The Fruit of our Labour

Sharing the circuit design found in the legendary ONGAKU and JINRO integrated amplifiers, the TOMEI bridges the gap between them. Featuring a combination of both copper and silver for the transformers, its performance is both unique and beguiling.

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It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 4 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Materials and component quality

Materials and component quality

Level 4 components are used throughout, including Audio Note (UK)™ Tantalum resistors and Foil Capacitors and in-house designed and manufactured copper/silver wired output transformers.

Available finishes

• Top Plate - Anodised Aluminium or Black Anodised Aluminium

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They use a similar circuit design and topology to the legendary Audio Note (UK) GAKU-ON amplifiers. However, where the GAKU-ON power amplifiers use silver wherever possible, such as for all transformer windings, the GINREI instead use copper for the primary windings and silver for the secondary windings.

It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Materials and component quality

Materials and component quality

Only the finest possible components have been employed: -

• Audio Note (UK) copper wire has been used exclusively for all internal wiring, including all transformers and power supply connections.
• Audio Note 2 watt Tantalum resistors have been used throughout.
• All capacitors are either Black Gate Electrolytic or Audio Note (UK) silver foil.
• All transformers are our own in-house custom designed and manufactured devices; driver and output transformers are have copper primaries wired AN-Perma 50 nickel C-core and the mains transformer is a copper wired HiB double C core.

Available finishes

• Top Plate - Anodised Aluminium / Black Anodised Aluminium

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They have been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfil all Audio Note (UK) Level 4 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Materials and component quality

Current Models

• Kageki
• Kageki Balanced

Materials and component quality Kegeki

• Audio Note (UK) customer Output Transformers, using AN(UK) Copper primary windings, AN(UK) Silver secondary windings and AN(UK) UHiB double C cores
• Audio Note (UK) custom 1 Watt Tantalum resistors
• Audio Note (UK) Copper Foil capacitors
• Audio Note (UK) Silver internal wiring
• Black Gate capacitors in critical areas
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Materials and component quality Kageki Balanced- First Principles

The shortest signal path is generally the best, this is the professed aim of almost all the manufacturers of high quality amplification in the audio industry.

However, when it comes to executing this ideal, most of the rest of the industry has been wilfully forgetting this truth and has become addicted to complexity and technology as marketing statements, in stark contrast to this Audio NoteTM has continued to focus on studying and refining our understanding of how to achieve the above goal in order to create products that deliver better and more realistic music, lasting value and overall quality.

Unsurprisingly, the more we explore, the more it becomes obvious that simplicity – and in particular keeping passive components completely out of the signal path or at least to an absolute minimum – is desirable for better and more faithful music reproduction.

Our ideas eventually led to a decision to develop a better sounding power amplifier circuit, a potential successor to the original parallel single-ended 211 based Gaku-On. In pursuit of ultimate simplicity, we decided that it would comprise just two active stages and three transformers; one on the input, one as a driver and one on the output. This topology reduces the number of passive parts in the signal path to just two resistors.

Designing the circuit was relatively easy on paper. However when we came to building a prototype we discovered why such nothing like it had been implemented before, and it was more than half a decade before we could bring the new Gaku-On to fruition.

Our finding was that such a simple amplification circuit demands a degree of transformer quality never seen before in professional or domestic audio. Audio NoteTM  is unique in our facility to design, model, prototype and wind our own transformers in house, yet in spite of this it took even us six years to research and develop the necessary materials know how to achieve a musically transparent magnetic coupling from input to output in such a simple circuit.

Each transformer has to be complimentary in every aspect of behaviour to the one next in line. It must not impose any bandwidth, phase, linearity or low level abnormalities which can be amplified by the following stage or stages. It was no small task getting to a point where each transformer was as invisible as the next, despite differences in core size, design and passing signal level. To read more about the art and science of transformer design, click here.

In order to beat this we will continue to research and develop our understanding, and until we find the necessary solutions to further improve the materials, simply put, we believe nothing will come along that beats it.

Everything we learned in the process of developing our best amplifiers, we have applied subsequently to a new and partnering family of balanced, transformer coupled monoblock amplifiers.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

They have been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfil all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Finest Mmaterials and component quality

Current Models

• Baransu
• Baransu Balanced

Materials and component quality Baransu

• Audio Note (UK) customer Output Transformers, using AN(UK) Silver windings and AN-Perma 50% Nickel Double C cores
• Audio Note (UK) custom 2 Watt Tantalum resistors
• Audio Note (UK) Silver Foil capacitors
• Audio Note (UK) Silver internal wiring
• Black Gate capacitors in critical areas
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Materials and component quality Baransu Balanced- First Principles

The shortest signal path is generally the best, this is the professed aim of almost all the manufacturers of high quality amplification in the audio industry.

However, when it comes to executing this ideal, most of the rest of the industry has been wilfully forgetting this truth and has become addicted to complexity and technology as marketing statements, in stark contrast to this Audio NoteTM has continued to focus on studying and refining our understanding of how to achieve the above goal in order to create products that deliver better and more realistic music, lasting value and overall quality.

Unsurprisingly, the more we explore, the more it becomes obvious that simplicity – and in particular keeping passive components completely out of the signal path or at least to an absolute minimum – is desirable for better and more faithful music reproduction.

Our ideas eventually led to a decision to develop a better sounding power amplifier circuit, a potential successor to the original parallel single-ended 211 based Gaku-On. In pursuit of ultimate simplicity, we decided that it would comprise just two active stages and three transformers; one on the input, one as a driver and one on the output. This topology reduces the number of passive parts in the signal path to just two resistors.

