Gold Note B-5.1 Manuel utilisateur

B-5.1

PRECISION TONEARM

USER MANUAL

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS

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INSTALLATION

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OVERVIEW AND ANTI-SKATING

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VTA AND AZIMUTH

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WARRANTY AND SERVICE..................................................................................................................................

TROUBLESHOOTING..........................................................................................................................

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION...................................................................................................................

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DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS

B-5.1 is an elegant high-performance tonearm completely designed and handmade in Italy with the greatest attention to

details to achieve maximum precision and to deliver the truly best sonic results.

The B-5.1 is powered by high-precision micro ball-bearings made in Germany by GRW -exclusively manufactured for Gold

Note - singularly sealed and packed to preserve their perfect integrity.

The B-5.1’s effective length of 242mm with a 19mm overhang makes it easy to install on any turntable.

The tonearm features a double counterweight for perfect set up adjustment for virtually all phono cartridges.

Optionally, extra weights are available to handle phono cartridges of higher mass.

The B-5.1 ultra precisely engineered tonearm will bring to life your favorite music getting natural, extra detailed and

refined audio performances.

SPECIFICATIONS

Typology: 9” Ball Bearing Tonearm

Overhang: 19mm

Offset: 24°

Arm wand: straight aluminum 6000 alloy

Inserting Plinth Shaft: 23mm

Dynamic effective mass: 10g

VTF: 0.186N (19g)

VTA: adjustable on collar

Lift: hydraulic

Anti-skating: wire/5 positions

Anti-skating force: from the center to the outside the effect is 0.5g each step = 0.5 - 1.0 - 1.5 - 2.0 - 2.5

Azimuth: adjustable on the headshell

CABLES

Internal cables: AWG36 Hyper Litz shielded 99,99% OFC

External cable supplied: 1,5m custom 4 pole DIN/RCA

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Effective length: 242 mm

Weight: 195g without counterweight

FINISHES

Shell and pivot: Black anodised Aluminium

Arm wand: Black anodised Aluminium

Counterweight: Stainless Steel

Hydraulic lift board: Black

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS

INSTALLATION

STEP 1

Insert the tonearm into the arm collar on the turntable and block it with the hex-bolts on the collar while adjusting the

VTA (requires the cartridge to be already installed).

Insert the Phono Cable into the arm collar of the turntable as suggested in the picture. Insert the arm into the base and

then proceed to screw the 3 grains arranged on the external circumference at intervals of 120 °.

STEP 2

Connect the Phono Cable to the tonearm.

To align the female DIN connector of the tonearm to the male

DIN connector of the cable correctly refer to the ground slot.

1-ANTI-SKATING nylon wire with bullet counterweight

- ANTI-SKATING adjustment bar

- TONEARM COUNTERWEIGHT: to set up the correct tracking force depending on the phono cartridge in use

- SHELL AZIMUTH ADJUSTMENT: to adjust the alignment of the tonearm head-shell (0,9mm Allen Wrench)

INSTALLING THE ANTI-SKATING SYSTEM

1- Slip the loop of the ANTI-SKATING nylon wire over the groove of the ADJUSTMENT BAR

2- Feed the wire through the loop of the SUPPORT HOOP

3- Adjust the ANTI-SKATING force choosing the correct groove on the ADJUSTMENT BAR

OVERVIEW AND ANTI-SKATING

VTA AND AZIMUTH

VTA SETUP

Loose the Hex

-bolt indicated by the arrow on the collar using

the 1,5mm Allen Wrench supplied to lift up or down the arm

correctly adjusting the VTA as necessary.

Allen-key 1,5 mm

Arm board

AZIMUTH

After the cartridge has been properly installed on the tone arm,

adjust the Azimuth of the shell with the supplied 0,9mm Allen

Wrench.

Setting a correct Azimuth will provide a better audio

performance.

Allen-key 0,9 mm

WARRANTY AND SERVICE

WARRANTY

To validate the warranty is necessary to register the unit on the Gold Note internet web site within 15 days from the

purchase on the appropriate area of the web site: www.goldnote.it/warranty

If the unit is not registered correctly or has been purchased from a different country of the purchaser home address

the unit will not be covered by any warranty and the registration will be refused.

The warranty does not cover in any case: Tubes, Phono Cartridge Stylus and Batteries.

SERVICE

Every GOLD NOTE® product is the result of meticulous technological research, and consequently their correct

functioning is guaranteed. In spite of this it is possible that problems may emerge which non-specialist users cannot

resolve.

In this case, contact your dealer to be advised on how the fault can be solved.

Do not return any object directly to the factory or to the distributor without being authorised to do so.

In such cases both GOLD NOTE® and the distribution agents decline responsibility of any kind.

For more information please visit www.goldnote.it/service

PLEASE NOTE

Descriptions and technical characteristics may vary at any time and without notice.

For spare parts visit the official Gold Note store at:

TROUBLESHOOTING

FAQ

ACTION DESCRIPTION HOW TO ADJUST IT

CLEANING THE UNIT • Use EXTREME care and ONLY very soft cotton

cloth to clean the unit.

Any acid will irreversibly damage the unit fine

finishes.

Do not use any alcohol to clean the unit. Only

dry cloth is allowed.

SYMPTOM DESCRIPTION CAUSE REMEDY

SPEAKER HUMMING

PROBLEMS

• The tone arm is not correctly

grounded.

The speakers hum

when the cable is

connected to the

amplifier.

• The cartridge connectors are not

well inserted.

• The Ground DIN connector slots

do not touch each other.

• Verify the cartridge connectors

are well inserted.

• Be sure the DIN slot contacts touch

each other well.

• Adjust the Azimuth of the Head-Shell

with the supplied 0,9mm Allen Wrench

as described in the specific chapter of

this manual.

• The interconnect input and/or

output cables of the amplifiers are

not shielded.

• Be sure the Phono Cable DIN

Connector is well inserted in the tone

arm female DIN.

• Be sure to always use shielded

cables for the amp connections.

TONE ARM TRACKS BAD The Headshell is bent.

The Vertical Tracking

Angle of the arm is

wrong.

• Adjust the VTA moving the arm shaft by

loosing the three hex-bolts placed on the

edge on the arm board collar with the

help of the 1,5mm Allen Wrench supplied.

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