Gold Note Giotto MC Phono Cartridge
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Features
| Brand Color | None |
|---|---|
| Warranty The length of time your product is protected by warranty | 2 Years |
| Product Type | Other |
Tech Specs
General
- Type: MC low output phono cartridge
- Body: Duralumin 7000
- Weight: 10 g
Audio Performance
- Output level: 0.35 mV
- Frequency response: 10–40000 Hz
- Impedance: 8 ohm
- Suggested load: 100 ohm
- Compliance: 12 x 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
- Channel separation: >30 dB
- Suggested tracking weight: 2 g
Construction
- Cantilever: Boron
- Diamond: Ultra micro elliptical 5 x 150 µm
Description
The Gold Note Giotto MC Phono Cartridge is a masterful expression of analogue excellence, created for listeners who demand absolute fidelity from their vinyl collection. Designed as one of the most advanced moving coil cartridges in the Gold Note range, Giotto combines technical sophistication with musical sensitivity.
Its refined Ultra Micro Elliptical diamond and precision boron cantilever work in perfect harmony to deliver an expansive frequency response, outstanding dynamics and breathtaking detail retrieval. Every note is rendered with clarity and elegance, while imaging remains stable and holographic across the entire soundstage.
Giotto is engineered to reveal even the most subtle nuances hidden within the grooves, transforming each listening session into a deeply immersive and emotionally engaging experience.
Precision Engineering and Premium Materials
Every component of the Giotto reflects meticulous design and artisan craftsmanship. The cartridge body is machined from a solid block of Duralumin 7000, a high-performance alloy selected for its exceptional rigidity and vibration-damping characteristics. This robust yet precisely shaped structure minimises resonance and preserves signal integrity at every stage of playback.
The boron cantilever, renowned for its extraordinary stiffness-to-weight ratio, ensures rapid transient response and flawless energy transfer from stylus to generator. Paired with the Ultra Micro Elliptical diamond (5×150µm), it guarantees highly accurate groove tracing while reducing record wear. The result is a sound signature defined by purity, refinement and remarkable three-dimensional realism.
Ultra Micro Elliptical Diamond Performance
At the heart of the Gold Note Giotto MC Phono Cartridge lies its advanced Ultra Micro Elliptical stylus profile. Designed to achieve deeper and more precise contact with the record groove, this diamond tip extracts micro-details that lesser stylus shapes simply cannot capture.
Channel separation exceeding 30dB ensures exceptional stereo imaging, while the cartridge’s ability to track inner grooves with stability and composure preserves clarity throughout an entire record side. High frequencies remain extended and airy, midrange textures are natural and lifelike, and bass frequencies are controlled and articulate.
Giotto’s remarkable silence in the groove further enhances dynamic contrast, allowing music to emerge from a quiet background with striking realism and emotional impact.
Wide Frequency Response and Tonal Balance
With a frequency response extending from 10Hz to 40kHz, Giotto delivers a beautifully linear and balanced presentation. Deep bass notes are powerful yet controlled, midrange tones are warm and expressive, and treble frequencies shine with brilliance and finesse. The cartridge maintains neutrality across genres, ensuring that each recording retains its authentic tonal character.
Its 10-gram mass provides excellent compatibility with a wide range of tonearms, offering mechanical stability and optimal performance. The carefully optimised compliance of 12×10⁻⁶cm/dyne and recommended tracking force of 2 grams ensure consistent groove contact and smooth tracking, allowing the cartridge to reproduce complex passages with authority and precision.
Maximum Compatibility and System Integration
The Gold Note Giotto MC Phono Cartridge is engineered for seamless integration into high-end analogue systems. With a low output level of 0.35mV and an internal impedance of 8Ω, it is optimised for pairing with quality moving coil phono preamplifiers, with a suggested load of 100Ω.
This thoughtful electrical design ensures excellent signal transfer and dynamic expression across a broad range of equipment. Whether installed in a minimalist analogue setup or an advanced high-performance system, Giotto reveals the full potential of the components around it. It stands as a refined and authoritative cartridge, delivering uncompromising musical pleasure for discerning vinyl enthusiasts.