Gold Note IS-10 User manual

USER
MANUAL
IS-10
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Thank you for purchasing one of our units
and welcome into the Gold Note world,
where we turn High-End audio and music
into a new experience.
Maurizio Aterini,
founder of Gold Note
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
| INFORMATION
the third prong are provided for your safety.
If the provided plug does not fit into
your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet. or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit
from the apparatus.
|Only use attachments/accessories specied
by the manufacturer.
|Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table specied by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
|Unplug this apparatus during lightning
storms or when unused for long periods
of time. Refer all servicing to qualied
service personnel only. Servicing is required
when the apparatus has been damaged in
any way (such as when the power cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled
or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
the apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture) and in any case when the
apparatus does not operate normally or
has been dropped.
PLEASE NOTE
1 Do not disassemble any part of the
product.
2 Do not use any part of the product for
other purposes.
3 For service and problems of any kind,
contact qualified Gold Note personnel.
4 Protect the product from rain, humidity
and keep away from heat sources, electric
and electronic motors etc. The power
cord supplied must be used only on this
unit.
5 Gold Note does not have responsibility
for any improper use of this unit.
GENERIC INFORMATION
|Read these instructions and store them.
|Heed all warnings.
|Follow the instructions.
|Do not use this apparatus near water.
|Clean only with a dry cloth.
|Do not block the ventilation openings
and install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
|Do not install near heat sources such as
radiators, heat registers, stoves or other
apparatus (including ampliers) that
produce heat.
|Do not defeat the safety purpose of
the polarised or grounding-type plug: a
polarised plug hastwo blades with one
wider than the other.
|A grounding type plug has two blades and
a third grounding prong. The wide blade or

This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel.
Please record the model and serial number and retain them for your records.
MODEL
SERIAL NUMBER
CAUTION!
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable
parts inside. Refer only to qualified Gold
Note service personnel for service.
WARNING!
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
GOLD NOTE - Information on the correct management of waste from
household Equipment pursuant to the European Directive 2012/19/EU
The crossed-out wheelie bin symbol shown on the equipment or its packaging indicates
that the product, at the end of its useful life, must be collected separately from other waste
to allow its proper treatment and recycling. The user must therefore deliver, free of charge,
the end-of-life equipment to the centres for the separate collection of waste electrical and
electronic equipment, or return it to the dealer in accordance with the procedures established
by the legislation.
The appropriate separate collection of discarded equipment allows for proper recycling,
treatment and environmentally compatible disposal, helping to avoid the possible dispersion
of hazardous substances and negative effects on the environment and health, favouring
the reuse and/or recycling of the materials of which the equipment is composed of. Illegal
dumping of the product by the user involves the application of administrative sanction
provided for by the legislation in force. We invite you consult the current legislation and the
measures adopted by the public service operating in your country or territory.
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| INDEX
| PACKAGE CONTENT
1x
IS-10
1x
USER
MANUAL
1x
POWER
CABLE
1x
WI-FI
ANTENNA
1x
REMOTE
CONTROL
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1
FRONT PANEL 3
REAR PANEL 4
SELECT FUNCTIONS 5
NETWORK SETUP 6
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 8
SETTINGS 11
CONNECTING OTHER SOURCES 13
CONTROL APP 14
REMOTE CONTROL 18
FIRMWARE UPDATE 19
PRODUCT REGISTRATION 19
TROUBLESHOOTING 20
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MAIN FEATURES
|Integrated Amplier:
90W into 8Ω / 4Ω (Stereo)
280W into 8Ω / 4Ω (Mono with PA-10 EVO)
|D/A Converter AKM AK4493 PCM up to
32bit/384kHz and DSD256
|Frequency response:
5Hz-50kHz (@ -3dB)
|THD (Total Harmonic Distortion):
0,01% (1kHz @ 1W)
|Signal to Noise ratio:
125dB
|Dynamic range:
120dB
POWER
|Power supply:
100-240V / 50-60Hz
|Power consumption:
20W
|Fuse:
5A T
AUDIO OUTPUTS
|Speaker terminals:
Binding posts
|Preamp:
Headphone output with 6.3 mm jack
|Mono right:
RCA unbalanced (single connector)
ANALOGUE INPUT
RCA unbalanced (pairs)
DIGITAL INPUTS
TOS-Link PCM asynchronous up to
24bit/192kHz
RCA coaxial PCM asynchronous up to
24bit/192kHz
USB-A port DSD256 and PCM up to
32bit/384kHz, formatted in FAT32/NTFS
(32Gb max for pen drives)
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
|LAN/WLAN (Wi-Fi):
802.11a/b/g/n/ac Dual Band (10/433Mbps)
|Bluetooth:
High-Definition 5.0 (44/16)
| TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
2x
1x
1x
2x
1x
1x
RESOLUTION
PCM 24/192 PCM 32/384 DSD256
NETWORK
RCA
TOS-Link
USB-A
INPUT

