Gold Note Donatello Red MC Phono Cartridge
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Features
| Warranty The length of time your product is protected by warranty | 2 Years |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Gold Note |
Tech Specs
General
- Type: MC high output phono cartridge
- Body: Duralumin alloy red with white logo
- Weight: 7 g
Audio Performance
- Output level: 1.8 mV
- Frequency response: 10–35000 Hz
- Impedance: 140 ohm
- Suggested load: 47 kohm
- Compliance: 12 x 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
- Channel separation: 24 dB
- Channel balance: <1 dB
- Suggested tracking weight: 1.8–2.1 g
Construction
- Cantilever: Aluminium
- Diamond: Micro elliptical
- Coil wire: Copper
- Magnet: Samarium-Cobalt
- Mounting hole to diamond distance: 9 mm
Description
The Gold Note Donatello Red MC Phono Cartridge stands at the top of its class, offering the refinement of moving coil technology with the practicality of high output performance. Designed to deliver exceptional sound quality in a wide variety of systems, it combines advanced engineering with a lightweight yet rigid duralumin body weighing just 7 grams.
This carefully optimised mass allows seamless compatibility with most tonearms, ensuring ideal resonance control and stable tracking. Developed through sophisticated computer modelling, its structure minimises unwanted vibrations while maximising energy transfer from the stylus to the generator. The result is a cartridge capable of dynamic expression, impressive clarity and musical involvement across every genre.
Micro Elliptical Precision Tracking
At the heart of the Donatello Red is a high-precision Micro Elliptical diamond stylus, engineered to extract remarkable levels of detail from the record groove. This refined stylus profile increases contact accuracy, allowing it to trace even the most delicate modulations with control and consistency.
Paired with a lightweight aluminium cantilever, it ensures rapid response to transient information and maintains stability during complex musical passages. With a recommended tracking force between 1.8g and 2.1g, the cartridge achieves secure groove contact while preserving record longevity. The optimised compliance of 12×10⁻⁶ cm/dyne provides excellent tracking ability and a balanced, distortion-free performance throughout the audible spectrum.
Designed for Versatile System Matching
With a generous 1.8mV output level, the Gold Note Donatello Red MC Phono Cartridge can be connected directly to standard 47kΩ MM phono stages, offering the sonic advantages of a moving coil design without the need for specialised low-output MC amplification. Its internal impedance of 140Ω, high-quality copper coil wire and powerful samarium-cobalt magnet contribute to clean signal transfer and outstanding channel separation of 24dB.
Channel balance is maintained within less than 1dB, ensuring precise stereo imaging and stable soundstage placement. This thoughtful electrical configuration makes the Donatello Red an ideal upgrade for listeners seeking enhanced performance without system complexity.
Dynamic, Extended and Engaging Sound
Delivering a wide frequency response from 10Hz to 35kHz, the Gold Note Donatello Red MC Phono Cartridge reproduces music with impressive extension, authority and refinement. Low frequencies are controlled and articulate, midrange textures are expressive and natural, while high frequencies remain open and detailed without harshness.
The lightweight aluminium body, finished in striking red with a white logo, not only enhances structural stability but also reflects its high-performance character. By combining technical precision with musical warmth, the Donatello Red offers an immersive analogue experience that reveals new layers of detail in every recording, making it an outstanding choice for demanding vinyl enthusiasts.