Gold Note PSX-5.2 External Power Supply

The Gold Note PSX-5.2 Power Supply Upgrade has been specifically engineered to enhance the performance of Gold Note’s Series 5.2 components. Designed as a dedicated external power supply, it represents a significant evolution of the previous PSU-5 model while retaining the core Gold Note philosophy of silence, control, and musicality.

By delivering cleaner and more stable power, the PSX-5.2 allows compatible components to operate at their full potential, revealing greater levels of detail and dynamic expression within your music. This upgrade is intended for discerning listeners who want to extract the very best from their system.

When paired with compatible Gold Note products, the PSX-5.2 significantly improves overall system performance, ensuring a more immersive and refined listening experience that highlights every subtle nuance within the recording.

Refined Design and Advanced Chassis Construction

The Gold Note PSX-5.2 Power Supply Upgrade features a redesigned chassis that reflects the aesthetic and engineering standards of the Series 5.2 range. The unit is housed in a precision-built black anodised aluminium enclosure with a sandblasted finish, combining elegant styling with practical performance benefits.

This carefully engineered chassis helps minimise interaction with external magnetic fields, creating a cleaner and more stable electrical environment. By reducing unwanted interference and vibration, the enclosure contributes to a quieter background and improved micro-detail retrieval during playback.

The compact dimensions also allow the PSX-5.2 to integrate seamlessly with other Series 5.2 components, maintaining a consistent and refined visual appearance within your system. Every aspect of the design has been optimised to support both sonic performance and long-term reliability.

High-Performance Power Supply Architecture

At the heart of the Gold Note PSX-5.2 Power Supply Upgrade is a sophisticated power delivery system designed to ensure maximum stability and extremely low noise under all operating conditions. The unit features a four-rail audio-grade power supply supported by two ultra-low-noise voltage regulators.

This architecture ensures exceptionally stable voltage delivery with minimal fluctuation, maintaining a maximum variation of just 0.05%. Advanced line noise rejection and common mode noise rejection, both exceeding 80dB, help eliminate electrical interference that could otherwise affect audio performance.

The PSX-5.2 is also capable of delivering dynamic power above 60W while maintaining fast response times of less than 2.5 microseconds. This level of precision ensures that connected components receive consistent, clean power that allows them to perform at their highest level.

Audible Improvements in Sound Performance

By providing a significantly cleaner and more stable power source, the Gold Note PSX-5.2 Power Supply Upgrade delivers immediate and noticeable improvements in audio performance. Listeners can expect a darker background, allowing delicate musical details to emerge with greater clarity and precision.

The improved power delivery enhances dynamic authority, giving music a stronger sense of scale and impact. At the same time, the soundstage becomes more stable and clearly defined, with improved depth and separation between instruments.

These improvements create a more natural and immersive listening experience that faithfully conveys the emotion and energy of the original recording. By reducing noise and increasing control over the connected component’s internal circuitry, the PSX-5.2 allows the system to reveal layers of musical information that might otherwise remain hidden.

Dual Output Design for Greater Versatility

One of the key innovations of the Gold Note PSX-5.2 Power Supply Upgrade is its dual-output architecture, which provides greater flexibility for system integration. This design allows two compatible components to remain permanently connected at the same time.

For example, users can connect both a phono stage, such as the PH-5 or PH-5.2, and a line-level source such as the CD-5, CD-5.2, HP-5.2, or DS-5.2. When a component is selected, the PSX-5.2 dedicates its entire power reserve exclusively to that device, ensuring uncompromised power delivery and optimal performance.

This intelligent power management system ensures that each connected component receives the highest level of stability and current when required, allowing your system’s front-end to perform at its absolute best.

Seamless Integration and System Enhancement

The Gold Note PSX-5.2 Power Supply Upgrade is designed to integrate effortlessly into high-end audio systems built around Gold Note’s Series 5.2 components. With compact dimensions of 200mm wide, 80mm high, and 260mm deep, it fits neatly alongside matching equipment while maintaining a cohesive system layout.

The unit features automatic voltage sensing for global compatibility with both 100–120V and 220–240V power supplies, ensuring reliable operation in any environment. Power consumption remains efficient at just 40W during operation and less than 1W in standby mode.

By upgrading the power supply of compatible components, the PSX-5.2 unlocks their full sonic potential, delivering enhanced dynamics, improved resolution, and greater musical realism. It represents a powerful upgrade for listeners seeking the highest level of performance from their Gold Note system.

Specs

Main Features
- Technical features: 4 rail audio grade power supply
- Technical features: 2 ultra-low noise voltage regulators
- Maximum variation of output voltage: 0.05 %
- Line noise rejection: >80 dB
- Common mode noise rejection: >80 dB
- Full power response time: <2.5 µsec

Power
- Power supply: 100–120 V / 220–240 V with auto sense, 50/60 Hz
- Power consumption: 40 W
- Dynamic power: >60 W
- Standby power: <1 W
- Fuse: 2 A T

Dimensions and Weight
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 200 x 80 x 260 mm
- Weight: 2 kg (net)
- Weight: 3 kg (boxed)