AN-K Loudspeakers | AN-J Loudspeakers | AN-E Loudspeakers | Finishes / Veneer
Purity is simplicity
The pedestrian looks of the Audio Note loudspeakers are well calculated. 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. 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.
Speakers with narrow baffles demonstrate a characteristic nasality and thinness in the critical vocal region with unrealistic/unnatural image placement. This is due to peaky response and loss of low level information. Spatial effects become distinctly "hi-fi" and not faithful to real musical presentation.
Hi-fi and music are not the same and many designers fall prey to the "cannons and fireworks" of special effects. Audio Note designs loudspeakers to imitate real musical instruments. Every aspect of cabinet, drivers and crossover are carefully matched in much the same manner that a violin maker crafts a fine musical instrument.
All our loudspeaker models are two-way, stand mounted and are designed for real room conditions, rather than the more commonly used anachoic close field conditions.
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.
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. Each speaker's crossover is adjusted to as closely as possible resemble a "master" speaker's curve.
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AN-K Loudspeakers
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The AN-K is a bookshelf-sized loudspeaker capable of a bandwidth from 50Hz to 20kHz (-6dB) with an efficiency of around 90dB/m.
Dimensions: 472mm(H) x 275mm(W) x 191mm(D)
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AN-K/LX |
90dB, LEXUS LX copper wired |
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AN-K/SPe |
90dB, AN-SPe silver wired |
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AN-K/SPx SE |
90dB, AN-SPx silver wired, upgraded crossover |
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AN-K Stands |
21??? high mass 4-leg black sprayed steel speaker stand. Self assembly. Can be filled with fine lead shot and sand |
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AN-J Loudspeakers
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The AN-J is capable of reproducing the scale and intensity of most well-recorded music very realistically. 2-way acoustic suspension with 1'' tweeter and 8.8'' bass driver, rear ported with an efficiency better than 93dB/m. Designed for near wall or corner placement. This enhances bass behaviour (to an average of 28Hz to 22kHz both at -6dB, the widest frequency range of any speaker this size and efficiency). It makes the AN-J less domestically obtrusive and produces a generally better room performance than normal placement away from room boundaries. Designed for rooms from 12 to 40 square meters.
Dimensions: 580mm(H) x 330mm(W) x 235mm(D)
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AN-J/LX |
93dB, LEXUS LX copper wired |
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AN-J/SPe |
93dB, AN-SPe silver wired |
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AN-J/SPx SE |
93.5dB, AN-SPx silver wired, upgraded crossover |
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AN-J SE Silver |
93.5dB, AN-SPz silver wired, upgraded crossover with silver parts, drivers with silver voice coils |
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AN-J SEC Silver |
94dB, AN-SPz silver wired, upgraded crossover with silver parts, drivers with silver voice coils, ALNICO magnet bass driver |
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AN-K Stands |
15??? high mass 4-leg black sprayed steel speaker stand. Self assembly. Can be filled with fine lead shot and sand |
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Note that all AN-J and AN-E models can also be delivered with the Audio Note Hemp cone
AN-E Loudspeakers
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The AN-E must be the most efficient wide band speaker of moderate size on the market, efficiency better than 95dB/m and a dynamic headroom above 108dB. The extremely high efficiency is retained well over the bandwidth, and makes the AN-E very suited to the high quality, low-power triode amplifiers that will form the future of music reproduction, once our obsession with power and specifications is generally recognized as folly.
2-way acoustic suspension with 1'' tweeter and 8.8'' bass driver, rear 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.Ÿ
Designed for near side/rear wall or corner placement. This enhances bass behaviour and performance (to an average of 17Hz to 22kHz both at -6dB, the widest frequency range of any speaker this size and efficiency). Near wall/corner makes the AN-E domestically far less obtrusive than most other quality loudspeakers and in addition produces a generally better room performance than normal placement away from room boundaries. Designed for room sizes from 18 square meters to 60 square meters.
Dimensions: 790mm(H) x 360mm(W) x 270mm(D) |
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AN-E/LX |
94dB, LEXUS LX copper wired |
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AN-E/LX HE |
98dB, LEXUS LX copper wired, high efficiency bass driver |
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AN-E/LX Signature |
98dB, LEXUS LX copper wired, external crossover, high efficiency bass driver |
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AN-E/SPe |
93dB, AN-SPe silver wired |
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AN-E/SPe HE |
98dB, AN-SPx silver wired, high efficiency bass driver |
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AN-E/SPx SE |
98dB, AN-SPx silver wired, external crossover, high efficiency bass driver |
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AN-E SE Signature |
98dB, AN-SPx silver wired, external crossover with silver parts, drivers with silver voice coils, high efficiency bass driver |
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AN-E SEC Silver |
95dB, AN-SPz silver wired, upgraded crossover with silver parts, drivers with silver voice coils, ALNICO magnet bass driver |
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AN-E SEC Signature |
96dB, AN-SOGON LX silver wired, external crossover with silver parts, drivers with silver voice coils, ALNICO magnet bass driver, clear 8 layer hand polished piano lacquer finish |
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AN-E SOGON |
AN-SOGON LX silver wired, external crossover with silver parts, drivers with silver voice coils, ALNICO drivers |
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AN-E Stands |
10ωωω high mass 4-leg black sprayed steel speaker stand. Self assembly. Designed to be filled with fine lead shot and sand |
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Note that all AN-J and AN-E models can also be delivered with the Audio Note Hemp cone
Finishes / Veneer
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Audio Note provides a large selection of real hardwood veneers and lacquer finished speakers to match your listening environment. Audio Note can also finish speakers in custom colours, please consult us for more information. All Audio Note cabinets are 'book matched' so that both speakers are a mirror image of each other.
These pictures are a few examples, be sure to check out all possible finishes/veneer.
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Oak |
Walnut |
Apple |
Indian Rosewood |
Makassa Ebony |
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Standard options on all models
Maple, Curly Maple, Birch, Beech, Alder, Oak, Apple, Cherry, Walnut, Black Ash
Standard options on SE, Signature and up
Birch burl, Birds Eye Maple, Poplar burl, Wenge, Madrone Burl, Makassa-Ebony, Indian Rosewood, Yew, Makassa-Ebony
Standard options on SEC and up
Clear Piano Lacquer or Piano Finishes: British Racing Green, Burgundy, Black, Pearl White, Midnight Blue
Custom finish
Please contact us for more information
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