Gold Note IS-1000 User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Italian Music Experience

IS-1000

Integrated Amplier & Streamer

THE SUPER INTEGRATED

Imagine a complete High-End stereo system enclosed in a beautiful aluminium chassis carved in bold Italian
style: this is IS-1000.

With the knowledge and the experience developed in over 20 years of research, we are now able to offer an
all-in-one solution powered by the most advanced technologies and components to achieve true audiophile
quality sound.

IS-1000 is an advanced fully integrated amplier that redenes the way music playback is experienced to
achieve a new pinnacle in High-End audio, seamlessly merging an Integrated Amplier, a Phono Preamp,a
DAC and a Streamer in a unique, complete source.

The rened technical innovations of IS-1000 come directly from our agship models, like the preamplier P­1000 and the power amplier PA-1175, which inspired us to create a new source that would integrate the
analogue components of a high quality amplier with the digital technologies of a Streamer and a DAC to
deliver outstanding performances.

IS-1000 is a Roon Ready device, fully compatible with multi-room systems and with a quick plug&play
installation: simply plug IS-1000 to the main A/C, connect it to your network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) then to the
speakers and start to explore the endless possibilities of music, streamingfromTidal & MQA viaTidal,Qobuz,
Spotify & Spotify Connect and Deezer with Roon and our App [available for iOS and Android] or browsing
your collection of digital music stored on NAS, HDD and USB sticks (DSD 64 native and via DoP on USB and
LAN, PCM up to 24/192 with exclusive possible option to interchange the DAC converter PCB).

You don’t need anything else to experience at home the pleasure of high denition audio, just IS-1000 and
your speakers.If you love vinyl records,connect your turntable directly into IS-1000 to use the Phono Preamp
we designed and engineered, it’s really that simple.

The Heart of IS-1000 is the powerful integrated amplier that offers 125W @Ω 8 and 250W @ 4Ω
developed using only the best audio grade components specically chosen to deliver the ultimate
performance.

The Mind of IS-1000 is the advanced streamer based on the latest technology to guarantee perfect
connectivity and access HQ music on TIDAL, QOBUZ, SPOTIFY and DEEZER and also the HQ web radio with
V-TUNER.

No other cables, no additional boxes. Just endless music in High Resolution.

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SPECIFICATIONS

MAIN FEATURES

Class A/B High-Current Mosfet (125W @ 8Ω - 250W @ 8Ω)

High-Res Streaming from TIDAL, QOBUZ, SPOTIFY, DEEEZER

App control (available for iOS & Android)

Airplay & Roon Ready

UPnP & DLNA supported

DAC: high quality BurrBrown chipset (PCM1796, PCM1792A)

Phono Stage MM/MC

ANALOGUE OUTPUTS

1 RCA variable

1 RCA xed

DIGITAL INPUTS

PCM up to 24bit/192kHz

3 optical (TOS)

1 Coaxial (COAX)

1 USB type A (DSD 64 native & via DoP)

1 Ethernet LAN & Wi-Fi (DSD 64 native & via
DoP)

ANALOGUE INPUTS

1 XLR balanced

1 RCA Line & Phono MM/MC

1 RCA Line & AV-Ind

CONNECTIVITY

Supported streaming services:

TIDAL & MQA via Tidal

Qobuz

Spotify & Spotify Connect

Deezer

V-Tuner

Supported media servers:

Minim

Bubble UPnP

and all UPnP certied media servers

POWER

Supported audio formats:

AIFF (aif, aiff, aifc)

WAV (.wav)

FLAC

WmA Windows media Audio 9

WAX Windows media audio metales

ASX Advanced Stream Redirector (.asx)

MPEG-4 (AAC, M4A , Apple lossless)

MP3

DSD 64 (.dsf)

Mains supply: 100V to 245V, 50/60Hz

Power consumption: min 30W - max 400W

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FRONT PANEL

IS-1000 is a true High-End integrated amplier and offers unique features to deliver the best audio quality.

Everything has been designed to provide the best experience and thanks to the exclusive SKC [Single Knob
Control] the unit becomes a friendly plug-and-play source that can be fully controlled even without the
remote.

