I also have difficulty in understanding the implementation of the drive system, despite being familiar with the Clearaudio Magnetic Bearing (CMB) system.
My difficulty is this: if Clearaudio attempted to improve on the CMB vertical suspension system by adding horizontal magnetic control they did not need to have a *thick* belt-driven part that is a *sandwich* of a metal and a white acrylic drum: they could have opted for a thinner part made of heavier material.
Furthermore I cannot understand why the drive does not consist of one floor, with only one spindle, that accepts the lower thin belt-driven part underneath the Delrin platter: the CMB technology would separate both rotating parts from their common spindle; the new invention with the smaller magnets on the periphery would separate the two rotating parts from each other whilst coupling them magnetically.
Either I am missing something, or the arrangement is a very transitional one in the evolution of Clearaudio turntables.
Still, a very beautiful turntable in a 'sculptural' sort of way!
