Gold Note Donatello Gold Moving Coil Cartridge

Gold Note Donatello Gold Moving Coil Cartridge

The Gold Note Donatello MC cartridge is a great feat of engineering and one of the best sounding cartridges of its category. The ultra-light machined duraluminium body (only 7 grams) is elegantly shaped to dampen unwanted vibrations. Its high-precision Micro-Elliptical diamond, developed in collaboration with Adamant-Namiki, takes advantage of solutions coming directly from our flagship models to deliver top audio performances. 

The Gold Note Donatello Gold with a low output level

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GOLD AND RED MODEL

The Gold definitely sounds better, more powerful, detailed and with greater bandwidth extension than the Donatello Red. While the Red performs incredibly well in its price target, the Gold is definitely a step forward in terms of performance although still super competitive at such a price point, even when compared to some Eastern brands.

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Having designed phono cartridges for more than 25 years, Gold Note proudly design and manufacture everything in house, but as it happens with everybody, Gold Note purchase cantilevers, tips/diamonds and crossbars in Japan at the two most estimated companies of the 5 existing in the world, Namicki/Adamant and Ogura, who make special cuts for Gold Note and supply the best custom design items in order to reach unique quality and distinctive sound quality.

VOICING PHILOSOPHY

When Gold Note have to decide about technical details or sound quality, they certainly look more to getting the best audio performance even though sometimes they do not exactly match the super high-tech specifications some other competitors claim to have.

Gold Note’s philosophy is that they always design products they like as firsts and love keeping at home in their own audio system.

The midrange is a crucial part of the sound because it involves voicing first, it is the area of sound that human ears can perceive the best, therefore a very special care is reserved to that when designing audio cartridges as well as all other GN products.