Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage

GOLD NOTE PH-5 PHONO STAGE AVAILABLE

The PH-5 is the newest addition to Italian HiFi brand Gold Note’s range of phono stages.

Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage

The Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage made its debut at the Audio Video Show Warsaw last month.

Gold Note PH-5 phono stage
The PH-5 in Warsaw at the Audio Video Show 2022

GOLD NOTE PH-5 PHONO STAGE

The Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage has been designed by the Italian HiFi brand to deliver the same quality and performance of the PH-10 and PH-1000, with an affordable price.

MM AND MC CARTRIDGES

With a single RCA input, it can be connected to either MM or MC cartridges and offers an EQ curves selection (RIAA, Decca London, and American Columbia, with Enhanced option), as well as load and gain adjustments to give flexibility and versatility.

Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage
Rear panel of the Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage

TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE

The PH-5 is the first Gold Note product designed with a touchscreen interface: all the settings are easily accessible and changeable thanks to the user-friendly display that allows you to select and manage all the options in real-time while playing your music. The phono stage is based on a completely new design to integrate all of the electronics into a single board.

GOLD NOTE PH-5 PHONO STAGE SPECIFICATIONS

EQ: 3 curves (RIAA, Decca London, American Columbia) with Enhanced option

Subsonic filter: 10Hz/36dB octave

Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz ± 0.3Db Enhanced 20Hz – 50kHz ± 0.3dB

THD (Total Harmonic Distortion): <0.05% @ 1kHz

Signal to noise ratio: 89dB

Dynamic response: 105dB

ANALOGUE INPUTS

RCA stereo MM/MC

Input sensitivity: 0.1mV MC up to 10.0mV MM

Input impedance: 9 options [10Ω, 22Ω, 47Ω, 100Ω, 220Ω, 470Ω, 1000Ω, 22kΩ, 7kΩ]

Gain: MM= 40dB MC= 60dB with 4 options [0dB, + 3dB, ± 6dB]

MM capacitance: 220pf

AUDIO OUTPUTS

RCA unbalanced, XLR balanced

Output Impedance: 50Ω

Power supply: 100-120V or 220-240V, 50/60Hz

Power consumption: 10W

Standby consumption: < 0,5W

Fuse:  0,5A F/T

Dimensions: 200W | 80H | 260D mm

Weight: Kg. 1.2

Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage

GOLD NOTE PH-5 PHONO STAGE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The Gold Note PH-5 Phono Stage has an RRP of 890€

HiFi Pig Says: Gold Note’s know-how with vinyl in a more affordable package, what’s not to like?

Read our review of the PH-5’s big brother, the Gold Note PH-1000 here.

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