PIANOSA BLACK LAQUER
Dual-Plinth Italian Turntable with Electronic Speed Control — Black Lacquer
Description ⌄
GoldNote Pianosa turntable in Black Lacquer. Belt-drive turntable with synchronous 12V motor and composite POM-aluminium platter delivering W&F 0.1% and rumble -77dB. Weighing 13.5kg in a dual-plinth black lacquer design (425×170×360mm), it includes electronic speed selection 33/45 with pitch control. Supplied with B-5.1 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
Same as Italian Walnut Pianosa buyers preferring a contemporary gloss black finish; those wanting the Pianosa at the same price with a bolder visual statement Same as Pianosa Walnut buyers preferring a contemporary gloss black finish for a bolder visual statement Mid vinyl system: Pianosa Black + Donatello Red + PH-5 + PSU-5 + IS-10 all-in-one + A3 Evo II
Awards & press
⭐ N/A "It is an elegant design with a similarly elegant sound, and it has seductive looks." — Alan Sircom, hi-fi+, 2019
Features ⌄
- Premium Italian belt-drive turntable with 23 mm dampened poly-vinyl platter, electronic speed control — wow & flutter 0.1%, supplied with B-5.1 tonearm
- Dual-plinth black lacquer design isolates the motor from the platter bearing for effective vibration control and low noise transmission
- Optional PST-10 external power supply enhances motor performance; accepts any standard third-party cartridge with headshell
- Black lacquer dual-plinth design — isolates motor from bearing for effective vibration control
- hi-fi+ review: 'elegant design with a similarly elegant sound, and seductive looks' — Alan Sircom, 2019
- Same acoustic performance as Italian Walnut Pianosa; classic black aesthetic for contemporary interiors