Designing the circuit was relatively easy on paper. However when we came to building a prototype we discovered why such nothing like it had been implemented before, and it was more than half a decade before we could bring the new Gaku-On to fruition.

Our finding was that such a simple amplification circuit demands a degree of transformer quality never seen before in professional or domestic audio. Audio NoteTM  is unique in our facility to design, model, prototype and wind our own transformers in house, yet in spite of this it took even us six years to research and develop the necessary materials know how to achieve a musically transparent magnetic coupling from input to output in such a simple circuit.

Each transformer has to be complimentary in every aspect of behaviour to the one next in line. It must not impose any bandwidth, phase, linearity or low level abnormalities which can be amplified by the following stage or stages. It was no small task getting to a point where each transformer was as invisible as the next, despite differences in core size, design and passing signal level. To read more about the art and science of transformer design, click here.

In order to beat this we will continue to research and develop our understanding, and until we find the necessary solutions to further improve the materials, simply put, we believe nothing will come along that beats it.

Everything we learned in the process of developing our best amplifiers, we have applied subsequently to a new and partnering family of balanced, transformer coupled monoblock amplifiers.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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They have been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfil all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Materials and component quality

Current Models

• Kegon
• Kegon Balanced

Materials and component quality Kegon

• Audio Note (UK) customer Output Transformers, using AN(UK) Copper primary windings, AN(UK) Silver secondary windings and AN(UK) UHiB double C cores
• Audio Note (UK) custom 1 Watt Tantalum resistors
• Audio Note (UK) Copper Foil capacitors
• Audio Note (UK) Silver internal wiring
• Black Gate capacitors in critical areas
• Download Detailed Info

Materials and component quality Kegon Balanced- First Principles

The shortest signal path is generally the best, this is the professed aim of almost all the manufacturers of high quality amplification in the audio industry.

However, when it comes to executing this ideal, most of the rest of the industry has been wilfully forgetting this truth and has become addicted to complexity and technology as marketing statements, in stark contrast to this Audio NoteTM has continued to focus on studying and refining our understanding of how to achieve the above goal in order to create products that deliver better and more realistic music, lasting value and overall quality.

Unsurprisingly, the more we explore, the more it becomes obvious that simplicity – and in particular keeping passive components completely out of the signal path or at least to an absolute minimum – is desirable for better and more faithful music reproduction.

Our ideas eventually led to a decision to develop a better sounding power amplifier circuit, a potential successor to the original parallel single-ended 211 based Gaku-On. In pursuit of ultimate simplicity, we decided that it would comprise just two active stages and three transformers; one on the input, one as a driver and one on the output. This topology reduces the number of passive parts in the signal path to just two resistors.

Designing the circuit was relatively easy on paper. However when we came to building a prototype we discovered why such nothing like it had been implemented before, and it was more than half a decade before we could bring the new Gaku-On to fruition.

Our finding was that such a simple amplification circuit demands a degree of transformer quality never seen before in professional or domestic audio. Audio NoteTM  is unique in our facility to design, model, prototype and wind our own transformers in house, yet in spite of this it took even us six years to research and develop the necessary materials know how to achieve a musically transparent magnetic coupling from input to output in such a simple circuit.

Each transformer has to be complimentary in every aspect of behaviour to the one next in line. It must not impose any bandwidth, phase, linearity or low level abnormalities which can be amplified by the following stage or stages. It was no small task getting to a point where each transformer was as invisible as the next, despite differences in core size, design and passing signal level. To read more about the art and science of transformer design, click here.

In order to beat this we will continue to research and develop our understanding, and until we find the necessary solutions to further improve the materials, simply put, we believe nothing will come along that beats it.

Everything we learned in the process of developing our best amplifiers, we have applied subsequently to a new and partnering family of balanced, transformer coupled monoblock amplifiers.‍

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Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

The ONGAKU Kensei shares the same circuit as its integrated sibling, but instead is equipped with a single pair of Balanced / XLR inputs. Each input is connected to an in-house custom designed and manufactured, fully silver wired, balanced input transformer, offering the perfect input interface for any of our Balanced output equipped preamplifiers.

It is a Pure Class A Singled Ended valve amplifier that uses the highly regarded 211 / VT-4C triode valve, producing a level of performance that is radically superior to any other current designs.

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It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Materials and component quality

Materials and component quality

Only the finest possible components have been employed: -

• Audio Note (UK) silver wire has been used exclusively for all internal wiring, including all transformers and power supply connections.
• Audio Note 2 watt Tantalum resistors have been used throughout.
• All capacitors are either Black Gate Electrolytic or Audio Note (UK) silver foil.
• All transformers are our own in-house custom designed and manufactured devices; driver and output transformers are fully silver wired AN-Perma 50 nickel C-core and the mains transformer is a fully silver wired HiB double C core.

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No power amplifier has ever produced the levels of musical purity delivered by the ONGAKU… It is without doubt the finest possible integrated amplifier available today.

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The GAKU-ON represent the pinnacle of our 'commonly available' mono amplifier range, and no expense has been spared in their design or production. The finest components are used, including a host of Black Gate capacitors, our own Audio Note (UK) Silver foil capacitors and Tantalum resistors, Silver wire and the finest core materials for all transformers, and Silver signal wire throughout the circuit.

