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WiiM Amp Pro Small Yet Mighty Housed in a sleek aluminum shell, the compact WiiM Amp offers versatile placement options. Inside, premium components and innovative circuitry ensure robust, crystal-clear amplification. A custom-designed heatsink ensures optimal thermal performance. Don't let its compact design fool you – it packs 60 Watts per channel at 8 ohms, and 120 Watts per channel at 4 ohms. Transform your passive speakers including floor-standing, architectural, outdoor, or bookshelf, into smart audio powerhouses.
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WiiM Amp Pro

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469.00€
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WiiM Amp Pro

WiiM Amp Pro Small Yet Mighty Housed in a sleek aluminum shell, the compact WiiM Amp offers versatile placement options. Inside, premium components and innovative circuitry ensure robust, crystal-clear amplification. A custom-designed heatsink ensures optimal thermal performance. Don't let its compact design fool you – it packs 60 Watts per channel at 8 ohms, and 120 Watts per channel at 4 ohms. Transform your passive speakers including floor-standing, architectural, outdoor, or bookshelf, into smart audio powerhouses.

WiiM Amp Pro

Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2 The Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2 is a Hi-Fi streamer that seamlessly blends exceptional sound quality with cutting-edge technology. It is more than just an audio device; it is a new way to connect with the world of music. From hardware design to audio processing, every detail of the DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2 has been meticulously crafted for audiophiles who seek the ultimate listening experience. It not only meets your listening needs but also transforms each musical journey into a marvelous artistic exploration.
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Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2

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1,299.00€
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Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2

Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2The Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2 is a Hi-Fi streamer that seamlessly blends exceptional sound quality with cutting-edge technology. It is more than just an audio device; it is a new way to connect with the world of music. From hardware design to audio processing, every detail of the DMP-A6 Master Edition Gen 2 has been meticulously crafted for audiophiles who seek the ultimate listening experience. It not only meets your listening needs but also transforms each musical journey into a marvelous artistic exploration.

Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition gen 2

EverSolo AMP-F2 The EverSolo AMP-F2, developed in collaboration with the Starke Sound team, is a Class D amplifier based on the integration of the latter's innovative NS600 module. As a result, it offers high power reserve, excellent dynamics and high-precision sound. The brand new SAPS switch mode power supply provides the audio circuit with a clean electrical signal, ensuring very low noise and distortion levels. Bridgeable, the AMP-F2 is a versatile model that can be used in stereo or mono. Based on the NS600 Class D amplifier module from Starke Sound, the EverSolo AMP-F2 is capable of delivering significant power, up to 2x250W RMS at 4 Ohm (1% THD). When the amplifier is used bridged (BTL), i.e. mono, its power increases to 450W RMS at 2 Ohm (1% THD). This ability to support very low load impedances ensures sufficient power even in configurations using particularly demanding speakers.
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EverSolo AMP-F2

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798.00€
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EverSolo AMP-F2

EverSolo AMP-F2The EverSolo AMP-F2, developed in collaboration with the Starke Sound team, is a Class D amplifier based on the integration of the latter's innovative NS600 module. As a result, it offers high power reserve, excellent dynamics and high-precision sound. The brand new SAPS switch mode power supply provides the audio circuit with a clean electrical signal, ensuring very low noise and distortion levels. Bridgeable, the AMP-F2 is a versatile model that can be used in stereo or mono. Based on the NS600 Class D amplifier module from Starke Sound, the EverSolo AMP-F2 is capable of delivering significant power, up to 2x250W RMS at 4 Ohm (1% THD). When the amplifier is used bridged (BTL), i.e. mono, its power increases to 450W RMS at 2 Ohm (1% THD). This ability to support very low load impedances ensures sufficient power even in configurations using particularly demanding speakers.

EverSolo AMP-F2

Frankie hybrid preamplifier net The beating heart of Frankie hybrid preamplifier, the line amplifier, consists of a 4 x 6922 / E88CC double triode configured as a SRPP balanced circuitry with an active cascoded mosfet current sink. The circuit, with zero overall feedback, benefits of 4 separate and regulated power supplies with discrete components. The volume control is once again our “Golden Stairway”, the attenuator developed in house and used in all our products. This attenuator, made up of fixed resistors switched by relays, has a precision and quality superior to common analogue or digital potentiometers. In Frankie hybrid preamplifier, this attenuator works in “shunt mode”. The preamplifier can be controlled both via iOS & Android App or via infrared remote control at the same time. Frankie hybrid preamplifier has been designed to be the ideal partner of the Frankie monoblock power amplifier.
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Frankie Hybrid Preamplifier & Streamer -Net by Serblin & Son

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3,380.00€
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Frankie hybrid Preamplifier & Streamer -net by Serblin & Son

Frankie hybrid preamplifier netThe beating heart of Frankie hybrid preamplifier, the line amplifier, consists of a 4 x 6922 / E88CC double triode configured as a SRPP balanced circuitry with an active cascoded mosfet current sink. The circuit, with zero overall feedback, benefits of 4 separate and regulated power supplies with discrete components. The volume control is once again our “Golden Stairway”, the attenuator developed in house and used in all our products. This attenuator, made up of fixed resistors switched by relays, has a precision and quality superior to common analogue or digital potentiometers. In Frankie hybrid preamplifier, this attenuator works in “shunt mode”. The preamplifier can be controlled both via iOS & Android App or via infrared remote control at the same time. Frankie hybrid preamplifier has been designed to be the ideal partner of the Frankie monoblock power amplifier.

