Gold Note Tuscany – MC Phono Cartridge (Gold / Red)

Reference-level groove tracing with Italian craftsmanship. The Gold Note Tuscany series is built for vinyl lovers who want maximum resolution, effortless tracking and a huge, layered soundstage. Developed around an ultra-thin stylus profile and a Micro Ridge diamond created with Adamant-Namiki, Tuscany extracts more information from the groove with lower distortion—especially where it matters most: complex passages and inner grooves.

• Two versions: Tuscany Gold (silver coils) and Tuscany Red (copper coils)
• Advanced stylus profiles: Super Micro Ridge (Gold) and Micro Ridge (Red)
• Boron cantilever + Samarium-Cobalt magnet for speed, control and realism
• Handmade in Italy with long gold-plated connectors for stable, low-loss contact

Product Overview

The Gold Note Tuscany cartridges are designed to deliver top-tier analogue performance with exceptional precision and musical flow. Both models use a rigid Duralumin 7000 alloy body to reduce resonances, a Boron cantilever for stiffness and speed, and a Samarium-Cobalt magnet for strong, stable magnetic flux. The difference lies in generator voicing and coil material:

• Tuscany Gold uses silver coil wire and a Super Micro Ridge diamond for the most extended bandwidth, maximum micro-detail and the deepest soundstage.
• Tuscany Red uses copper coil wire and a Micro Ridge diamond, offering a richly musical, highly resolved presentation with excellent tracking stability and tonal density.

Both are low-output MC cartridges intended for serious phono stages with MC gain and adjustable loading.

Listening Experience

Tuscany delivers a transparent, vivid and remarkably three-dimensional listening experience. Bass is deep, fast and pitch-accurate, giving rhythm sections real authority without thickness. The midrange is open and textured, so vocals feel present and lifelike, while acoustic instruments retain their natural body and harmonic complexity.

Treble is where Tuscany’s Micro Ridge geometry truly shines: cymbals and strings gain air and refinement, and inner-groove passages remain cleaner and less strained. Imaging is stable and spacious, with a strong sense of depth and separation that makes recordings feel more “in the room”.

Gold leans toward ultimate resolution, speed and extension. Red balances detail with a slightly fuller tonal weight and an easy musical flow—both remain accurate, controlled and highly engaging.

Recommended System Level

Tuscany is ideal for advanced vinyl systems where the quality of the turntable, tonearm and phono stage can reveal fine differences in tracking, tone and soundstage. Room size is not the limiting factor here—setup precision and phono-stage matching are. The better your analogue front end and downstream system, the more Tuscany will reward you.

Phono Stage Pairing within Gold Note

As low-output MC cartridges, Tuscany models perform best with MC-capable phono stages offering clean gain and adjustable loading. Within the Gold Note range, they pair naturally with phono stages such as PH-5, PH-10 or PH-1000, where you can fine-tune loading to match each cartridge’s recommended values and fully unlock their dynamics and resolution.

• Tuscany Gold: start at 47Ω loading and adjust to taste depending on your phono stage.
• Tuscany Red: start above 200Ω loading and fine-tune for your tonal preference and system balance.

Setup Tips

• Use a precise protractor alignment and confirm azimuth for best channel balance and staging.
• Set tracking force within the recommended window to optimise tracking and minimise wear.
• Give the cartridge a short run-in period to stabilise suspension and tonal balance.

Ideal Applications

• Reference vinyl playback with maximum inner-groove clarity and low distortion
• High-resolution systems where imaging depth and micro-detail matter
• Jazz, classical and vocals for realism and ambience retrieval
• Rock and electronic music for speed, punch and bass definition

Technical Specifications

Tuscany Gold

• Type: MC Low Output Phono Cartridge
• Output level: 0.25mV
• Frequency response: 5Hz – 55,000Hz
• Impedance: 4Ω
• Suggested load: 47Ω
• Compliance: 10 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
• Channel separation: > 35dB
• Suggested tracking weight: 1.8g to 2.1g
• Cantilever: Boron
• Diamond: Super Micro Ridge
• Coil wire: Silver
• Magnet: Samarium-Cobalt
• Mounting hole / diamond distance: 6.5mm
• Weight: 11g
• Body: Duraluminium 7000 alloy, black with golden logo

Tuscany Red

• Type: MC Low Output Phono Cartridge
• Output level: 0.35mV
• Frequency response: 10Hz – 50,000Hz
• Impedance: 20Ω
• Suggested load: > 200Ω
• Compliance: 10 × 10⁻⁶ cm/dyne
• Channel separation: > 30dB
• Suggested tracking weight: 1.8g to 2.1g
• Cantilever: Boron
• Diamond: Micro Ridge
• Coil wire: Copper
• Magnet: Samarium-Cobalt
• Mounting hole / diamond distance: 6.5mm
• Weight: 11g
• Body: Duralumin 7000 alloy, black with red logo

Why Choose Gold Note Tuscany?

Gold Note Tuscany is for listeners who want the last word in groove tracing, staging and micro-detail—without losing the emotion and flow that makes vinyl special. Choose Tuscany Gold for ultimate extension and resolution, or Tuscany Red for a richly musical, highly resolved balance. Either way, Tuscany is a serious step into reference analogue performance.