paid in full) will be produced by manufacturer typically with 2-3 weeks lead time, especially those with custom 115V for North America. Then the order will be drop shipped from manufacturers to non-Canadian buyers' confirmed addresses directly, without passing through our location in Canada. Carrier tracking numbers will be provided once available.
Canadian orders have options to first arrive to our location in Alberta then forward on, or directly to buyers' confirmed addresses. Canadian orders are subject to GST/HST when applicable.
Vacuum Tubes:
Vacuum tubes currently are all shipped from our location in Alberta, Canada to worldwide. Read more details on tube shipping policy on our vacuum tube website.
Shipping Cost:
All our website listed prices, unless otherwise indicated, include international shipping cost already.
International Duty and Tax:
Buyers are responsible for paying their own countries' import duty and sales taxes, if assessed and requested by your country's customs. Unless otherwise indicated on the product listing, duty and tax cannot be rebated.
Factory Direct = No Return nor Refund:
All 'factory-direct-drop-shipping' purchases are final sale with no return nor refund. You are welcome to ask all questions needed before placing orders, but there is no 'change of mind' after purchase. Please consider carefully before making a 'factory direct' order. It cannot be reversed once order is placed with overseas manufacturers.
By placing an order on our website, it is deemed that you have read the above, and fully in consent of our shipping terms. There is no re-negotiation after an order is placed.
Grant Fidelity reserve all rights to change and update the above terms and conditions without notification.
