MEDITERRANEO X GOLD LEAF

Flagship GoldNote turntable with triple plinth — aluminium, steel and Italian walnut, Gold Leaf finish. Flagship turntable with triple plinth design made of aluminium, stainless steel and Italian walnut hardwood. Features a 45mm platter made of POM and aluminium, electronic speed selection 33/45 with pitch control, 12V high-torque synchronous motor and TFT colour display with touchscreen interface. Includes custom dust cover, B-7 Ceramic tonearm and 18V power supply.

Technical background

GoldNote's Catenary Curve plinth architecture draws from Renaissance structural engineering — multiple curved boards bonded under tension create a zero-parallel-surface structure that eliminates internal standing waves. The proprietary Split-Spindle bearing decoupling isolates the platter spindle from the motor shaft, while the AC wave-rebuilding motor PSU regenerates a clean AC sinewave to eliminate electrical grid interference from the drive motor.

Design story

GoldNote's products are rooted in the Italian Renaissance tradition of integrating art and engineering. The Bellagio and Mediterraneo families take their names from northern Italian landscapes, and their curved Catenary Curve plinth architectures mirror the structural arcs found in Renaissance stonework. Every chassis is hand-finished at GoldNote's workshop near Florence, where craftsmen have been building precision audio instruments since 1992.

Best for

Serious analog enthusiasts wanting a Stereophile-recommended high-end turntable in a premium Gold Leaf finish; demanding vinyl systems Serious analog enthusiasts wanting a Stereophile-recommended high-end Italian turntable in a premium Gold Leaf finish High-end vinyl system: Mediterraneo X Gold Leaf + Machiavelli MKII Gold + PH-1000 Lite + PSU-1000 + IS-1000 Deluxe + A6 Evo II

Awards & press

⭐ Stereophile Recommended Components 2024 "An extremely communicative, spookily quiet, smooth, soulful turntable… it never strays into blandness." — Ken Micallef, Stereophile, February 2024