There’s a moment every serious vinyl listener knows. You drop the needle, lean in… and something’s still in the way. A faint crackle. A haze across the midrange. The music is there, but you’re not quite inside it.

That haze isn’t the recording. It’s the record.

For nearly half a century Clearaudio has been building high-end turntables and tonearms in Germany with the kind of quiet obsession only true analogue people understand. In 2002 they turned that same obsession toward a different problem: how to clean a record properly. Not “good enough.” Properly. The first Matrix arrived. Twenty-five years of continuous refinement later, the company has arrived at a place most manufacturers only claim to reach: mature, stable, almost boringly reliable excellence.

Which is exactly why 2026 is their Brand Promotion Year in Hong Kong and Macau — and why the Hong Kong High-End Audio Show is the moment to act.

Three machines. One fluid. Limited quantities. Clear prices.

The Flagship — double matrix professional SONIC

Think of it as the dual-mode camera of record cleaning. One button runs the entire automatic cycle. Or you take full manual control from the panel and decide every step yourself. Sonic vibration reaches deep into the groove while staying almost silent. Variable speed, built-in static removal, heavy-duty construction meant for continuous use. Collectors and dealers who clean entire collections choose this one. The set includes two 2.5-litre bottles of pure groove ESSENCE (5 litres total). HK$36,800

The Compact — smart matrix DOUBLE

All the essential intelligence in a more manageable footprint. Same philosophy, same fluid partnership, just dialled for the serious listener who wants professional results without the full industrial footprint. Comes with one 2.5-litre bottle of ESSENCE.
HK$22,800

The Value Choice — smart matrix SILENT

Quiet, effective, and deliberately priced so more people can stop pretending a microfibre cloth is enough. Includes one 2.5-litre bottle of ESSENCE. HK$15,800

The fluid itself — pure groove ESSENCE — is not an afterthought. It is the partner every one of these machines was designed around.

German engineering since 1978. Record cleaning refined since 2002. And right now, for a limited window around the Hong Kong High-End Audio Show, these sets are available through the official Hong Kong and Macau distributor at the prices above.

You can read about sonic vibration and dual-mode operation all day. Or you can book a short appointment, walk into the Tsuen Wan showroom, and watch a dirty record come out looking (and sounding) like it just left the pressing plant.

Once you’ve seen the difference, you can’t unsee it. The static disappears. The music steps forward. You finally hear what was always on the record.

Upward Audio

WhatsApp: +852 5133 0225

Email: george@upwardaudio.net

Showroom: Workshop 4, 16/F, Cameron Sino Technology Centre, 73 Chai Wan Kok Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong

Make the appointment. Bring a few of your favourite “almost clean” records. Hear right through.