Consonance Isolde MKII Owner's manual

Brand: Consonance

Model: Isolde MKII

Category: Audio turntables

Type: Owner's manual

Consonance Isolde MKII is a high-quality turntable designed to reproduce the original musical sound purely and naturally. It features a precision-machined acrylic platter, a carbon-fibre tonearm, and a powerful motor with speed control. The Isolde MKII is easy to set up and use, and it comes with a one-year warranty. It is a great choice for audiophiles who want to enjoy their vinyl records in the best possible quality.

Here are some of the features and possible use cases of the Isolde MKII:

Precision-machined acrylic platter: The platter is made of high-quality acrylic and is precision-machined to ensure accurate speed and low wow and flutter.

Here are some of the features and possible use cases of the Isolde MKII:

Precision-machined acrylic platter: The platter is made of high-quality acrylic and is precision-machined to ensure accurate speed and low wow and flutter.

ISOLDE

USER GUIDE

Congratulations on your new CONSONANCE!

Opera Audio products are based on a simple philosophy:

The component shall reproduce the original musical sound, purely and naturally.

The products are easy to operate and are manufactured according to the best quality

principles.

All CONSONANCE products are created with acoustical instruments in a concert

situation as point of reference. The music is reproduced exactly like the original and is

limited only by the quality of the recording.

Our aim is to give you the best possible music experience!

CONTENTS

1. ISOLDE Turntable

1) ISOLED Part list p.2

2) ISOLED Assembling the Turntable p.3

3) ISOLED Turntable Technical specifications p.5

2. T8 Tonearm

1) T8 Part list p.6

2) T8 Tone arm mounting p.7

3) T8 Tone arm Technical specifications p.9

3. Warranty p.10

ISOLDE Turntable

ISOLDE Part List

1. Plinth 2. Platter

3. Strobe disc + Mat 4. Tone arm

5. Feet 6. Allen wrench

7. Dust cover 8. Power cable

9. Lubrication oil 10. Belt

ISOLDE Assembling the Turntable

1. Open the box and take out the turntable plinth. The bottom of the plinth(Part 1) has 4 holes for

feet (Part 6). Please put the plinth to the feet exactly.

2. Fill the bearing with lubrication oil(Part 10) supplied to a level of approx 1mm above the bottom

bearing.

3. Installing the platter.

Pick up the acrylic platter(Part2) from the package after put on the cotton gloves, hold the platter

level above the bearing house, locate the bearing carefully and gently into the bearing house until

it seats fully and rotate smooth.

4. Start with the belt(Part11) around the motor pulley, take care the other end clears the centre

spindle and rotate the platter, the belt will track around the platter.

5. Connecting the power cable correctly according to the local power voltage.

Speed change between 33.3 RPM and 45 RPM is effected by manual adjustment of the speed

control knob which on the back of turntable. Staring at a point of Strobe Disc(Part 4) under a

filament lamp then rotate the speed control knob when the platter rotation until the gridon the

Strobe Disc seemed no moving.

6. Strobe disc and Record mat are combination, when adjust speed the side of strobe disc put

upward, other conditions the side of record mat put upward.

7. After installing the tone arm, if the turntable is not level, the adjustable feet can make the

different height to ensure the level.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Wow and Flutter: Less than 0.02

Rumble: Greater than 80dB down

Speed accuracy: Within 0.01%

Motor speed control AC input :

AC 115V60Hz／230V 50Hz dependent on country.

T8 Tone arm

T8 Part List

The consonance T8 tone arm is packaged in special designed box to ensure it safety on the

way. Please check the T8 diagram in below picture and in the part list description:

1-①. RCA connector

1-②. Tone arm lift

1-③.Carbon fibre arm

1-④. Headshell

2. Counterweight

3. Anti-skate weight

4. Allen wrench

5. Arm base

6. Protractor

T8 tone arm mounting

1. The distance from the center of bearing to the pivot point of the tone arm is 214 mm(9”) exactly

measured by the protractor(Part 6). Put the hole of protractor on the bearing, then make the other

end 9” cross center point to the center of arm base (Part 5).

Please note the center point of arm base for T8 is fixing on the plinth of Isolde, the distance is

factory set, but if required, the protractor can help to mount other tone arm.

2. Insert the tone arm to the center of arm base on the plinth, use the allen wrench(Part 4) to screw

the arm base a little loosen and then tighten it after finished VTA adjustment.

3. Fitting and connecting the cartridge.

Make sure the cover of cartridge fixing well firstly to avoid it damaged during fitting and connecting.

Fitting the cartridge on the headshell(Part 1-④) through the special screws which the accessories

of cartridge. Connect the tone arm wire to the cartridge pins as follows:

white(L+),red(R+),green(R-),blue(L-).

The overhang of T8 is 16mm, the correct overhang measured by protractor when the top of needle

above on the circle around the hole, like the below picture shows, the position can be moved by

headshell.

The tangent of an angle is fixing, factory set.

4. To set tracking force, two counterweights(Part 2) are supplied to enable correct tracking force to

be applied to cartridges of various weights. The general tracking force can be obtained by moving

the counterweight towards or away from the pivot point on the shaft. The final exact tracking force

can be done by stylus gauge after cartridge installation.

5. Put the anti-skate weight (Part 3) down on the support wand of anti-skate and secure it to one of

the three locations (select a best location according to the tracking force of your cartridge)

Note: The anti-skating force is adjusted according to the mass of the cartridge as follows:

T8’s down force: 10-14mN, 15-19mN, 20-35mN (Groove 1st, 2st, 3st from the pivot point of tone

arm).

When tightening the counter-weight, insure that the weight is perfectly vertical otherwise this may

affect your cartridges azimuth settings.

6. Adjust the tone arm 's VTA.

As mentioned on the point 2 not screw the arm base tighten, raising or lowering oil cup and then

tightening set screws when correct VTA is obtained. Please note that can not be forced in order to

avoid damage the tone arm. Normally the correct VTA is subject to the tone arm centerline

parallels to the LP record, the high or low of VTA is very important for the sound, this is also fun of

LP playing.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Mounting distance arm base 214mm

Tone arm length 9’’

Arm tube made of carbon-fibre

Overhang 16mm

Offset 23 degree

Cartridge weight 4-22g

Down force range 10-35mN

Weight(without counterweight) 37g

Counterweight 65g

WARRANTY

Opera audio guarantees each product manufactured by us to be free from defects in materials and

workmanship under normal use. Our obligation under this warranty is limited to making good at

our factory any part or parts thereof which shall, within 1 year after delivery to the original

purchaser, be returned to us with transportation charges prepaid, and which an examination shall

disclose to have been thus defective; this warranty being expressly in lieu of all other warranties

expressed or implied and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part. This warranty shall not

apply to any Opera audio product which shall have been repaired or altered outside of our factory

in any way so as to affect its stability, nor which has been subject to misuse, negligence or

accident. Warranties of the vacuum tubes are by the respective manufacturers, usually 90 days.

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The Opera Audio Co., Ltd.

No.2 JiuXianQiaoLu

ChaoYang District

Beijing, China

Tel: 86 10 59789461

Fax: 86 10 59789265

[email protected]

www.opera-consonance.com

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Consonance Isolde MKII Owner's manual

Brand: Consonance

Model: Isolde MKII

Category: Audio turntables

Type: Owner's manual

Here are some of the features and possible use cases of the Isolde MKII:

Precision-machined acrylic platter: The platter is made of high-quality acrylic and is precision-machined to ensure accurate speed and low wow and flutter.

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