Frankie hybrid preamplifier net

Frankie hybrid preamplifier The beating heart of Frankie hybrid preamplifier, the line amplifier, consists of a 4 x 6922 / E88CC double triode configured as a SRPP balanced circuitry with an active cascoded mosfet current sink. The circuit, with zero overall feedback, benefits of 4 separate and regulated power supplies with discrete components. The volume control is once again our “Golden Stairway”, the attenuator developed in house and used in all our products. This attenuator, made up of fixed resistors switched by relays, has a precision and quality superior to common analogue or digital potentiometers. In Frankie hybrid preamplifier, this attenuator works in “shunt mode”. Phono input is a solid state circuit suitable for both MM and MC cartridges, it benefits from an ultra-low noise discrete FET input, a fully passive RIAA network and a balanced output. The dip switches on the rear panel offer a wide range of capacitance and resistance adjustments for the cartridge interface. Obviously the phono board has its own dedicated power supply. The preamplifier can be controlled both via iOS & Android App or via infrared remote control at the same time. Frankie hybrid preamplifier has been designed to be the ideal partner of the Frankie monoblock power amplifier.
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Frankie hybrid Preamplifier & Phono mm-mc by Serblin & Son

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3,380.00€
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Frankie hybrid mm-mc  
Frankie hybrid preamplifierThe beating heart of Frankie hybrid preamplifier, the line amplifier, consists of a 4 x 6922 / E88CC double triode configured as a SRPP balanced circuitry with an active cascoded mosfet current sink. The circuit, with zero overall feedback, benefits of 4 separate and regulated power supplies with discrete components. The volume control is once again our “Golden Stairway”, the attenuator developed in house and used in all our products. This attenuator, made up of fixed resistors switched by relays, has a precision and quality superior to common analogue or digital potentiometers. In Frankie hybrid preamplifier, this attenuator works in “shunt mode”. Phono input is a solid state circuit suitable for both MM and MC cartridges, it benefits from an ultra-low noise discrete FET input, a fully passive RIAA network and a balanced output. The dip switches on the rear panel offer a wide range of capacitance and resistance adjustments for the cartridge interface. Obviously the phono board has its own dedicated power supply. The preamplifier can be controlled both via iOS & Android App or via infrared remote control at the same time. Frankie hybrid preamplifier has been designed to be the ideal partner of the Frankie monoblock power amplifier.

Frankie hybrid mm-mc

Zidoo UHD8000 Zidoo UHD8000 is a multimedia media player designed to elevate your home entertainment experience to another level. The Zidoo UHD8000 supports 8K UHD resolution, Dolby Vision and HDR10+, ensuring stunning picture quality with vivid colors and exceptional clarity. Whether you are a movie buff or an audiophile, the UHD8000 offers extensive support for the latest audio and video formats, making it the perfect addition to any home theater setup.
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Zidoo UHD8000

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1,399.00€
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Zidoo UHD8000

Zidoo UHD8000Zidoo UHD8000 is a multimedia media player designed to elevate your home entertainment experience to another level. The Zidoo UHD8000 supports 8K UHD resolution, Dolby Vision and HDR10+, ensuring stunning picture quality with vivid colors and exceptional clarity. Whether you are a movie buff or an audiophile, the UHD8000 offers extensive support for the latest audio and video formats, making it the perfect addition to any home theater setup.

Zidoo UHD8000 media player

Zidoo Z3000 Pro Zidoo Z3000 Pro Android 8K media player 8K UHD 2024 Amlogic S928X-K media player with 1x HDD bay. Dolby Vision and HDR 10+. 1x 3.5" HDD bay. 2x HDMI port. 8GB RAM. 64GB storage. Internal PSU. Powerful new multifunctional chipset from Amlogic. Zidoo Music Player 8.0 by Eversolo audio streamer. Greatly improved ISO and ISO menu support. New comprehensive Android/iOS remote control app.
Zidoo Z3000 Pro Zidoo Z3000 Pro Android 8K media player 8K UHD 2024 Amlogic S928X-K media player with 1x HDD bay. Dolby Vision and HDR 10+. 1x 3.5" HDD bay. 2x HDMI port. 8GB RAM. 64GB storage. Internal PSU. Powerful new multifunctional chipset from Amlogic. Zidoo Music Player 8.0 by Eversolo audio streamer. Greatly improved ISO and ISO menu support. New comprehensive Android/iOS remote control app.
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Zidoo Z3000 Pro

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679.00€
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Zidoo Z3000 Pro

Zidoo Z3000 Pro Android 8K media player

Zidoo Z3000 ProZidoo Z3000 Pro Android 8K media player 8K UHD 2024 Amlogic S928X-K media player with 1x HDD bay. Dolby Vision and HDR 10+. 1x 3.5" HDD bay. 2x HDMI port. 8GB RAM. 64GB storage. Internal PSU. Powerful new multifunctional chipset from Amlogic. Zidoo Music Player 8.0 by Eversolo audio streamer. Greatly improved ISO and ISO menu support. New comprehensive Android/iOS remote control app.

