(Pre-Owned) Gold Note Valore 425 Plus Turntable with Vasari Shibata MM Cartridge

The Gold Note Valore 425 Plus Turntable Plus is the most complete and musically satisfying turntable of its category, offering an unbeatable audio performance. This elegant and smart turntable has been developed for great musical pleasure and every single feature comes, in fact, directly from the Gold Note flagship series.

Technical perfection and attention to materials are behind this turntable’s sonority and modern beauty. The design is sober, stylish and still presents luxurious finishes. This eye-catching turntable is not only captivating, it extracts with brio the finest details from the vinyl groove. The 30mm plinth, available in 4 special finishes, has been brilliantly designed and shaped to reduce vibrations and guarantee a remarkable audiophile sound.

The Gold Note Vasari Shibata is a moving magnet cartridge and an upgraded version of the existing Vasari Gold. I touched on the Gold during my review of the Valori 425 turntable because it represents outstanding value for money at the current (November 2023) asking price. The realisation during my review that the sample I had possessed for some years was rather worn, resulted in me arranging a replacement and being offered a chance to look at its new big brother