It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specification, and fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria: -

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero Negative Feedback
• Single Ended Output Stage
• Valve Rectification
• Directly Heated Triode operation
• Materials and component quality

Materials and component quality

Only the finest possible components have been employed: -

• Audio Note (UK) silver wire has been used exclusively for all internal wiring, including all transformers and power supply connections.
• Audio Note 2 watt Tantalum resistors have been used throughout.
• All capacitors are either Black Gate Electrolytic or Audio Note (UK) silver foil.
• All transformers are our own in-house custom designed and manufactured devices; driver and output transformers are fully silver wired AN-Perma 50 nickel C-core and the mains transformer is a fully silver wired HiB double C core.

No mono power amplifier has ever produced the levels of musical purity delivered by the Gaku-On… It is without doubt the finest possible integrated amplifier available today.  

Available finishes

• Top Plate - Anodised Aluminium / Black Anodised Aluminium

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It fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 1 criteria

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero negative feedback
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• M1 Line
• M1 Phono
• M1 RIAA

Materials and component quality M1 Line

• Audio Note (UK) M1 Line Pre Amplifier is a pure Class A, Zero Negative Feedback design, employing a single ECC82 dual triode valve​
• The M1 Line and M1 Phono are phase inverting.

Materials and component quality M1 Line

All our pre-amps are available as 'Phono' version designed as a proper record collector’s control centre and feature a stereo – mono switch and the most direct and cleanest signal path possible, with no tape input or loop. They are really designed to maximise the quality of all LPs made with the RIAA curve, whether mono or stereo.

Materials and component quality M1 RIAA

The M1 - M8 preamplifiers come as a 'RIAA' only version for those who use integrated amplifiers or have a line only pre-amp. The performance of our RIAA Preamps is already legendary. Being major record collectors, we have always felt the need for a top flight phono-stages, focussed on getting the absolutely best from the LP, whether mono or stereo.

They are really designed to maximise the quality of all LPs made with the RIAA curve, whether mono or stereo.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum. In response to this, the M2 Pre Amplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.  

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low intermodulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M2 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

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It fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 2 criteria

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero negative feedback
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• M2 Line
• M2 Line Balanced
• M2 Phono
• M2 Phono Balanced
• M2 RIAA

Materials and component quality M2 Line versions

• Features a 6SN7 line stage and a valve rectified power supply incorporating a 6X5 and an ECL82.
• The M2 Line and M2 Phono are phase inverting.

Materials and component quality M2 Phono versions

• All our pre-amps are available as 'Phono' version designed as a proper record collector’s control centre and feature a stereo – mono switch and the most direct and cleanest signal path possible, with no tape input or loop. They are really designed to maximise the quality of all LPs made with the RIAA curve, whether mono or stereo.
• Features a 6SN7 line stage, an ECC83 and 6DJ8 Moving Magnet phono stage, and a valve rectified power supply incorporating a 6X5 and an ECL82.

Materials and component quality M2 RIAA

• The M1 - M8 preamplifiers come as a 'RIAA' only version for those who use integrated amplifiers or have a line only pre-amp. The performance of our RIAA Preamps is already legendary. Being major record collectors, we have always felt the need for a top flight phono-stages, focussed on getting the absolutely best from the LP, whether mono or stereo. They are really designed to maximise the quality of all LPs made with the RIAA curve, whether mono or stereo.
• Features a 6SN7 line stage, an ECC83 and 6DJ8 Moving Magnet phono stage, and a valve rectified power supply incorporating a 6X5 and an ECL82.

Materials and component quality M2 RIAA version

• The Balanced versions have a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit, including a pair of copper / copper output transformers.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum.

In response to this, the M3 Pre Amplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low intermodulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M3 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

Rather than using separate controls for volume and balance, the M3 is equipped with a dedicated Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuator for each channel. This not only brings the enormous improvements in sound quality expected from the now legendary Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuators, but also provides a level of channel balance accuracy that is impossible to achieve with conventional volume and balance potentiometers.

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It fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 3 criteria

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero negative feedback
• Single Ended circuit topology
• Valve rectification
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• M3 Line
• M3 Line Balanced CD Input
• M3 Phono
• M3 Phono Balanced CD Input
• M3 RIAA

Materials and component quality M3 Line

The M3 Line Pre Amplifier features an ECC82 and 5687WB line stage, powered by a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. This power supply also features an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 for voltage stabilizer. Audio Note (UK) Copper wiring, a mix of our standard and AN(UK) tantalum resistors in key areas, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and our custom electrolytic capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature I-E M4 cores and copper windings. The M3 Line also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M3 Phono

The M3 Phono Pre Amplifier features an ECC82 and 5687WB line stage, powered by a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. This power supply also features an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 for voltage stabilizer. Audio Note (UK) Copper wiring, a mix of our standard and AN(UK) tantalum resistors in key areas, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and our custom electrolytic capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature I-E M4 cores and copper windings. Additionally, it features an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phonostage which uses three GE 5670 valves, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and its own dedicated, valve regulated and rectified power supply.

Materials and component quality M3 RIAA

The M1 - M8 preamplifiers come as a 'RIAA' only version for those who use integrated amplifiers or have a line only pre-amp. The performance of our RIAA Preamps is already legendary. Being major record collectors, we have always felt the need for a top flight phono-stages, focussed on getting the absolutely best from the LP, whether mono or stereo. They are really designed to maximise the quality of all LPs made with the RIAA curve, whether mono or stereo..

Materials and component quality M2 'Balanced Input' versions

• The Balanced input versions have a correctly designed and implemented balanced input circuit, including a pair of copper / copper input transformers.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum.

In response to this, the M5 Pre Amplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low intermodulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M5 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

Rather than using separate controls for volume and balance, the M5 is equipped with a dedicated Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuator for each channel. This not only brings the enormous improvements in sound quality expected from the now legendary Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuators, but also provides a level of channel balance accuracy that is impossible to achieve with conventional volume and balance potentiometers.

