Gold Note B-7 Ceramic Tonearm

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Item code: B-7 Ceramic

The Gold Note B-7 Ceramic is a 9 inch ball bearing tonearm handmade in Italy, and the reference model of Gold Note's flagship B-7 tonearm platform, built for cartridges up to 15g. Sealed GRW ceramic ball bearings keep the arm quiet and free-moving, w…
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Gold Note B-7 Ceramic Tonearm

 

The Gold Note B-7 Ceramic is the reference model of Gold Note's flagship B-7 tonearm platform, a 9 inch ball bearing design handmade in Italy and engineered to let a phono cartridge read deep into the groove, with any cartridge up to 15g. Gold Note positions the B-7 Ceramic as the reference performance of the platform, with the B-7 Ceramic X above it as the ultimate refinement of the same design. A 242mm effective length, 19mm overhang, 24 degree offset and 23mm mounting shaft make the B-7 Ceramic a practical choice for upgrading a quality deck as well as for a new high-end build, and set-up is kept deliberately simple.

The heart of the B-7 Ceramic is its bearing system. Four high-precision ceramic ball bearings are made in Germany by GRW exclusively for Gold Note, each one tested and individually sealed to preserve its precision. The vertical bearings pivot on manually adjusted stainless steel bolts, while horizontal movement runs on two micro bearings set directly into the rectified main pivot. Low friction and freedom from bearing noise are what allow the arm to track quietly, so the finest nuances in a recording come through rather than being masked. The rear of the arm wand is damped with a silicone spacer to reduce unwanted vibration, and the head-shell and pivot are machined from black anodised aluminium.

The rest of the B-7 Ceramic follows the B-7 platform shared with the B-7 Ceramic X. The arm wand is titanium, a 12mm rectified tube built from six sections of differing thickness, and a finely machined stainless steel counterweight balances a wide range of cartridges, with additional weights available for higher-mass designs. VTA is adjustable on the collar and azimuth on the head-shell, anti-skating is set by wire across five positions, and a hydraulic lift lowers the stylus gently into the groove. The B-7 Ceramic weighs 195g without its counterweight and has a dynamic effective mass of 10g. Internal wiring is AWG36 Hyper Litz shielded 99.9999% OFC, and the box includes a 1.5m custom four-pole DIN to RCA phono cable, 110g and 28.5g counterweights, a protractor with overhang gauge and stroboscope, a GN stylus gauge and three Allen keys, so the arm can be set up and aligned straight away.

 

What Gold Note say about the B-7 Ceramic

Our best tonearms, made with the best materials

Our best tonearm, designed to perform at its best with all cartridges (up to 15g) and at the same time easy to install and incredibly simple to use. Carefully handmade in Italy and engineered to allow your phono cartridge to dive deep into the vinyl, bringing to life all the details and information engraved in your records.

The B-7 Ceramic features high-precision ball bearings made in Germany by GRW - exclusively manufactured for Gold Note. The ball bearings are made of ceramic, precisely tested and singularly sealed to preserve their integrity, a crucial factor to achieve the true noiseless design we offer and that will let you enjoy the finest nuances of your music.

The B-7 Ceramic's effective length of 242mm with a 19mm overhang makes it easy to install on any high-quality turntable, the wand is entirely made of Titanium, with sections of variable diameter designed to improve performance.

Featuring a finely machined stainless steel counterweight, it can be matched with the virtually any phono cartridges on the market. Optionally, additional weights are available to handle even those phono cartridges with a higher mass.

Made of aluminium, ceramic, and titanium, the B-7 Ceramic is our flagship model tonearm, an absolute must to obtain the best out of every true High-End audio turntable.

Specifications

General
  • Brand: Gold Note
  • Model: B-7 Ceramic
  • Type: 9 inch ball bearing tonearm
  • Cartridge compatibility: Up to 15g
  • Country of manufacture: Italy (handmade)
Bearings and Construction
  • Ball bearings: 4 ceramic ball bearings custom-made by GRW, Germany, individually sealed
  • Head-shell: Black anodised aluminium
  • Arm wand: Titanium, variable thickness sections
  • Design: 12mm rectified tube, 0.6mm, with 6 sections of different thickness
  • Dynamic effective mass: 10g
  • Counterweight: Finely machined stainless steel (optional additional weights available)
Geometry
  • Effective length: 242mm
  • Overhang: 19mm
  • Offset: 24°
  • Inserting plinth shaft: 23mm
Adjustment
  • VTF: 0.176N (18g)
  • VTA: Adjustable on collar
  • Azimuth: Adjustable on the head-shell
  • Anti-skating: Wire, 5 positions
  • Anti-skating force: 0.5g per step, 0.5g to 2.5g
  • Lift: Hydraulic
Cables
  • Internal cables: AWG36 Hyper Litz shielded 99.9999% OFC
  • External cables supplied: 1.5m custom 4 pole DIN/RCA
Finishes
  • Shell and pivot: Black anodised aluminium
  • Arm wand: Titanium
  • Counterweight: Stainless steel, natural
  • Hydraulic lift board: Black
Weight and Dimensions
  • Effective length: 242mm
  • Weight: 0.195 kg (without counterweight)
In the Box
  • B-7 Ceramic tonearm
  • Phono cable (1.5m, 4 pole DIN/RCA)
  • Counterweights: 110g and 28.5g
  • Anti-skating weight and nylon wire
  • Protractor / overhang gauge and stroboscope
  • GN stylus gauge
  • 3 Allen keys (2.5mm, 2.0mm, 1.5mm)
  • User manual