Zidoo Z3000 Pro

Media player 8K UHD 2024 Amlogic S928X-K με 1x υποδοχή HDD. Dolby Vision και HDR 10+. 1x 3,5" θήκη HDD. 2x θύρα HDMI. 8GB RAM. 64GB αποθήκευση. Εσωτερικό PSU. Ισχυρό νέο πολυλειτουργικό chipset από την Amlogic. Zidoo Music Player 8.0 από την Eversolo audio streamer. Εξαιρετικά βελτιωμένη ISO και υποστήριξη ISO. Νέα ολοκληρωμένη εφαρμογή τηλεχειριστηρίου Android/iOS.
Functional overview *New generation Amlogic S928X-K 64-bit penta-core A76 + A55 high-performance multi-functional processor. * 6GB DDR4 RAM + 64GB eMMC storage, providing smooth operation, meets the needs for installing numerous applications. * HDMI 2.1® supports 8K 60Hz point-to-point output, supports HDR (HDR10/HLG/HDR10+/Dolby Vision). *Supports AV1/VP9/H.265/AVS3/AVS2 video codecs, 12-bit, BT.2020 wide color range; supports Atmos/DTS X audio pass-through output. * Built-in VS10 image quality engine is highly customizable, significantly improving image quality by custom mapping different video modes. *Built-in HDD bay (SATA 3.5), supports loading 16TB large capacity SATA hard drive; also supports external CD-Rom to play original CDs. *New Poster Wall 4.0 supports movie trailers and user-friendly custom classification and management. *Supports lossless music playback in formats like DSD (SACD ISO, DSF, DFF), WAV, APE, DTS. *Upgraded music player 8.0 with brand new UI main interface, supports lossless playback and decoding, personalized settings, song data matching. *Supports multiple music streaming methods, such as DLNA, Tidal Connect, etc. *Smooth Android 11 OS significantly improved system performance and stability. *Processing HDR10 static metadata (MaxFall, MaxCll) more accurately which shows higher brightness and deeper darkness level. *Supports acquiring and processing HDR10+ dynamic metadata, colors and brightness are processed frame by frame and scene by scene. *Advanced Dolby Vision technology supports LLDV (Player Led) and Standard mode (TV Led) output. *Automatic frame rate 23.976 and resolution switching output ensures smooth movie playback without interruption (supports local playback and online streaming). *Supports BD/UHD Blu-ray menu playback and gapless branching playback of Blu-rays with complex MPLS structure. *Supports special effect subtitles, automatic download of network subtitles; supports dual forced subtitles for Blu-ray and MKV. *Supports access to network protocols like NFS, SMB v1/v2/v3, UPnP, Web DAV, and built-in SMB service. *Supports standard WOL function; supports power-on and standby settings. *Supports HDMI 2.1® CEC control, RS232 control, Control 4, seamless integration into smart home. *Supports the exclusive Zidoo Controller APP for iOS and Android mobile phones, iPad landscape mode and Android tablet landscape mode, which can seamlessly play and control Zidoo media players.
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Zidoo Z30 PRO

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465.00€
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Zidoo Z30 PRO

Functional overview*New generation Amlogic S928X-K 64-bit penta-core A76 + A55 high-performance multi-functional processor. * 6GB DDR4 RAM + 64GB eMMC storage, providing smooth operation, meets the needs for installing numerous applications. * HDMI 2.1® supports 8K 60Hz point-to-point output, supports HDR (HDR10/HLG/HDR10+/Dolby Vision). *Supports AV1/VP9/H.265/AVS3/AVS2 video codecs, 12-bit, BT.2020 wide color range; supports Atmos/DTS X audio pass-through output. * Built-in VS10 image quality engine is highly customizable, significantly improving image quality by custom mapping different video modes. *Built-in HDD bay (SATA 3.5), supports loading 16TB large capacity SATA hard drive; also supports external CD-Rom to play original CDs. *New Poster Wall 4.0 supports movie trailers and user-friendly custom classification and management. *Supports lossless music playback in formats like DSD (SACD ISO, DSF, DFF), WAV, APE, DTS. *Upgraded music player 8.0 with brand new UI main interface, supports lossless playback and decoding, personalized settings, song data matching. *Supports multiple music streaming methods, such as DLNA, Tidal Connect, etc. *Smooth Android 11 OS significantly improved system performance and stability. *Processing HDR10 static metadata (MaxFall, MaxCll) more accurately which shows higher brightness and deeper darkness level. *Supports acquiring and processing HDR10+ dynamic metadata, colors and brightness are processed frame by frame and scene by scene. *Advanced Dolby Vision technology supports LLDV (Player Led) and Standard mode (TV Led) output. *Automatic frame rate 23.976 and resolution switching output ensures smooth movie playback without interruption (supports local playback and online streaming). *Supports BD/UHD Blu-ray menu playback and gapless branching playback of Blu-rays with complex MPLS structure. *Supports special effect subtitles, automatic download of network subtitles; supports dual forced subtitles for Blu-ray and MKV. *Supports access to network protocols like NFS, SMB v1/v2/v3, UPnP, Web DAV, and built-in SMB service. *Supports standard WOL function; supports power-on and standby settings. *Supports HDMI 2.1® CEC control, RS232 control, Control 4, seamless integration into smart home. *Supports the exclusive Zidoo Controller APP for iOS and Android mobile phones, iPad landscape mode and Android tablet landscape mode, which can seamlessly play and control Zidoo media players.