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It fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 3 criteria

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero negative feedback
• Single Ended circuit topology
• Valve rectification
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• M5 Line
• M5 Line Balanced CD Input
• M5 Phono
• M5 Phono Balanced CD Input
• M5 RIAA

Materials and component quality M5 Line

The M5 Pre Amplifier features an ECC82 and 5687 line stage, and uses a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. This power supply also incorporates an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 as a voltage stabiliser. Audio Note (UK) Copper wiring, tantalum resistors, SILMIC filter capacitors and Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature a HiB c-cores and copper windings. The M5 Line also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M5 Phono

The M5 Phono Pre Amplifier features an ECC82 and 5687WB line stage, powered by a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. This power supply also features an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 for voltage stabilizer. Audio Note (UK) Copper wiring, a mix of our standard and AN(UK) tantalum resistors in key areas, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and our custom electrolytic capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature I-E M4 cores and copper windings. Additionally, it features an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phonostage which uses three GE 5670 valves, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and its own dedicated, valve regulated and rectified power supply.

Materials and component quality M5 RIAA

At the heart of the M5 RIAA is an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phonostage which uses three 5670 valves. This is followed by a 5687 line stage, and both sections are powered by their own dedicated 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. These power supplies also incorporate an ECL82 for voltage regulation and an 5651 as a voltage stabiliser.  Audio Note (UK) Copper wiring and tantalum resistors, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and custom  Electrolytic capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with inhouse designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature HiB double c-cores and copper windings. The M5 RIAA also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M5 'Balanced Input' versions

• The Balanced input versions have a correctly designed and implemented balanced input circuit, including a pair of copper / copper input transformers.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum.

In response to this, the M6 Pre Amplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low intermodulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M6 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

Rather than using separate controls for volume and balance, the M6 is equipped with a dedicated Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuator for each channel. This not only brings the enormous improvements in sound quality expected from the now legendary Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuators, but also provides a level of channel balance accuracy that is impossible to achieve with conventional volume and balance potentiometers.

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It fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 4 criteria

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero negative feedback
• Single Ended circuit topology
• Valve rectification
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• M6 Line
• M6 Line Balanced CD Input
• M6 Line Signature
• M6 Phono
• M6 Phono Signature
• M6 Phono Balanced CD Input
• M6 RIAA

Materials and component quality M6 Line versions

The M6 Line Pre Amplifier features an ECC82 and 7044 line stage, and uses a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. This power supply also incorporates an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 as a voltage stabiliser. Audio Note (UK) Silver wiring, tantalum resistors, our own custom electrolytic capacitors and Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers, which feature a UHiB c-core, copper primary and silver secondary. The M6 also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M6 Phono versions

The M6 Phono Pre Amplifier features a ECC82 and 7044 equipped line stage and uses a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10’s Galahad PSU. Audio Note (UK) Silver wiring, 1 Watt AN(UK) Tantalum resistors, our own custom electrolytic capacitors and Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers, which feature a UHiB c-core, copper primary and a silver secondary. The M6 also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit. Additionally, it features an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phonostage which uses three 5670 valves, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and pure silver wiring and its own dedicated, valve regulated and rectified power supply.

Materials and component quality M6 RIAA versions

At the heart of the M6 RIAA is an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phonostage which uses three 5670 valves. This is followed by a 7044 equipped line stage, and both sections are powered by their own dedicated 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. These power supplies also incorporate an ECL82 for voltage regulation and an 5651 as a voltage stabiliser. Audio Note (UK) Copper wiring, Audio Note (UK) 1 Watt Tantalum resistors, our own custom electrolytic capacitors and Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with inhouse designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature UHiB double c-cores, copper windings for the primaries and Silver windings for the secondaries. The M6 RIAA also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M6 'Balanced Input' versions

• The Balanced input versions have a correctly designed and implemented balanced input circuit, including a pair of copper / copper input transformers.

Materials and component quality M6 Signature versions

The Signature versions comes with refined part quality, including upgraded core materials for the (power) transformers. It also included the correctly designed balanced input.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum.

In response to this, the M8 Pre Amplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low intermodulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M8 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

Rather than using separate controls for volume and balance, the M8 is equipped with a dedicated Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuator for each channel. This not only brings the enormous improvements in sound quality expected from the now legendary Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuators, but also provides a level of channel balance accuracy that is impossible to achieve with conventional volume and balance potentiometers.

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It fulfils all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria

• Pure Class A operation
• Zero negative feedback
• Single Ended circuit topology
• Valve rectification
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• M8 Line
• M8 Line Balanced CD Input
• M8 Line Signature
• M8 Phono
• M8 Phono Signature
• M8 Phono Balanced CD Input
• M8 RIAA
• M8 RIAA Signature

Materials and component quality M8 Line versions

The M8 Line Pre Amplifier features an ECC82 / 6189 and 6463 line stage, and uses a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. Audio Note (UK) Silver wiring, tantalum resistors, custom Audio Note (UK) electrolytic capacitors and Audio Note (UK) silver foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers, which feature a HiB 50% nickel c-core, silver primary and a silver secondary. The M8 also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M8 Phono versions

The M8 Phono Pre Amplifier features an 6189 and 6463 line stage, and uses a 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. Audio Note (UK) Silver wiring, tantalum resistors, custom Audio Note (UK) electrolytic capacitors and Audio Note (UK) silver foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers, which feature a HiB 50% nickel c-core, silver primary and a silver secondary. The M8 also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit. Additionally, it features an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phono-stage which uses three 5670 valves, Audio Note (UK) copper foil signal capacitors and pure silver wiring and its own dedicated, valve regulated and rectified power supply