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HIGH QUALITY STREAMING
|Roon Ready
|Airplay
|MQA
|Qobuz
|Deezer
|Spotify Connect
|Tidal
|Tidal Connect
|vTuner
ROON READY
Being Roon Ready means that Gold Note
uses Roon streaming technology, for an
incredible user interface, simple setup, rock-
solid daily reliability, and the highest levels of
audio performance, without compromise.
|SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS
(NETWORK)
Up to PCM 32bit/384kHz
|DSD256 (DSF, DFF)
|AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .aifc)
|ALAC
|WAV (.wav) packed/unpacked
|FLAC
|MP3
|Apple Lossless
|OGG
|Monkey’s
IMPORTANT
UPnP server must support DSD streaming in
order to stream DSD files.
SUPPORTED MEDIA SERVERS
|All UPnP
|DLNA
|Roon
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Dimensions:
200W | 80H | 260D mm
Weight:
kg. 4 net
kg. 5 boxed
REMOTE CONTROL
Multifunctional remote control
GN CONTROL APP
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FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW
The IS-10 has been designed for ease of use
and thanks to the SKC (Single Knob Control)
the unit becomes a friendly plug-and-play
source that can be fully controlled even
| FRONT PANEL
1
2
4
5
3
without the remote.
All the features are easily accessed access on
the display at any time.
Headphone output (6.3mm jack)
LED status light:
Red = standby
Blue = ON
Display
IR
LED status light
SKC (Single Knob Control)
2
1
3
5
4

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REAR PANEL OVERVIEW
A wide selection of connections is available
to offer the best versatility and deliver audio
in true audiophile quality.
| REAR PANEL
Please note: the antenna is packed
separately, please ensure to install it
correctly.
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12
1
867
4 5 15
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910 11
POWER AND OTHERS
Ethernet
GN Link connector
Wi-Fi LED
IEC socket
USB-C (firmware updates)
WPS mode / Wi-Fi
connection
Wi-Fi Antenna
6
15
14
13
12
9
7
ANALOGUE INPUT
RCA unbalanced
RCA unbalanced
1
2
AUDIO OUTPUT
Mono right
Speaker right
Speaker left
3
4
5
DIGITAL INPUT
USB-A
RCA COAX
TOS 1
TOS 2
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10
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5
TURNING ON AND OFF
THE IS-10
With the SKC: press and hold the knob for 1
second, the LED will change status.
With the remote: press the Power button
once while pointing at the IS-10, don’t hold
down the button for too long.
HOW TO SELECT THE FUNCTIONS
1 Press the knob once to activate the
SELECTION FRAME.
2 Turn the knob left or right until the
desired function is highlighted in white
then press the knob to select it.
| SELECT FUNCTIONS
3 The frame will turn red: now you can turn
the knob to change the function.
4 Press the knob again when the desired
value is set to confirm and exit the
selection.
Single push
Turn left
or right to
highlight the
selection
1 second push
With the remote: The ENTER key
corresponds to pressing the knob, while the
IN+/- keys correspond to right/left rotation.

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| NETWORK SETUP
LAN CONNECTION
IS-10 supports both LAN and Wi-Fi
connection.
To use the LAN simply plug the cable into
the Ethernet port on the rear panel and you
are ready to go.
WI-FI CONNECTION
If the IS-10 is not connected via Ethernet
cable, the Wi-Fi mode is automatically
activated.
The Wi-Fi blue led blinks steadily to indicate
that the IS-10 is ready to be associated to
your network.
Watch the video tutorial to learn how to
connect the IS-10 to your Wi-Fi.
www.goldnote.it/ds-10-wifi-tutorial
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WI-FI CONNECTION
1 Turn ON the Wi-Fi on your mobile device
and find IS-10_XXXX.
2 Connect to IS-10_XXXX using “password”
as the password.
3 Launch GN Control and go to DEVICE
SETUP > IS-10 > Wi-Fi Network Selection.
Turn ON the Wi-Fi and connect
to IS-10_XXXX
Launch GN Control and go to
DEVICE SETUP > IS-10 > Wi-Fi
Network Selection.
Select the Wi-Fi you want the
IS-10 to connect to.
4 Here are listed the Wi-Fi networks
available, select the one you want the
IS-10 to connect to.
5 The IS-10 is now connected to the
selected Wi-Fi network.
6 Connect your mobile device to the same
network used by IS-10.

