The color touchscreen interface offers a clearer layout, quick adjustments, and immediate access to all functions, allowing you to intervene in real time without interrupting playback, for a high-level user experience. The interface is complemented by a completely analog core: the PH-5.2’s audio signal path is built with discrete audio components and designed to reduce distances and minimize any potential interference. High-quality relays switch the settings selected via the display without introducing digital circuitry. Authentic analog purity preserves signal integrity and extracts even the smallest details recorded on the vinyl.
Faithfully reconstructing the original context of the recording has never been easier. Applying the correct curve means respecting the balance, dynamics, and character of the vinyl you are listening to, enjoying every detail. The direct descendant of the PH-1000 and PH-10, the PH-5.2 shares the same philosophy, but in a more compact and accessible form. The PH-5.2 allows you to select the most appropriate equalization curve for each recording directly from the display: RIAA, Decca London, or American Columbia. Thanks to Gold Note’s proprietary technology, inspired by the studies of Georg Neumann, each curve is also available in an Enhanced version to extend the frequency response up to 50 kHz and increase dynamics, extension, and realism when required.
EQUALISATION CURVE CONTROL 3 EQ curves (RIAA, Decca London, American Columbia) all with Enhanced option
INFRASONIC 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 INPUT 1x 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, 47kΩ]
GAIN MM= 40dBMC= 60dBwith 4 options [0dB, + 3dB, ± 6dB]
CAPACITANCE (MM ONLY) 220pF
AUDIO OUTPUTS 1x unbalanced RCA1x balanced XLR
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 50Ω