Materials and component quality M8 RIAA versions

At the heart of the M8 RIAA is an exceptionally fine Moving Magnet phonostage which uses three 5670 valves. This is followed by a 6463 equipped line stage, and both sections are powered by their own dedicated 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10‟s Galahad PSU. These power supplies also incorporate an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 as a voltage stabiliser. Audio Note (UK) Silver wiring, Audio Note (UK) 2 Watt Tantalum resistors, Custom Audio Note (UK) electrolytic capacitors and Audio Note (UK) Silver foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature HiB 50% Nickel double c-cores, Silver windings for both the primaries and for the secondaries. The M8 RIAA also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Materials and component quality M8 'Balanced Input' versions

• The Balanced input versions have a correctly designed and implemented balanced input circuit, including a pair of copper / copper input transformers.

Materials and component quality M8 Signature versions

The M8 Signature features a pair of correctly engineered balanced / XLR inputs for sources with suitable balanced outputs. Each input is connected directly to an in-house custom designed and produced, silver wired input transformer, which offers the finest possible input for your XLR Line level source outputs. Each channel is powered by an independent power supply, housed in an external chassis. As one would expect, the output transformers for the M8 Line Signature are some of the finest possible examples we can produce. Each transformer is fully silver wound, and feature our own 55% nickel iron C-Cores

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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Current Models

• M9 Phono
• M9 Phono Signture
• M9 RIAA
• M9 RIAA Signature

The Audio Note (UK) M9 Pre Amplifier is without doubt or question, the finest Phonostage equipped preamplifier we have ever produced, and the Line Stage is only surpassed in performance by our own M10 Line. As one would expect, no expense has been spared in the construction of the circuit or the components used, and is a full Audio Note (UK) Level 5 product.

It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum. In response to this, the M9 preamplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low intermodulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M9 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

The phonostage installed in the M9 is without equal or parallel, and uses the finest possible components to produce a sound quality that is truly outstanding.

Unlike the majority of preamplifiers available today, the M9 Phono preamplifier is equipped with a „Stereo / Mono‟ switch, to maximise the performance and enjoyment of the large quantity of high quality mono recordings that are still available.

The M9 features a pair of correctly engineered balanced / XLR inputs for sources with suitable balanced outputs. Each input is connected directly to an in-house custom designed and produced, silver wired input transformer, which offers the finest possible input for your XLR Line level source outputs.

Each stage of the preamplifier is powered by an independent power supply, housed in a separate chassis chassis. As one would expect, the output transformers for the M9 are some of the finest possible examples we can produce. Each transformer is fully silver wound, and feature our own 55% nickel iron C-Cores.

At the heart of the M9 RIAA Signature is an exceptional Moving Magnet phonostage which uses 1 x EF80 and 1 x ECC81 valves. This is followed by a 6463 equipped line stage, and both sections are powered by their own dedicated 6X5 valve rectified power supply based on the M10’s Galahad PSU, housed in a separate, external chassis. These power supplies also incorporate an ECL82 for voltage regulation and a 5651 as a voltage stabilizer. Audio Note (UK) Silver wiring, Audio Note (UK) 2 Watt Tantalum resistors, Black Gate capacitors and Audio Note (UK) Silver foil signal capacitors are used throughout the circuit, along with in-house designed and manufactured, custom Audio Note (UK) output transformers which feature 55% Nickel / Iron C-cores and Silver windings for both the primaries and for the secondaries. The M9 RIAA Signature also has a correctly designed and implemented balanced output circuit.

Current Models

• M10 Line
• M10 Line Signature

The Audio Note (UK) M10 Pre Amplifier is without doubt or question, one of the finest Line Level preamplifiers in production today, only surpassed in performance by our own M10 Signature, and is a full Audio Note (UK) Level 5 product.

It is well known that the accurate reproduction of music, not just sound, requires the purity of the incoming signal to be preserved. It is therefore not difficult to conclude that, in order to achieve this goal and to retain the musicality of the original performance, the complexity of the circuitry itself must be kept to a minimum. In response to this, the M10 preamplifier uses a single-ended, zero feedback circuit topology. This is simply the most linear design possible, demanding pure Class A valve operation and removing the need for a phase splitter, which introduces unnecessary crossover distortion.

In contrast to the majority of the audio industry, we design our circuits with the aim of minimising non-harmonic and time base anomalies, rather than producing vanishingly small harmonic or low inter-modulation distortion measurements. These non-harmonic amplitude and time base distortions have a highly perceptible and adverse affect on the signal waveform, and it is far more important to address these factors than participate in the increasingly irrelevant numbers game that chases „perfect measured response‟.

As a result, the M10 was designed for maximum linearity and minimum transient distortion, and avoids the need for detrimental „corrective‟ measures, such as inherently error-prone feedback loops.

Rather than using separate controls for volume and balance, the M10 preamplifier is equipped with a dedicated Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuator for each channel. This not only brings the enormous improvements in sound quality expected from the now legendary Audio Note (UK) stepped attenuators, but also provides a level of channel balance accuracy that is impossible to achieve with conventional volume and balance potentiometers.

The M10 Line features a pair of correctly engineered balanced / XLR inputs for sources with suitable balanced outputs. Each input is connected directly to an in-house custom designed and produced, silver wired input transformer, which offers the finest possible input for your XLR Line level source outputs.

