Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation

I definitely recommend the Innovation. It's a fantastic turntable. My Innovation has two Clearaudio Universal 12" tonearms, one for mono playback, and one for stereo. If I upgrade to the Master Innovation I will continue using both tonearms.

I previously had a Clearaudio Innovation with a Universal 9" tonearm (and same stereo cartridge: Lyra Atlas SL). The Innovation is better in a every way. It has a lower noise floor and is higher mass. Performance improvements include better bass response, less noise, better soundstage and improved ability to resolve inner details through the range. It's also more dynamic and more musical overall.

@dwette 

Thanks for the feedback. Quite helpful.

can you clarify what model you had previously? (First sentence, second paragraph).

Best,

@mgrif104 Oh, my bad, I didn’t check my editing well enough.

The turntable I had prior to my Innovation was a Clearaudio Ovation. I had that for about 12 years. I was actually quite happy with it, but had a windfall that afforded me the upgrade to the Innovation. I sold the Ovation and 9" Universal arm for a decent price too.

Got it - nice!