12/28/2023 0 Comments Audio note an e reviewThe AN’s ordinary-looking cabinetry is intentionally simple. Representing a fundamental conceptual departure in baffle design from other contemporary speaker makers, such as B&W, Celestion, Thiel and Vandersteen, the AN speakers’ front baffles are devoid of treatment, and the tweeter and bass units are spaced a considerable distance apart. Knocking on the front and side did not induce cabinet resonance, thus confirming rigidity of the construction.Ī port near the bottom rear of each speaker reinforces bass output. AN claims the AN-E sports the “widest frequency range of any speaker this size and efficiency.” It is equipped with Audio Note™ AN-D copper cable, heavily silver plated Audio Note™ speaker terminals and a meticulously polished, faux-veneer vinyl-clad cabinet made from soft chipboard. The $2,750 a pair, ported, two-way AN-E/D is Audio Note’s flagship speaker. In addition to the AN-E/D, Audio Note provided an entire matching system for auditioning: the M3 line stage preamp, Quest 300B monoblocks, 2 pairs of AN-V RCA silver interconnects and two pairs of 8-meter length AN-La copper bi-wired speaker cables. For example, the bookshelf AN-K/D costs $999 per pair but can also be purchased in the AN-K SE top model for $5,999 per pair with the following extras: Audio Note™ silver cables, Audio Note™ solid silver inductors and Black Gate bipolar capacitors in the crossover, copper-foil adjusting capacitors and exotic wood veneer. Each successive model advances in performance and the incorporation of premium parts. I was interested in investigating their other, lesser-known products, such as the AN-E/D loudspeaker under scrutiny here.Īccording to its US pricing sheet, Audio Note makes five loudspeaker models: the AZ (Absolute Zero), AN-K bookshelf speakers, AN-J full-range and AN-E full-range. Kondo operates his own company in Japan under the eponymous brand-name Kondo.Īudio Note is well known for its amplifiers. The name Audio Note is now legally to be used only with Peter Qvortrup’s Audio Note operation. West Coast Importer, Peter has the largest private vinyl collection in the world. ![]() ![]() According to Ray Lombardi, Audio Note’s U.S. Peter Qvortrup is an avid vinyl connoisseur. Founded by Hiroyasu Kondo in the ’70’s, the current Audio Note is a British operation reflecting twenty years of collaborative effort between Peter Qvortrup and Hiroyasu Kondo.
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