The M10 Signature features two pairs of correctly engineered balanced / XLR inputs for sources with suitable balanced outputs. Each input is connected directly to an in-house custom designed and produced, silver wired input transformer, which offers the finest possible input for your XLR Line level source outputs.

As one would expect, the output transformers for the M10 are some of the finest possible examples we can produce. Each transformer is fully silver wound, and feature our own 55% nickel iron C-Cores.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium or Black Acrylic

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AN INTRODUCTION FROM THE DESIGNER

In our quest to deliver a compact, easy-to-drive speaker with a good room interface, we have reinvestigated and reevaluated all the main principles of compact designs. Coupled with our expertise in system dispersion and associated crossover design, this effort has resulted in a speaker system that not only redefines the quality-price relationship at any level (which is important when making basic comparisons to the competition) but, more importantly, the AX Series speakers offer an emotional quotient of reproduced acoustic performances that is quite in a class of its own.

Don’t be fooled by their size or price. This speaker successfully outclasses any speaker in the same price range (or considerably higher) on the market when it comes to what matters… Musical Reproduction.

Available finishes

• Walnut, Black Ash

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In our quest to deliver a compact, easy-to-drive speaker with a good room interface, we have reinvestigated and reevaluated all the main principles of compact designs. Coupled with our expertise in system dispersion and associated crossover design, this effort has resulted in a speaker system that not only redefines the quality-price relationship at any level (which is important when making basic comparisons to the competition) but, more importantly, the AX Series speakers offer an emotional quotient of reproduced acoustic performances that is quite in a class of its own.

Don’t be fooled by their size or price. This speaker successfully outclasses any speaker in the same price range (or considerably higher) on the market when it comes to what matters… Musical Reproduction.

Available finishes

• Walnut, Black Ash

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It is very efficient and offers the amplifier an easy ‘load’, making it highly suitable for our range of superior quality, low powered valve amplifiers.

As a company, our main aim is to design and manufacture equipment that provides the maximum sonic performance for the price, and to achieve this we use many unconventional solutions. In our quest to deliver an affordable, compact, high sensitivity, wide frequency response loudspeaker to suit ‘real world’ rooms, we re-investigated and re-evaluated the main principles of rear loaded horn cabinet design. This research, coupled with our expertise in driver, cabinet and crossover development, has resulted in a loudspeaker that not only redefines the quality / price relationship, but more importantly offers an emotionally engaging performance that is quite in a class of its own.

If you examine the vast majority of conventional loudspeaker designs, you will discover that they have very poor acoustic impedance characteristics, resulting in low efficiency. In contrast, a correctly designed horn loaded system allows the acoustic impedance to be optimised for the driver across several octaves, resulting in higher efficiency and better dynamic power transfer from the amplifier.

However, horn designs are not without their challenges, and one of the greatest problems is physical size. For a simple horn the lower cut-off frequency is directly proportional to the effective diameter of the mouth; a cut-off frequency at - 3dB of 50Hz, would require a horn with a mouth area of 3.8 square meters.

Clearly unsuitable for most domestic purposes!

So, we had to find a method of reducing the size requirement whilst maintaining the low frequency response. By re-configuring the size and shape of the rear horn flare, the (increasingly capacitive) throat impedance is off-set to a point below the cut-off frequency. This, combined with positioning the loudspeaker in close proximity to a corner further reduces the radiation impedance, and effectively increases the bass horn moth area by a factor of around x16 (x8 when placed against a rear wall), which provides a substantial boost at low frequencies.

As with all Audio Note (UK) loudspeakers, no corners have been cut in terms of component and driver quality despite the modest price of the AZ-Two Deluxe. Both the bass driver and tweeter are high quality units (the bass unit being the same as that found in the more affordable AN-J and AN-E; the tweeter is the same as is used in our AN-K models), and are combined with a heavy-duty crossover featuring air core inductors, Audio Note (UK) silver plated speaker terminals and Audio Note (UK) AN-D internal wiring.

Current models

• Paper
• Hemp

Available finishes

• Black Ash

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Unlike many ‘book shelf’ designs, the AN-K is relatively efficient and offers the amplifier an easy ‘load’, making it highly suitable for our range of superior quality, low powered valve amplifiers.

Materials and component quality

• 3/4" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-D internal wiring
• Internal crossover
• Plywood/MDF cabinet

Stands sold seperately

Available finishes

• Black Ash

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The AN-J models offer higher sensitivity and better bass performance, combined with a more dynamic presentation than the AN-K, in an enclosure that is about three times the volume. The AN-J is a ported enclosure with an efficiency better than 93 dB/m and bass that goes down to 25 Hz at -6 dB.

​The AN-J is capable of reproducing the scale and intensity of most well-recorded music very realistically.

Current Level 1 models

• AN-J/D
• AN-J/D HEMP

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-J/D

• 1" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-D internal wiring
• Internal crossover / copper inductors
• Plywood / MDF Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-J/D HEMP

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-D internal wiring
• Internal crossover / copper inductors
• Plywood / MDF Cabinet

Available finishes

• Black Ash

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The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.

Current Level 1 models

• AN-E/D
• AN-E/D HEMP

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-/D

• 1" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-D internal wiring
• Internal crossover
• Plywood /MDF cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-/D HEMP

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-D internal wiring
• Internal crossover
• Plywood /MDF cabinet

Available finishes

• Black Ash

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Unlike many ‘book shelf’ designs, the AN-K is relatively efficient and offers the amplifier an easy ‘load’, making it highly suitable for our range of superior quality, low powered valve amplifiers.