Zidoo Z30 PRO

Zidoo Z9X 8K New generation Amlogic S928X-K 64-bit penta-core A76 + A55 high-performance multi-functional processor. HDMI 2.1® supports 8K 60Hz point-to-point output, supports HDR (HDR10/HLG/HDR10+/Dolby Vision). Supports AV1/VP9/H.265/AVS3/AVS2 video codecs, 12-bit, BT.2020 wide color range; supports Atmos/DTS X audio pass-through output. Built-in VS10 image quality engine is highly customizable, significantly improving image quality by custom mapping different video modes. Supports connecting external 16TB large capacity SATA hard drive; also supports external CD-Rom to play original CDs. New Poster Wall 4.0 supports movie trailers and user-friendly custom classification and management. Supports lossless music playback in formats like DSD (SACD ISO, DSF, DFF), WAV, APE, DTS. Upgraded music player 8.0 with brand new UI main interface, supports lossless playback and decoding, personalized settings, song data matching. Supports multiple music streaming methods, such as DLNA, Tidal Connect, etc. Smooth Android 11 OS significantly improved system performance and stability. Processing HDR10 static metadata (MaxFall, MaxCll) more accurately which shows higher brightness and deeper darkness level. Supports acquiring and processing HDR10+ dynamic metadata, colors and brightness are processed frame by frame and scene by scene. Advanced Dolby Vision technology supports LLDV (Player Led) and Standard mode (TV Led) output. Automatic frame rate 23.976 and resolution switching output ensures smooth movie playback without interruption (supports local playback and online streaming). Supports BD/UHD Blu-ray menu playback and gapless branching playback of Blu-rays with complex MPLS structure. Supports special effect subtitles, automatic download of network subtitles; Supports dual forced subtitles for Blu-ray and MKV. Supports access to network protocols like NFS, SMB v1/v2/v3, UPnP, Web DAV, and built-in SMB service. Supports standard WOL function; supports power-on and standby settings. Supports HDMI 2.1® CEC control, RS232 control, Control 4, seamless integration into smart home. Supports the exclusive Zidoo Controller APP for iOS and Android mobile phones, iPad landscape mode and Android tablet landscape mode, which can seamlessly play and control Zidoo media players.
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Zidoo Z9X 8K

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309.00€
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Zidoo Z9X 8K

Zidoo Z9X 8KNew generation Amlogic S928X-K 64-bit penta-core A76 + A55 high-performance multi-functional processor. HDMI 2.1® supports 8K 60Hz point-to-point output, supports HDR (HDR10/HLG/HDR10+/Dolby Vision). Supports AV1/VP9/H.265/AVS3/AVS2 video codecs, 12-bit, BT.2020 wide color range; supports Atmos/DTS X audio pass-through output. Built-in VS10 image quality engine is highly customizable, significantly improving image quality by custom mapping different video modes. Supports connecting external 16TB large capacity SATA hard drive; also supports external CD-Rom to play original CDs. New Poster Wall 4.0 supports movie trailers and user-friendly custom classification and management. Supports lossless music playback in formats like DSD (SACD ISO, DSF, DFF), WAV, APE, DTS. Upgraded music player 8.0 with brand new UI main interface, supports lossless playback and decoding, personalized settings, song data matching. Supports multiple music streaming methods, such as DLNA, Tidal Connect, etc. Smooth Android 11 OS significantly improved system performance and stability. Processing HDR10 static metadata (MaxFall, MaxCll) more accurately which shows higher brightness and deeper darkness level. Supports acquiring and processing HDR10+ dynamic metadata, colors and brightness are processed frame by frame and scene by scene. Advanced Dolby Vision technology supports LLDV (Player Led) and Standard mode (TV Led) output. Automatic frame rate 23.976 and resolution switching output ensures smooth movie playback without interruption (supports local playback and online streaming). Supports BD/UHD Blu-ray menu playback and gapless branching playback of Blu-rays with complex MPLS structure. Supports special effect subtitles, automatic download of network subtitles; Supports dual forced subtitles for Blu-ray and MKV. Supports access to network protocols like NFS, SMB v1/v2/v3, UPnP, Web DAV, and built-in SMB service. Supports standard WOL function; supports power-on and standby settings. Supports HDMI 2.1® CEC control, RS232 control, Control 4, seamless integration into smart home. Supports the exclusive Zidoo Controller APP for iOS and Android mobile phones, iPad landscape mode and Android tablet landscape mode, which can seamlessly play and control Zidoo media players.

