The AN-E must be the most efficient wide band speaker of moderate size on the market, with an effective bandwidth from 18 Hz to 23 kHz at -6 dB, efficiency better than 95 dB/m and a dynamic headroom above 108 dB. Each speaker's crossover is adjusted to as closely as possible resemble a "master" speaker's curve. Regardless of model, each of our loudspeaker pairs are very closely matched, to within 0.2 dB of each other over the full bandwidth, this is done under dynamic conditions using a unique method of testing developed by ourselves. You will therefore find that our loudspeakers are capable of serious in-room bass performance, without creating the boom and room resonance normally encountered with wideband loudspeakers. Every aspect of cabinet, drivers and crossover are carefully matched in much the same manner that a violin maker crafts a fine musical instrument.Īll Audio Note loudspeaker models are two-way, stand mounted and are designed for real room conditions, rather than the more commonly used anachoic close field condition. Audio Note design loudspeakers to imitate real musical instruments. Hi-fi and music are not the same and many designers fall prey to the "cannons and fireworks" of special effects. Spatial effects become distinctly "hi-fi" and not faithful to real musical presentation. This is due to peaky response and loss of low level information. Speakers with narrow baffles demonstrate a characteristic nasality and thinness in the critical vocal region with unrealistic/unnatural image placement. Smaller, narrow baffles, like those found in most of today's "fashion victim" designs currently masquerading as quality loudspeakers achieve nothing other than to compromise midrange frequency and tonal colourations. The front baffle dimensions and depth of the cabinet are an integral part of the wave launch support and controlled defraction characteristics pioneered by Peter Snell in the 1970's. Whilst working on our top of the line Black Gate replacements (which should be released in the second half of 2015) we realised that it would be possible to put together a range of more affordable capacitors that use all of the same materials as these supreme components (the same special electrolyte, foil and construction quality) apart from the hyper expensive and extremely difficult to produce Graphite impregnated paper, so the only difference between the KAISEI capacitors and the forthcoming Black Gate replacements is that the paper is not graphite impregnated in the KAISEI, otherwise they are the same.The pedestrian looks of the Audio Note loudspeakers are well calculated. The Audio Note (UK)™ KAISEI range has been developed over the past 4 years in collaboration with the engineering team at Rubycon (of Black Gate fame). The first models available will be the Audio Note (UK)™ Standard Electrolytic Audio Capacitor’ and the Audio Note(UK)™ KAISEI Audio Capacitor.įor the past 4 years Audio Note™ has been working with Rubycon to design and make Audio Note™ branded replacements, these will not be exact copies of Black Gates as such, but they will represent what we consider to be a further development of the Black Gate technology, materials mainly and therefore sound quality, I think it is important to stress the fact that we at Audio Note™ still consider the Black Gate the finest sounding electrolytic capacitor ever made and we are therefore keen to reinstate and hopefully improve upon this level of quality before our internal stock of original Black Gates runs out. In September 2014 Audio Note started releasing their new range of exclusively designed and manufactured electrolytic capacitors. Line Output Transformer (Single / Push Pull).Interstage Driver Transformer (Single / Pull).Output Transformer - Single (With SG TAP).Output Transformer - Push Pull (With SG TAP).
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