Materials and component quality

• 3/4" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Stands sold seperately

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-J models offer higher sensitivity and better bass performance, combined with a more dynamic presentation than the AN-K, in an enclosure that is about three times the volume. The AN-J is a ported enclosure with an efficiency better than 93 dB/m and bass that goes down to 25 Hz at -6 dB.

​The AN-J is capable of reproducing the scale and intensity of most well-recorded music very realistically.

Current models

• AN-J/LX
• AN-J/LX HEMP

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-J/D

• 1" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-Lexus LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover / copper inductors
• Birch Ply cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-J/D HEMP

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-Lexus LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover / copper inductors
• Birch Ply cabinet

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.

Current Level 2 models

• AN-J/LX
• AN-J/LX HEMP
• AN-J/LX HE
• AN-J/LX HE Signature

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-J/LX

• 1" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-J/LX HEMP

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-J/LX HE

• 1" tweeter 8", high-efficiency driver, hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN0J/LX HE Signature

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-LX internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note Copper Foil capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

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Available finishes

• Veneer book

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Unlike many ‘book shelf’ designs, the AN-K is relatively efficient and offers the amplifier an easy ‘load’, making it highly suitable for our range of superior quality, low powered valve amplifiers.

Materials and component quality

• 3/4" tweeter 8", paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-Spe internal wiring
• Internal crossover
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Stands sold seperately

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-J models offer higher sensitivity and better bass performance, combined with a more dynamic presentation than the AN-K, in an enclosure that is about three times the volume. The AN-J is a ported enclosure with an efficiency better than 93 dB/m and bass that goes down to 25 Hz at -6 dB.

​The AN-J is capable of reproducing the scale and intensity of most well-recorded music very realistically.

Current models

• Paper
• Hemp

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality

• 1" tweeter 8", paper or hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-Spe internal wiring
• Internal crossover / copper inductors
• Birch Ply cabinet

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.

Current Level 3 models

• AN-E/SPe
• AN-E/SPe HEMP
• AN-E/SPE HE
• AN-E/SPE HE Signature

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-E/Spe

• 1" tweeter 8" drivers paper
• Copper voice coils
• AN-Spe internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SPE HEMP

• 1" tweeter 8" drivers hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-Spe internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SPE HE

• 1" tweeter 8" drivers hemp
• Silvers voice coils
• AN-Spe internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SPE HE Signature

• 1" tweeter 8" drivers paper or hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-Spe internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note Copper Foil capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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Unlike many ‘book shelf’ designs, the AN-K is relatively efficient and offers the amplifier an easy ‘load’, making it highly suitable for our range of superior quality, low powered valve amplifiers.

Materials and component quality

• 3/4" tweeter 8", paper
• Silver voice coils
• AN-Spx internal wiring
• Internal crossover
• Birch Ply Cabinet
• High-Gloss finish as standard

Stands sold seperately

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-J models offer higher sensitivity and better bass performance, combined with a more dynamic presentation than the AN-K, in an enclosure that is about three times the volume. The AN-J is a ported enclosure with an efficiency better than 93 dB/m and bass that goes down to 25 Hz at -6 dB.

​The AN-J is capable of reproducing the scale and intensity of most well-recorded music very realistically.

Current Level 4 models

• AN-J/SPE SE HEMP
• AN-J/SE HEMP Silver

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-J/SPE SE HEMP

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-SPe internal wiring / silver inductors
• Internal crossover
• Birch Ply cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-J/SE HEMP Silver

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Copper voice coils
• AN-SPx internal wiring
• Internal crossover / silver inductors
• Birch Ply cabinet

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.

Current Level 4 models

• AN-E/LX ALNICO
• AN-E/SPX ALNICO
• AN-E/HE SE Signature
• AN-E/SOGON ALNICO

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-E/LX ALNICO

• 1" tweeter 8" Alnico magnet drivers, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-Lexus LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SPX ALNICO

• 1" tweeter 8" Alnico magnet drivers, hemp
• silver voice coils
• AN-SPx internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/HE SE Signature

• 1" tweeter 8" high-efficiency drivers, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SPx internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note Copper Foil capacitors, silver inductors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality SOGON ALNICO

• 1" tweeter 8" Alnico magnet drivers, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN SOGON internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-J models offer higher sensitivity and better bass performance, combined with a more dynamic presentation than the AN-K, in an enclosure that is about three times the volume. The AN-J is a ported enclosure with an efficiency better than 93 dB/m and bass that goes down to 25 Hz at -6 dB.

​The AN-J is capable of reproducing the scale and intensity of most well-recorded music very realistically.

Materials and component quality

• 1" tweeter 8", hemp
• Alnico magnet drivers
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SOGON LX internal wiring
• Internal crossover / silver inductors
• Birch Ply cabinet
• High Gloss finish as standard

Stands sold seperately

Available finishes

• Veneer book

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The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.

Current Level 5 models

• AN-E/SPX LTD
• AN-E/SPX LTD Signature
• AN-E/SOGON LTD
• AN-E/SOGON LTD Signature
• AN-E/SOGON Silver Signature

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality AN-E/SPX LTD

• 1" field coil tweeter 8" field coil driver, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SPx internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors.
• External Field Coil PSU (2x)
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SPX LTD Signature

• 1" field coil tweeter 8" field coil driver, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SPx internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note Copper foil capacitors, silver inductors
• External Field Coil PSU (2x)
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SOGON LTD

• 1" field coil tweeter 8" field coil driver, hemp
• silver voice coils
• AN-SOGON internal wiring
• Internal crossover, custom capacitors.
• External Field Coil PSU (2x)
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/ SOGON LTD Signature

• 1" field coil tweeter 8" field coil driver, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SOGON internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note Copper foil capacitors, silver inductors
• External Field Coil PSU (2x)
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Materials and component quality AN-E/SOGON Silver Signature

• 1" tweeter 8" driver, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SOGON internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note Silver foils capacitors, silver inductors
• External Field Coil PSU (2x)
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Available finishes

• Selected veneers, high-gloss as standard. Contact us.