Zidoo Z9X 8K

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GRANDINOTE Solo Integrated We are proud to introduce a new product that is the result of a long period of design and development. The new integrated amplifier Solo. We have concentrated years of experience in HiFi development into this new creation. Everything is improved not only the audio quality and the power (now 60W in class A) but even a new design with a huge 9” display full of functions like VUmeter, spectrum analyser and more. Grandinote is technology, innovation, flexibility, design and absolute audio quality. MAGNETOSOLID TECHNOLOGY Magnetosolid is a unique technology from Grandinote, designed by engineer Massimiliano Magri and a great expression of Made in Italy. Created in 2002 in its first versions, it integrates two words in its name: Magneto and Solid. Magneto because of its ferromagnetic components and output transformers and Solid because of its solid-state components. It is a circuit that brings the best of tubes and solid-state technology to our amplifiers. As with tube systems, the circuit is as simple and straightforward as possible, but with all the qualities of solid state. The main advantage of tubes over solid state, is the absence of parasitic capacitance. Our Magnetosolid technology, has overcome even this obstacle by delivering a sound that is absolutely faithful to the source without the loss of any detail and with the ability to control any speaker. The frequency response of Magnetosolid amplifiers is the best on the market, superior to either tube or solid-state systems. All components of the sound message are in place. Detail, presence, full dynamic and control thanks also to an absolute reference damping factor. In the Solo and in the new Grandinote Magnetosolid amplifiers the audio circuit has been further improved compared to previous ones such as the Shinai, with voltages and polarizations even richer and oversized. An increase of over 50% going from 60V to 96V while maintaining the purity of the signal unchanged. POWER SUPPLY Grandinote's new Magnetosolid amplifiers are now equipped with a new switching power supply with electro-medical rigor standards and a new concept. All circuits are pure class A with an always constant current. The absorption does not depend on the signal and this means that the power supply will always supply the same current. It is very important to underline that our switching power supplies never modulate the current based on the signal. The development of our new switching power supplies has broken down the paradigm of toroidal as the only solution. With our design they are now qualitatively on par with toroidals and perfectly integrated with Grandinote's Magnetosolid circuits in pure class A. With our new power supply, we are able to choose the supply voltages for the output stages and able to select the Solo polarization in function of the nominal impedance speakers. Solo is now optimised for 8, or 4 Ohm speakers, avoiding unnecessary power losses and with a greater overall performance. We have also increased the size of the heatsinks, now they are a 10% bigger than in the old Shinai and that allows the Solo to deliver more power while heating up less and be more comfortable to use in hot seasons. VOLUME CONTROL Now we have resistors combined with reed relays. Reed relays are the best contact in existence cause they works in vacuum, no impurities, no parasitic capacitances like in solid-state relays and guarantee the passage of every smallest nuance of the signal, without limiting its frequency response, without any distortion! The configuration of these resistors is a pure “ladder" with two blocks of resistors, only in parallel with each other. This configuration use the same principle of the volume regulators with rotary switches, studded with resistors, but with 2 big improvements: No rotary switch in the world has the same contact quality as a reed relay (vacuum) - these switches have few steps, a far cry from the 68 steps + 0 of our regulator. The Shinai has only 33 steps plus 0.
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GRANDINOTE Solo Integrated

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Original price was: 18,000.00€.Η τρέχουσα τιμή είναι: 14,990.00€.
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GRANDINOTE Solo Integrated

GRANDINOTE Solo Integrated We are proud to introduce a new product that is the result of a long period of design and development. The new integrated amplifier Solo. We have concentrated years of experience in HiFi development into this new creation. Everything is improved not only the audio quality and the power (now 60W in class A) but even a new design with a huge 9” display full of functions like VUmeter, spectrum analyser and more. Grandinote is technology, innovation, flexibility, design and absolute audio quality. MAGNETOSOLID TECHNOLOGY Magnetosolid is a unique technology from Grandinote, designed by engineer Massimiliano Magri and a great expression of Made in Italy. Created in 2002 in its first versions, it integrates two words in its name: Magneto and Solid. Magneto because of its ferromagnetic components and output transformers and Solid because of its solid-state components. It is a circuit that brings the best of tubes and solid-state technology to our amplifiers. As with tube systems, the circuit is as simple and straightforward as possible, but with all the qualities of solid state. The main advantage of tubes over solid state, is the absence of parasitic capacitance. Our Magnetosolid technology, has overcome even this obstacle by delivering a sound that is absolutely faithful to the source without the loss of any detail and with the ability to control any speaker. The frequency response of Magnetosolid amplifiers is the best on the market, superior to either tube or solid-state systems. All components of the sound message are in place. Detail, presence, full dynamic and control thanks also to an absolute reference damping factor. In the Solo and in the new Grandinote Magnetosolid amplifiers the audio circuit has been further improved compared to previous ones such as the Shinai, with voltages and polarizations even richer and oversized. An increase of over 50% going from 60V to 96V while maintaining the purity of the signal unchanged. POWER SUPPLY Grandinote's new Magnetosolid amplifiers are now equipped with a new switching power supply with electro-medical rigor standards and a new concept. All circuits are pure class A with an always constant current. The absorption does not depend on the signal and this means that the power supply will always supply the same current. It is very important to underline that our switching power supplies never modulate the current based on the signal. The development of our new switching power supplies has broken down the paradigm of toroidal as the only solution. With our design they are now qualitatively on par with toroidals and perfectly integrated with Grandinote's Magnetosolid circuits in pure class A. With our new power supply, we are able to choose the supply voltages for the output stages and able to select the Solo polarization in function of the nominal impedance speakers. Solo is now optimised for 8, or 4 Ohm speakers, avoiding unnecessary power losses and with a greater overall performance. We have also increased the size of the heatsinks, now they are a 10% bigger than in the old Shinai and that allows the Solo to deliver more power while heating up less and be more comfortable to use in hot seasons. VOLUME CONTROL Now we have resistors combined with reed relays. Reed relays are the best contact in existence cause they works in vacuum, no impurities, no parasitic capacitances like in solid-state relays and guarantee the passage of every smallest nuance of the signal, without limiting its frequency response, without any distortion! The configuration of these resistors is a pure “ladder" with two blocks of resistors, only in parallel with each other. This configuration use the same principle of the volume regulators with rotary switches, studded with resistors, but with 2 big improvements: No rotary switch in the world has the same contact quality as a reed relay (vacuum) - these switches have few steps, a far cry from the 68 steps + 0 of our regulator. The Shinai has only 33 steps plus 0.