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PCM 192 kHz
STEREO
Streaming information
File format (DSD/PCM)
File resolution
OVERVIEW OF THE DISPLAY
Thanks to the display and the SKC, all the
functions of the IS-10 can be adjusted on
the go. The volume is at the center with
the other functions found in the top and
| FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
Settings
Display brightness
Device information
Firmware update
Factory reset
Input selection
NETWORK
LINE IN 1
LINE IN 2
TOS 1
TOS 2
COAX
BLUETOOTH
Volume
0 to 100
the bottom part of the display. Please refer
to the image below for details about the
options available for each function.
Output selection
Speaker out:
STERO
MONO
Headphone out:
LOW
HIGH
Wi-Fi network status
Wi-Fi connected
No internet connection (using Wi-Fi)
P2P Wi-Fi connection (see section above)
WPS connection enabled
Initialising and waiting for connection
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USING THE IS-10
OUTPUT SELECTION
The IS-10 has two audio outputs:
|SPEAKER OUT (Mono/Stereo)
|HEADPHONE OUT (High/Low)
Each output features a dedicated amp stage
and the volume level is saved for that output.
Plug in your headphones and the IS-10 will
automatically enable the HEADPHONE OUT.
Remove the headphones and the IS-10 will
switch to SPEAKER OUT.
STEREO AND MONO MODE
When using the speaker output, IS-10 can
work both in:
|STEREO
|MONO
When in stereo, the IS-10 delivers 90W per
channel into 8Ω and 4Ω.
The IS-10 can also work in mono when
matched with a PA-10 EVO, increasing the
power delivery to 280W per channel into 8Ω
and 4Ω.
When set to mono, the IS-10 always drives
the LEFT channel while the PA-10 drives the
RIGHT channel.
MUTE CONTROL
To mute or un-mute the audio input, press
twice the SKC.
SETTING OUTPUT
LOW 1W
HIGH 5W
HEADPHONE TYPE
High-sensitivity
Low-sensitivity
HEADPHONE OUTPUT LEVEL
When using the headphone output, you can
adjust the output level to match it to your
headphones’ requirements. We suggest to
select HIGH if you are using low-sensitivity
headphones, and LOW for high-sensitivity
headphones.
BLUETOOTH CONNECTION
Select BLUETOOTH as the input to activate
the Bluetooth connection. The streamer will
appear as “Gold Note” or “IS Gold Note”.
To turn off the Bluetooth, simply change the
active input.
AUDIO FORMAT AND INFO
The file format and resolution of the audio
stream are displayed in real-time, including
additional info such as when you are playing
MQA files (the MQA icon shows at the top).

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IS-10 MONO SETUP
Connect the IS-10 (R OUT) to the PA-10 EVO
(LINE INPUT L) with an interconnect cable,
then press the M button on the back of the
PA-10 EVO.
Switch on the IS-10, then use the remote
or the knob to change the settings from
STEREO to MONO.
PA-10 EVO IS-10
SPEAKER LEFTSPEAKER RIGHT
IN
GN Link
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PA-10 EVO must
be set in MONO
(M).

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Select the gear icon and press the SKC
once to access the settings. Turn the SKC to
browse the settings, press it once to adjust
the highlighted setting.
To exit the menu, select BACK and press the
SKC once.
DISPLAY
Rotate the SKC until the DISPLAY setting
is highlighted, then press the SKC once to
select it.
Rotate the SKC to choose the desired
brightness, then press it once to confirm.
The brightness can be set to:
|100%
|50%
|25%
|OFF
When the display is set to OFF, use the SKC
or press a button on the remote to activate it
again for 3 seconds.
DEVICE INFORMATION
Push the SKC once to view the device
information, such as:
|Model
|Serial number (S/N)
|Firmware version (FW VERSION)
|IP address (IP, only when the IS-10 is
connected to the network).
FACTORY RESET
Select OK to reset the unit or CANCEL to
exit the menu.
The unit goes on standby after each reset.
| SETTINGS
MODEL:
FW VERSION:
S/N:
IP:
DEVICE INFO
DS-10 EVO
BACK
DISPLAY 100%
FIRMWARE UPDATE
DEVICE INFORMATION
FACTORY RESET
SETTINGS
BACK
OK CANCEL
Normal
Highlighted
DISPLAY 100%
DISPLAY 100%
DISPLAY 100%
Selected

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FIRMWARE UPDATE
The unit can be updated OTA (Over The
Air) over the Internet. Launch the firmware
update to check for new releases, if there are
no updates available the unit will display the
message beside.
If the unit cannot complete the update, it will
display an error message. Please check the
Internet connection and try again.
The unit will display a message of success
when the update is completed.
Wait while the update is in progress.
In case a new update is available, select OK
to download and install it.
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| CONNECTING OTHER SOURCES
CONNECTING SOURCES VIA
ANALOGUE INPUT
You can connect additional audio sources to
the IS-10 using the analogue inputs available
on the rear panel.
The IS-10 will act as a pure integrated
amplifier for your sources.
RCA 1
CD Players
Phono Stages
Other analogue sources
1Ethernet
Network
4RCA - Coaxial
Televisions
DVD Players
CD Players
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RCA 2
CD Players
Phono Stages
Other analogue sources
2
USB-A
FAT32/NTFS USB flash
memories up to 32Gb
capacity max.
5
GN Link
12V trigger to link to other
Gold Note models in
Master-Slave mode, with
the master unit turning
ON/OFF the slave units.
6
MONO RIGHT OUT
PA-10 EVO (monoblock)
Sub-woofer
3
TOS-Link
Televisions
DVD Players
CD Players
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1
5 64
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CONNECTING SOURCES VIA
DIGITAL INPUT
You also can connect digital sources using
TOS and COAX inputs available on the
rear panel. The IS-10 will act as a DAC and
integrated amplifier.