Gold Note B-7 Ceramic User manual

B-7 Ceramic
HIGH-PRECISION TONEARM
USER MANUAL

INDEX
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DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................
INSTALLATION...............................................................................................................................................
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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A well designed tonearm should perform at its best with every cartridge while keeping things simple and effective, being easy
to install and use: add quality materials and elegant looks to the equation and you'll get an idea of the B-7 Ceramic.
Carefully hand made in Italy with only one purpose: make your cartridge dive deep into the vinyl and bring to life the most
natural and detailed music.
Inside the B-7 Ceramic you'll find four high precision micro ceramic ball-bearings manufactured in Germany by GRW:
these ball-bearings are treated singularly and sealed to preserve their integrity and extreme precision, a crucial factor to
enable noiseless functionality to let you enjoy every single nuance in your records.
B-7 Ceramic effective length of 242mm with 19mm overhang makes it easy to install on any turntable.
The Azimuth is adjustable through a pair of 2mm micro bolts to set up the shell perfectly.
The rear arm wand is dampened with silicon spacer to reduce unwanted vibrations and handles a finely machined Stainless
Steel counterweight to set up most phono cartridges (up to 15 gram mass).
The vertical ultra-low friction ceramic ball-bearings are pivoted through stainless steel bolts manually adjusted, the
horizontal movement is driven by two micro ball-bearings directly inserted in the main rectified pivot.
With a 23mm diameter arm shaft, the B-7 Ceramic can be secured on every turntable, improving performances and every day
pleasure.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Typology: 9” Ball Bearing Tonearm
Overhang: 19mm
Offset: 24°
Arm wand: Straight Titanium with 6 different sections
Inserting Plinth Shaft: 23mm
Dynamic effective mass: 10g
VTF: 0.176N (18g)
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: titanium
Counterweight: Stainless Steel natural
Hydraulic lift board: Black
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