GRANDINOTE Solo Integrated

Είμαστε περήφανοι που παρουσιάζουμε ένα νέο προϊόν που είναι αποτέλεσμα μακράς περιόδου σχεδιασμού και ανάπτυξης. Ο νέος ολοκληρωμένος ενισχυτής Solo. Έχουμε συγκεντρώσει την πολυετή εμπειρία στην ανάπτυξη HiFi σε αυτή τη νέα δημιουργία. Όλα είναι βελτιωμένα όχι μόνο στην ποιότητα του ήχου και την ισχύ (τώρα 60W σε τάξη Α), αλλά ακόμη και σε μια νέα σχεδίαση με μια τεράστια οθόνη 9" γεμάτη λειτουργίες όπως VUmeter, αναλυτής φάσματος και πολλά άλλα. Το όνομα Grandinote σημαίνει τεχνολογία, καινοτομία, ευελιξία, σχεδιασμός και απόλυτη ποιότητα ήχου.
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WHARFEDALE Dovedale Celebrating 9o years of bringing the world’s finest Loudspeakers to the world of home audio, today Wharfedale engineers continue the dictum of utilising technology where it truly matters to develop Loudspeakers that reveal the passion and excitement behind the musical performance. We believe that a connoisseur of sound would find the merest flow intolerable and with a connoisseur in mind. We have re-designed and built the new ‘Dovedale’. If you are such a listener. You will recognise the significance of – and then insist on possessing – the control. Performance and sheer quality are reflected in this fine speaker. Manufactured by highly trained. Vastly experienced Loudspeaker experts at the headquarters of Wharfedale, in Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire – Dovedale is built in the home of British Hi-Fi. The new Dovedale further exemplifies Wharfedale’s legacy in fine loudspeaker design and manufacturing: balancing fine craftsmanship, natural sound quality, and affordability inside a beautifully proportioned loudspeaker that has been bought in its millions right across the globe through its various incarnations. A True Classic Dovedale has an unmistakable family resemblance. It is a three-way standmount model – a rarity in the modern era, retaining similar proportions to the classic Dovedale models of yesteryear. Its wood-veneered cabinet has a vintage look, yet the standard of finish is distinctly contemporary – a tribute to the skilled craftsmanship required to produce such a loudspeaker. The original Dovedale models – dating back to the W2 in 1959, which was updated to the W2 / Dovedale in 1965 – were well known for their rich and natural sound quality. The new model retains these attributes but upgrades the performance in every department, with free-breathing dynamics and incredible definition across the bass and midrange. A celebration of the Landmark goth anniversary of the Wharfedale brand. The Wharfedale Dovedale is more than just a reintroduction of a classic model. This is a speaker that exudes authenticity. Designed to appeal to the dedicated music-lover. Made In The UK Dovedale signifies the reintroduction of the class and quality of British manufacturing to the Wharfedale brand portfolio. Dovedale is built in the home of British Hi-Fi at Wharfedale’s UK headquarters in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Incorporating key manufacturing, assembly and finishing processes for specially selected products in addition to the R&D function already located there. A 9,000ft2 production facility has been added to the existing building, including a new anechoic chamber, making a total of 25,000ft2 of office, lab and manufacturing space. It is here that Dovedale is manufactured by highly trained, vastly experienced loudspeaker experts.
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WHARFEDALE Dovedale

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Original price was: 7,500.00€.Η τρέχουσα τιμή είναι: 6,490.00€.
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WHARFEDALE Dovedale

WHARFEDALE Dovedale Celebrating 9o years of bringing the world’s finest Loudspeakers to the world of home audio, today Wharfedale engineers continue the dictum of utilising technology where it truly matters to develop Loudspeakers that reveal the passion and excitement behind the musical performance. We believe that a connoisseur of sound would find the merest flow intolerable and with a connoisseur in mind. We have re-designed and built the new ‘Dovedale’. If you are such a listener. You will recognise the significance of – and then insist on possessing – the control. Performance and sheer quality are reflected in this fine speaker. Manufactured by highly trained. Vastly experienced Loudspeaker experts at the headquarters of Wharfedale, in Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire – Dovedale is built in the home of British Hi-Fi. The new Dovedale further exemplifies Wharfedale’s legacy in fine loudspeaker design and manufacturing: balancing fine craftsmanship, natural sound quality, and affordability inside a beautifully proportioned loudspeaker that has been bought in its millions right across the globe through its various incarnations. A True Classic Dovedale has an unmistakable family resemblance. It is a three-way standmount model – a rarity in the modern era, retaining similar proportions to the classic Dovedale models of yesteryear. Its wood-veneered cabinet has a vintage look, yet the standard of finish is distinctly contemporary – a tribute to the skilled craftsmanship required to produce such a loudspeaker. The original Dovedale models – dating back to the W2 in 1959, which was updated to the W2 / Dovedale in 1965 – were well known for their rich and natural sound quality. The new model retains these attributes but upgrades the performance in every department, with free-breathing dynamics and incredible definition across the bass and midrange. A celebration of the Landmark goth anniversary of the Wharfedale brand. The Wharfedale Dovedale is more than just a reintroduction of a classic model. This is a speaker that exudes authenticity. Designed to appeal to the dedicated music-lover. Made In The UK Dovedale signifies the reintroduction of the class and quality of British manufacturing to the Wharfedale brand portfolio. Dovedale is built in the home of British Hi-Fi at Wharfedale’s UK headquarters in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Incorporating key manufacturing, assembly and finishing processes for specially selected products in addition to the R&D function already located there. A 9,000ft2 production facility has been added to the existing building, including a new anechoic chamber, making a total of 25,000ft2 of office, lab and manufacturing space. It is here that Dovedale is manufactured by highly trained, vastly experienced loudspeaker experts.

