Проигрыватели виниловых дисков — Gold Note Giglio

Gold Note of Italy builds the Giglio as a belt-driven record player within its Italian Turntables Series, where it sits alongside the Mediterraneo and the Pianosa. The company describes it as a reinterpretation of the classic turntable shape. It ships complete with the Gold Note B-5.1 tonearm and a transparent acrylic dust cover on detachable hinges, and its North American price is USD 6,795.

Key specs that matter

The platter is machined from high-density POM and measures 33 mm in thickness. It turns at 33 1/3 or 45 rpm, holding speed to within 0.1 percent either way, and speed is changed electronically, with a fine pitch control whose settings are memorised by the power supply unit. Gold Note quotes wow and flutter of 0.1 percent and rumble of -78 dB. The deck measures 425 mm wide, 170 mm high and 360 mm deep and weighs 14.5 kg net, or 20.5 kg in its 550 x 480 x 480 mm carton. Three versions are offered - Gold Leaf, White and Italian Walnut - each with a black matte acrylic upper plinth, black anodised aluminium hardware and a black platter.

Engineering and use context

A catenary curve defines the outline of the lower plinth, which Gold Note uses to raise structural rigidity, and in the walnut version that lower section is made of selected Italian walnut chosen for its elasticity, strength and solidity. Three adjustable feet of anodised aluminium carry the wooden base. Under the platter sits a pivot and well arrangement running on a 5 mm tungsten ball, and the spindle uses the Split-Spindle clamping design. Drive comes from a Swiss-made high-torque 12 V synchronous motor governed by control technology built around a Quadral-Core microprocessor, which the maker says suppresses vibration while keeping torque high. An hourglass-shaped pulley works with a 70 shore rectified EPDM belt, a combination Gold Note credits with keeping the belt in constant movement and lowering wow, flutter and rumble. Power arrives from the external PST-1 unit, which delivers 18 V DC, accepts 100 to 240 V at 50 or 60 Hz and draws no more than 27 W.

Pairing

Two factory upgrade paths exist within the Gold Note range. The B-5.1 arm can be exchanged for the B-7 Ceramic tonearm, and the standard supply can be replaced by the PST-10, an external inductive power supply designed for the brand's turntables.

Alternatives

The Gold Note Pianosa belongs to the same Italian Turntables Series and uses a 23 mm dampened poly-vinyl platter in a 13.5 kg chassis.