Gold Note Machiavelli Gold User manual

Machiavelli Gold
Owner’s Manual
Thank you for your purchase of the MACHIAVELLI GOLD stereo cartridge.
Read these Operating Instructions carefully before using your MACHIAVELLI GOLD and keep it for future reference.
Before Using
1. The Stylus is very delicate. Applying excessive force to the stylus, such as pressing with a finger can break it. Handle the
cartridge with the utmost care.
2. A powerful magnet is used in the cartridge. Note that carelessly bringing a steel screwdriver or other such item near the
cartridge will result in it being attracted by the magnet and may result in damage to the stylus, so care must be taken.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Method of Use
1. Mounting the cartridge on the tone arm Head-Shell
using the supplied Allen Wrench and one set of the
2,5mm screws. Adjust it to the stylus position specified
for the turntable system you are using mounting it
properly without tilting or turning it. (See Figure 1.)
• The output terminals are colours coded for identifi-
cation as illustrated in Figure 2. Match the colors of
the tone arm head-shell leads to the terminals and
connect each other properly.
NOTE:
When connecting the cartridge, be sure to use the
tipped leads and press them onto the terminals. Apply-
ing heat to the output terminals of the cartridge, such
as in direct soldering, will cause internal damage to the
cartridge, such as wire breakage.
x2
RED(right ch. +)
GREEN
(right ch. -)
WHITE(Left ch. +)
BLUE
(Left ch. -)
Package Content
• Cartridge body
• Stainless Steel no-magnetic two sets of head-shell fixing 2,5mm screws
• 2mm Allen Wrench
• Owner’s Manual

The Machiavelli Gold is the best ever made Gold Note high-output MC phono cartridge features easy internal
impedance and high gain to enables great sound performance even with MM or MC phono properly set-up phono
preamplifier.
The Machiavelli Gold Born extra rigid cantilever handles a high precision Line Contact diamond developed with
Adamant-Namiki, the world most famous professional Diamond manufacturer.
The diamond tip is inserted and blocked into the Boron cantilever handled by a telescopic pipe increases the coupling
rigidity.
The cantilever suspension is made by elastic no deformable harmonic steel spring rigidly blocked to eliminate vibrations
enhancing the tracking ability of the cartridge the best.
Besides, the increased lighted body of the cartridge, featuring only 10gram mass enables superb vibration control.
The thin and long gold plated pin connectors enable the ideal contact with arm cinches; the good contact unable energy
dispersion and better grounding for a more silent music background to reach all minor details listening to the music.
The Machiavelli Gold because the 80ohm high internal impedance and 1.2mV output level it can be easily matched with
MC and MM phono preamp correctly set-up without Step-Up transformers.
Please Note: to preserve the uniqueness all Machiavelli Gold cartridges have the serial number indelibly engraved in
SPECIFICATIONS
Typology: MC High Output Phono Cartridge
Output level: 1.2mV
Frequency response: 10-40000Hz
Impedance: 80Ω
Suggested load: 47KΩ
Compliance: 10×10-6cm/dyne
Channel separation: >28dB
Suggested tracking weight: 1.8 to 2.1g
Cantilever: Boron
Diamond: Line Contact
Diamond Size: 5×20µm
Coil Wire: Copper
Magnet: Samarium-Cobalt
Mounting hole diamond distance: 9mm
Physical
Total weight: 10g
16,5mm
19,1mm
9,8mm
12,7mm
11mm
9mm
25,9mm
4,2mm
5mm
5mm
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