WHARFEDALE Dovedale

LUDIC Wooden Brush Vinyl Goat. Made from wood and natural goat hair, this anti-static brush is ideal for removing dust and other debris that can settle in the grooves of a vinyl record. Naturally anti-static bristles prevent static build-up. Wooden handle.
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LUDIC Wooden Brush Vinyl Goat

18.00€
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LUDIC Wooden Brush Vinyl Goat   LUDIC Ξύλινη βούρτσα βινυλίου κατσίκας. Κατασκευασμένο από ξύλο και φυσικό τρίχωμα κατσίκας, Αυτή η
LUDIC turntable mat διπλής όψης LUDIC Double sided Genuine Leather & Cork The Double side Leather & Cork Mat is a premium mat made from Genuine leather and cork. This will give the best acoustic feedback when playing records which is one of the major problems when playing records. The cause is the sound that has just been produced by the speakers which comes back to the record player and cause it to vibrate. The problems is that there is a very slight time difference between the reproduced sound and the sound that is fed back onto the record player. This results in a big loss of detail and clarity and makes the sound “muddy”. So every effort has to be done to isolate the record player from its surroundings as well as to isolate the record from the record player. With the goal to reduce acoustic feedback from the surroundings back to the record and the cartridge a lot of effort has gone into developing turntable mats that make the reproduced sound crystal clear with great separation and detail. There are different materials to achieve this, the leather&cork mat is one of the best options and still for a very good price.
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LUDIC turntable mat διπλής όψης

55.00€
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LUDIC turntable mat διπλής όψης   LUDIC turntable mat από γνήσιο δέρμα & φελλό διπλής όψεως Το Double side Leather
LUDIC Baerwald Protractor Our Ludic Baerwald Alignment protractor allows you to check your cartridge is correctly aligned in your tonearm. An incorrectly aligned phono cartridge can result in premature cartridge and record wear. Despite what some manufacturers claim, correct overhang length and alignment is critical to obtaining proper audio reproduction without distortion and avoiding unnecessary record and stylus wear. This is a precision task and cannot be done by eye or guess work alone. You will only be able to enjoy the best possible sound from your cartridge when properly aligned. The mirrored surface makes all measurements easier and more accurate. The mirror’s parallax effect allows the elimination of sighting errors, and provides better lighting, critical in making fine adjustments on small parts. Simply place this alignment gauge over your turntable spindle, move your phono cartridge over the grid, and make sure it is correctly aligned before tightening it to your tonearm. Couldn’t be simpler.
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LUDIC Baerwald Protractor

15.00€
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LUDIC Baerwald Protractor Ο protractor της Ludic Baerwald Alignment σάς επιτρέπει να ελέγχετε την σωστή τοποθέτησης της κεφαλής σας πάνω
LUDIC Aesir Optilink LUDIC AESIR high performance OptiLink cable Optical digital audio connection send superior audio signals between devices. Most optical cables you buy uses plastic fibers and that works well in relatively short distances, also a lot optical cables are poorly designed, but we designed a quality cable for a great price! LUDIC use Glass and yes this costs substantially more and is generally used in professional applications, and with great latching connectors the light troughput is stronger and gives no connection problems or signal loss. LUDIC AESIR Toslink cables are utilized to carry digital audio signals between devices, suitable for LCD TV’s, gaming consoles, audio equipment, PC’s. our line of cables are always a good choice for your audio system.
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LUDIC Aesir Optilink

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Price range: 49.00€ through 59.00€
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LUDIC Aesir Optilink

LUDIC Aesir OptilinkLUDIC AESIR high performance OptiLink cable Optical digital audio connection send superior audio signals between devices. Most optical cables you buy uses plastic fibers and that works well in relatively short distances, also a lot optical cables are poorly designed, but we designed a quality cable for a great price! LUDIC use Glass and yes this costs substantially more and is generally used in professional applications, and with great latching connectors the light troughput is stronger and gives no connection problems or signal loss. LUDIC AESIR Toslink cables are utilized to carry digital audio signals between devices, suitable for LCD TV’s, gaming consoles, audio equipment, PC’s. our line of cables are always a good choice for your audio system.

LUDIC Aesir Optilink

Dual DTJ 301.1 Professional device with USB function! Enjoy your old record collection in the highest quality and enjoy your memories. The Dual DTJ 301 doesn’t just play your new and old records in the usual quality, but also offers you other functions, such as the USB function for digitizing your old records or the possibility of scratching your records. The direct drive enables the target speed to be reached quickly (33/45 revolutions per minute) with a start / stop time of
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Dual DTJ 301.1

360.00€
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Dual DTJ 301.1

Dual DTJ 301.1Professional device with USB function! Enjoy your old record collection in the highest quality and enjoy your memories. The Dual DTJ 301 doesn’t just play your new and old records in the usual quality, but also offers you other functions, such as the USB function for digitizing your old records or the possibility of scratching your records. The direct drive enables the target speed to be reached quickly (33/45 revolutions per minute) with a start / stop time of <1 second. You can connect the turntable to your amplifier or your computer (via USB cable) using an audio cable. The device also has a cast aluminum platter with an antistatic felt mat, a magnetic pickup system and integrated needle lighting.