About Gold Note

Italian maker of turntables, cartridges, phono stages and amplifiers, built near Florence in Tuscany.

Gold Note is an Italian company near Florence, with a factory in Montespertoli, Tuscany. It makes turntables, cartridges, phono stages, streaming DACs, amplifiers, headphone amplifiers, power supplies, CD players and loudspeakers. Its own B-5 tonearm is fitted to its turntables, so the arm and the deck come from one designer.

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Turntables and cartridges from one maker

The turntables include the Mediterraneo, Giglio, Pianosa and Valore, and the cartridges include the Tuscany, Machiavelli, Donatello and Vasari. The B-5 tonearm design dates from 1992 and has changed little since. Both lists come from one maker, so a deck and a cartridge can be chosen together.

Electronics with a plain, clean layout

Gold Note builds integrated amplifiers such as the IS-10 and IS-1000, the DS-10 EVO streamer, power amplifiers and phono stages. Its stated approach is clean circuitry, solid power supplies and a minimal look, and its factory makes its own cases and circuit boards.

Phono stages for different cartridges

The PH-5.2 phono stage is an update of the PH-5, with a black anodised aluminium chassis, an upgraded power supply and a revised display layout. Phono stages sit alongside the turntables and cartridges, so a complete vinyl front end can come from one brand.

Why we stock Gold Note

In June 2024 two of us visited Gold Note's factory in Tuscany with their UK distributor, met the founder, and spent time in the R&D labs. Seeing where the components are chosen and why changed how we thought about the brand. We came back and listed the entire range, which we rarely do.

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Specifications

General
  • Brand: Gold Note
  • Model: B-7 Ceramic
  • Type: 9 inch ball bearing tonearm
  • Cartridge compatibility: Up to 15g
  • Country of manufacture: Italy (handmade)
Bearings and Construction
  • Ball bearings: 4 ceramic ball bearings custom-made by GRW, Germany, individually sealed
  • Head-shell: Black anodised aluminium
  • Arm wand: Titanium, variable thickness sections
  • Design: 12mm rectified tube, 0.6mm, with 6 sections of different thickness
  • Dynamic effective mass: 10g
  • Counterweight: Finely machined stainless steel (optional additional weights available)
Geometry
  • Effective length: 242mm
  • Overhang: 19mm
  • Offset: 24°
  • Inserting plinth shaft: 23mm
Adjustment
  • VTF: 0.176N (18g)
  • VTA: Adjustable on collar
  • Azimuth: Adjustable on the head-shell
  • Anti-skating: Wire, 5 positions
  • Anti-skating force: 0.5g per step, 0.5g to 2.5g
  • Lift: Hydraulic
Cables
  • Internal cables: AWG36 Hyper Litz shielded 99.9999% OFC
  • External cables supplied: 1.5m custom 4 pole DIN/RCA
Finishes
  • Shell and pivot: Black anodised aluminium
  • Arm wand: Titanium
  • Counterweight: Stainless steel, natural
  • Hydraulic lift board: Black
Weight and Dimensions
  • Effective length: 242mm
  • Weight: 0.195 kg (without counterweight)
In the Box
  • B-7 Ceramic tonearm
  • Phono cable (1.5m, 4 pole DIN/RCA)
  • Counterweights: 110g and 28.5g
  • Anti-skating weight and nylon wire
  • Protractor / overhang gauge and stroboscope
  • GN stylus gauge
  • 3 Allen keys (2.5mm, 2.0mm, 1.5mm)
  • User manual

We use Royal Mail 1st Class services for our Standard Delivery.

Orders received before 4.30 pm Monday to Friday are usually dispatched the same day by FIRST CLASS post (unless premium postal or timed courier services are selected), subject to stock availability. This does not apply to custom-length cables and speaker cables as these require a longer timescale to terminate. This also excludes all cables selected for the burn-in service. Please note, we do not process orders on national holidays in the UK. Over 98% of our orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays.

 

Standard delivery is usually within 2 working days, although 98% of all orders are delivered the next working day including Saturdays. In extreme cases, such as delivery to the Highlands and Islands, this may take 3 days.