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A note on the field coil speakers by designer Andy Grove

The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.

Stands sold seperately

Materials and component quality

• 1" field coil tweeter 8" field coil driver, hemp
• Silver voice coils
• AN-SOOTTO LX internal wiring
• External crossover, Audio Note silver foil capacitors, silver inductors
• External Field Coil PSU (2x)
• Birch Ply Cabinet

Available finishes

• Selected veneers, high-gloss as standard. Contact us.

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A note on the field coil speakers by designer Andy Grove

Never before has a phono stage offered this level of sonic performance, innovative design, and component quality at such an affordable price. Sharing the same physical footprint as the rest of our Zero range, it packs an incredible punch in its diminutive enclosure. Internally, it features a pair of 6112WA miniature dual triodes.

Moving Magnet input only.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium / Black Acrylic / White Acrylic

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Level Zero Red Book CD Player. Our most cost-effective Red Book CD playback system for the discerning music lover. For those looking for the best possible sound quality in a single, small but perfectly formed package, there is no superior choice than the CD Zero.

While the rest of the audiophile world continues its delusional and ultimately doomed love affair with the currently fashionable crop of what are claimed to be ‘high-resolution’ computer sources, we at Audio Note (UK) continue to extract even greater degrees of information and quality from Red Book CD, which is still the best currently available digital music format.

Audio Note (UK) is highly critical of the digital medium as presented by the compact disc; we sincerely hope that you too will find this transport breaks free from the ‘digital mould’ that we are all so accustomed to, and so opens a new window on your CD collection.

It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specifications and fulfills all Audio Note (UK) Entry-Level criteria.

Materials and Component Quality

Housed inside its deceptively solid casework are simplified and integrated versions of our Zero-level dedicated Transport and DAC (CDT Zero/II and DAC0.1x).

The in-house custom-modified Philips front-loading CD mechanism is designed purely to read true Red Book CDs, which, in our opinion, is still the best possible digital music format currently available. The Philips TDA1543 DAC is implemented in a non-oversampling digital filterless circuit, and the analogue output stage is equipped with the quite exceptional 6111WA miniature dual triode.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium / Black Acrylic / White Acrylic

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The CDT-Zero/II represents our most cost-effective Red Book CD Transport for the discerning music lover. For those looking for superb sound quality in a small but perfectly formed and affordable package, there is no superior choice. It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical specifications and fulfills all Audio Note (UK) Level Zero criteria.

Materials and Component Quality

The in-house custom-modified Philips front-loading CD mechanism is designed purely to read true Red Book CDs, which, in our opinion, is still the best possible digital music format currently available. The CDT-Zero/II is equipped with a single-ended/RCA 75-ohm digital output.

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• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium / Black Acrylic / White Acrylic

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Extensive research into the fundamental properties of the data stream itself has shown beyond doubt that, regardless of the theoretical and measurable advantages of the signal manipulation employed in all currently available digital products, such as higher oversampling, noise shaping, re-clocking, or jitter reduction, the result is this: all these corrective measures greatly interfere with the critical time domain requirements of the signal. Current theory is based on an assumption that music is similar to bookkeeping data, which, of course, it is not.

Music is a time continuum from beginning to end, which, when broken, is irreparably damaged, and no amount of clever manipulation can ever restore it to its original time-frequency-amplitude duration or relationship, regardless of what the theorists may tell you.

Materials and Component Quality

The DAC uses the revolutionary and currently exclusive Audio Note digital technology, dubbed 1x oversampling™ direct from disc™ circuit topology. The technology, in essence, dispenses with all the correction measures inherent in all other D/A converters and presents the digital signal directly to the converter after reformatting. In other words, all products in the Audio Note DAC range have no oversampling, no jitter reduction, no noise shaping, and no re-clocking.

Having removed all the digital filtering that is part of the oversampling, we have also dispensed with all filtering in the analogue domain to further retain good wideband phase-frequency and dynamically coherent behavior. The end result is a reproduction more reminiscent of master tape in quality, with greater differentiation and contrast between different recordings.

The DAC0.1x converter uses a Philips TDA1543 stereo D/A converter chip and features a 6111WA valve zero-feedback output stage.

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• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium / Black Acrylic / White Acrylic

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For the Zero range, we decided to design an integrated amplifier rather than a pre/power combination. The result is the IZero, and it has exceeded all of our expectations. Offering a level of performance that was previously considered unthinkable for an amplifier of such diminutive size and price, the IZero really is something very special, producing a bold, rich, smooth, and delicate performance, whilst offering a level of fine detail finesse that is quite incredible.

Valve complement consists of four ECL82 triode/pentodes operating in Class A/B, producing 8 Watts per channel. Internally, it features a level of component quality that is unmatched at this price point, including our own Audio Note (UK) custom-designed and manufactured output transformers.

Materials and component quality

Valve complement consists of four ECL82 triode/pentodes operating in Class A/B, producing 8 Watts per channel. Internally, it features a level of component quality that is unmatched at this price point, including our own Audio Note (UK) custom-designed and manufactured output transformers.

Available finishes

• Fascia - Anodised Aluminium / Black Acrylic / White Acrylic

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