All the information and features are easy to read and access on the display at any time, so you will also have
complete control over the system.

DISPLAYLED ON/OFF

TURNING IS-1000 ON/OFF

to turn ON/OFF the unit, press and hold the knob for 3 seconds

SELECTING A FUNCTION

press the knob once to activate the SELECTION FRAME

1 -

turn the knob left or right until the desired function is highlighted by the SELECTION FRAME then press the

2 -

knob to select it.

the frame will turn red: now you can turn the knob to change the function.

3 -

press the knob again when the desired value is set to conrm and exit the selection.

4 -

SKC [Single Knob Control]

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DISPLAY

DISPLAY FUNCTIONS AND INFORMATION

The display of IS-1000 shows all the information in a clear and easy way.

Every function can be selected and adjusted quickly using the knob, the remote and the App .

Adjustments are applied on the go even during playback.

Damping Factor

ON | OFF

BALANCE L/R

DISPLAY ON | OFF

Booster

OFF | 1 | 2

VOLUME LEVEL

INPUT OPTIONINPUT SELECTION

For further details about the features and the functions, please see page 14.

You will nd a comprehensive guide to set and use IS-1000 in the most appropriate way in order to achieve
the best audio performance with your loudspeakers and environment.

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REAR PANEL

IS-1000 features a wide selection of connections to offer the best versatility and become the core of a real
High-End system that will deliver audio in true audiophile quality:

- 6 digital inputs (PCM up to 24bit/192kHz & DSD 64 native and via DoP)

- 3 analogue inputs (1 XLR balanced and 2 RCA unbalanced)

- 2 analogue outputs (variable and xed)

1 2 3 4 5

ANALOG INPUT

XLR balanced

1

RCA 1 unbalanced (LINEA/PHONO)

2

RCA 2 unbalanced (LINEA/AV)

3

DIGITAL INPUT

6

7

2223

9 10 11

8

12 13

14

2021

16

15

17

18

19

ANALOG OUTPUT

RCA unbalanced VARIABLE

4

RCA unbalanced FIXED

5

POWER & OTHERS

RF IN (Wi-Fi antenna)

6

mini USB (Firmware update)

7

Firmware Reset use only during update

8

TOS link 1

9

TOS link 2

10

TOS link 3

11

COAX

12

Wi-Fi Reset (to connect to your Wi-Fi)

13

Ethernet

14

Reset DO NOT PRESS

15

USB type A (USB ash memories)

16

Master Switch ON/OFF

17

LINK sync trigger

18

AC plug IEC standard

19

SPEAKER OUT left

20

SPEAKER OUT right

21

Serial Number

22

GND (PHONO)

23

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QUICKSTART

IS-1000 is a Plug&Play source that simply requires to be connected to the AC and the Internet

OTHER SOURCES

LAN/WI-FI

SPEAKER OUT

AC POWER

QUICK INSTALL GUIDE:

1 - connect IS-1000 to your speakers via the SPEAKER OUT connectors

2 - connect IS-1000 to your network via ETHERNET LAN or Wi-Fi [see page 12]

3 - connect IS-1000 to the AC using the supplied power cord

4 - connect other sources as a CD player or a turntable via XLR or RCA [see page 12]

5 - turn ON the master switch on the rear panel and then press and hold the knob for 3 seconds

6 - download the control App for iPhone & iPad and Android [see page 7]

7 - open the App [the smartphone/tablet must be connected to the same network used by IS-1000]

IMPORTANT:

please ensure the unit is OFF while handling the cables and connectors

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CONTROL APP

Download the App on the Apple Store and on Google Play Store searching Mconnect Control

You can also scan the QR code with your device to download it

ANDROID iOS

DEVICE SETUP

SEEK

repeat the whole track list

play the whole track list once

repeat the current track

PLAY/PAUSE, STOP, SKIP

VOLUME/MUTE

DEVICE INFO

TRACK LIST ORDER

random or sequential

VOLUME WHEEL

ne adjustment control

QUEUE

track list

FAVORITES

folders & tracks

PLAYTO

select the music player

BROWSER

streaming services & local music

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