 

All items are fully insured and come with an invoice from Future Shop. We use the Royal Mail for delivery of small packages and DPD Local or DHL for items that weigh over 2KG. Items over 2KG are fully insured and will usually be delivered within 48 hours of placing your order subject to stock availability. For international orders, we use FedEx or DHL services where customers have selected this option.

 

 

Please note, special orders for non-standard cable lengths may be subject to longer deliver time-scales. This may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

 

We offer 'Free delivery on orders over £99' subject to the following terms & conditions:

  • Applies only to orders with £99 or more of items (including VAT at the UK rate), at Future Shop
  • Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or DHL next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK (excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or DHL).
  • Applies only to deliveries to addresses within mainland UK and Northern Ireland addresses. Applies only to orders that are to be delivered to a single Mainland UK delivery address.
  • You will not be eligible for free delivery on your order if any items are cancelled or returned for a refund, bringing the total order amount below £99. Where items are returned, the refund due will be the cost of the item less any postage costs.
  • We reserve the right to change or discontinue 'Free delivery on orders over £99 promotion at any time.
  • FREE DELIVERY FOR ORDERS OVER £99 OFFER DOES NOT APPLY TO TRADE CUSTOMERS.

 

UK Postal & Delivery Charges - FIRST CLASS

Free UK delivery on all orders over £99*

Weight Price (FIRST CLASS UK POSTAGE)
0g - 1000g £3.95
1000g - 1400g £4.95
1400g - 1800g £5.95
1800g - 2000g £6.95
2000g - 3000g £8.95


* Free Delivery on orders over £99 utilises Royal Mail First Class postal service for items weighing under 2KG. For items weighing over 2KG, we use DPD or DHL next working day services which deliver from 9.00am to 6pm within mainland UK.

Free Delivery for orders over £99 excludes Royal Mail Special Delivery Services and timed next day delivery services by DPD or DHL.

 

Special Delivery UK - Guaranteed Next Working Day

We have 99.9% of the UK covered With Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery. We guarantee delivery to most UK addresses by 1pm the next working day. This includes Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. Some places take longer to deliver to but we still guarantee delivery within three working days by 5.30 PM.

 

Please note, Royal Mail Special Delivery for next working day may not be possible where non-standard cable lengths are ordered. If this is the case, the item will be shipped via The Royal Mail Special Delivery service as soon as the cable is custom made.

 

For orders weighing over 2KG, we reserve the right to ship items using Next Day Pre-Noon Courier Services where Royal Mail Special Delivery option has been selected.

 

Channel Islands & Northern Ireland

We accept orders from all Channel Islands including Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey and Sark. Unless you select a premium service, Items weighing under 2KG are delivered using our standard UK delivery option above. For items weighing over 2KG, a surcharge may be applied for all deliveries to the Channel Islands as well as Northern Ireland.

 

European Countries

Deliveries to EU member states are not subject to 20% VAT after December 31st 2020 and therefore the 20% VAT on items is automatically deducted when you log-in, register or proceed to place an order.

 

The customer will be liable for the VAT at the local VAT rate, duty on the import and the brokerage service fee if applicable. This may need to be paid in advance to your local Customs & Excise office or the delivery company before your order can be delivered.

 

We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 3 to 5 working days
  • Royal Mail Standard International Mail Services - Items are usually delivered within 7-10 working days
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Economy - Item are usually delivered within 48 to 72 hours

We reserve the right to change your shipping method without notification if you select a method that we cannot use for your shipment (for instance, we cannot ship via postal services for items over 2 Kg to International destinations). If we need to change your shipping method, we will choose the least expensive shipping method for your order.

 

Worldwide - Excluding UK & Europe

Deliveries outside of the UK are not subject to 20% VAT and so the 20% tax on items is automatically deducted when you log-in, register or proceed to place an order.

 

If applicable, the customer will be liable for the taxes at the local tax rate, duty on the import and the brokerage service fee. This may need to be paid in advance to your local Customs & Excise office or the delivery company before your order can be delivered.

 

We offer the following shipping services:

  • Royal Mail First Class International Airmail Services - Items are usually delivered within 7 to 10 working days
  • Royal Mail Standard International Mail Services - Items are usually delivered within 15 working days
  • DHL Express International - Items are usually delivered within 24 to 48 hours. DHL orders must be received by 3:30pm for next day service to most destinations in Europe
  • Federal Express International Priority - Items are usually delivered within 48 hours. FedEx orders must be received by 3.00pm in order to ship items the same day, subject to stock availability
  • Where the actual weight of the package significantly exceeds the shipping cost charged on orders, we may write to you for an additional shipping charge. For larger orders, items may be shipped in multiple packets at our discretion

We reserve the right to change your shipping method without notification if you select a method that we cannot use for your shipment (for instance, we cannot ship via postal services for items over 2 Kg to International destinations). If we need to change your shipping method, we will choose the least expensive shipping method for your order.

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