Dual DTJ 301.1

Dual 460 Piano Black turntable
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Dual 460 Piano Black turntable

Price range: 750.00€ through 780.00€
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Dual 460 Piano Black turntable

Dual 460 Αυτοματο χειροποιητο πικ-απ Γερμανιας.
Dual 460 Piano Black turntable

Dual 460 Piano Black turntable

Audio Note ANE-SPE-HE Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And Music suffers for it. The design of the AN-E Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utlises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.
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Audio Note ANE-SPE-HE

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12,450.00€
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Audio Note ANE-SPE-HE

Audio Note ANE-SPE-HE Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And Music suffers for it. The design of the AN-E Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utlises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.

Audio Note ANE-SPE-HE

Audio Note ANE LX Hemp Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And Music suffers for it. The design of the AN-E Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utlises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.
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Audio Note ANE LX Hemp

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9,950.00€
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Audio Note ANE LX Hemp

Audio Note ANE LX HempDetails The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And Music suffers for it. The design of the AN-E Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utlises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.

Audio Note ANE LX Hemp

Audio Note ANE LX Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And Music suffers for it. The design of the AN-E Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utlises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.
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Audio Note ANE LX

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9,440.00€
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Audio Note ANE LX

Audio Note ANE LXDetails The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And Music suffers for it. The design of the AN-E Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utlises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.

Audio Note ANE LX

Audio Note AN-J-LX Hemp Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And music suffers for it. The design of the AN-J Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utilises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and vice versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.
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Audio Note AN-J-LX Hemp

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7,270.00€
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Audio Note AN-J-LX Hemp

Audio Note AN-J-LX HempDetails The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And music suffers for it. The design of the AN-J Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utilises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and vice versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.

Audio Note AN-J-LX Hemp

Audio Note AN-J-LX Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And music suffers for it. The design of the AN-J Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utilises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and vice versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.
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Audio Note AN-J-LX

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6,790.00€
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Audio Note AN-J-LX

Audio Note AN-J-LX Details The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And music suffers for it. The design of the AN-J Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utilises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder the drivers. The ported cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications.) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and vice versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper and Hemp paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.

Audio Note AN-J-LX

   
Audio Note ANK-LX Details The Audio Note ANK-LX is a compact "bookshelf" design, using two drive units per cabinet to cover a very wide frequency response, given its modest dimensions. Unlike many "bookshelf" 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. The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And music suffers for it. The design of the AN-K Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utilises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder, the drivers. The cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close-matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.
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Audio Note ANK-LX

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4,910.00€
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Audio Note ANK-LX

Audio Note ANK-LXDetails The Audio Note ANK-LX is a compact "bookshelf" design, using two drive units per cabinet to cover a very wide frequency response, given its modest dimensions. Unlike many "bookshelf" 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. The majority of the high-end audio marketplace is occupied by ill-conceived low efficiency loudspeaker systems. These designs usually consist of several less-than-ideally matched drivers and a very complex crossover, crammed into a cabinet that exhibits the tonal and textural qualities of reinforced concrete. Their designers are blinded by the dogmatic quest for high sound pressure levels and flat response. But what of the other factors which are essential for emotionally involving music reproduction? What about coherence, full natural micro—as well as macro—dynamics, inner detail? What about LIFE? What about EMOTION? Sorry, they’re just not part of the “High Performance Audio” design brief. And music suffers for it. The design of the AN-K Loudspeaker, by contrast, follows an altogether different philosophy. It calls for a cabinet that complements the chosen drive units, rather than fighting against them. Instead of trying to kill the resonances, we tailor the cabinet to place them in frequency bands where they aid and enhance the operation of the drive units, culminating in a loudspeaker system that makes the most of the preceding amplifier’s output. The material choice for the cabinet is an area where a great deal of research and development has taken place. Over the years, we have tried many different materials and combinations, a time consuming endeavour culminating in the current design, which utilises the highest quality birch ply for the entire cabinet. Bracing and internal damping is kept to a minimum and strategically applied to help, not hinder, the drivers. The cabinet has been designed to be placed close to room boundaries, where the bass performance is augmented significantly by the additional reinforcement offered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallow cabinet / wide baffle shape which gives the drivers the best possible operating conditions, allowing them to perform as if they are mounted in a virtual wall. This provides the most undisturbed sound field with the widest and most even dispersion possible from a real world cabinet shape. The crossover is simple, essentially first order, hardwired and incorporates air-cored chokes and selected bipolar and polypropylene capacitors (either copper foil or silver foil, depending on model). The internal cabling consists of either 99.99% pure copper or 99.99% pure silver Audio Note (UK) wire, depending on the exact model. (See specifications) Consistent performance is a major issue in loudspeaker design and unfortunately all drive units vary slightly from each other, even if they look the same and have the same basic specification. Many loudspeaker manufacturer’s will tell you that they provide “computer matched” crossovers, and whilst this may be true in one sense (each crossover may have been matched to have the exact same capacitance, inductance and resistance) this essentially “passive” method does not adequately take into consideration the mechanical and acoustic variance present in the drive units themselves, where minute differences in acoustic behaviour will result in quite substantial differences in performance and sound. Therefore, to obtain the best possible combination of drivers and crossovers, we have developed a dynamic matching process. This ensures that each loudspeaker in a stereo pair matches a "master curve" and also its partner, to within 0.4dB. To the best of our knowledge, no other loudspeaker manufacturer achieves such close-matching and tests 100% of its production. Another much overlooked area of loudspeaker design is the material choice for the drivers. It has become very fashionable to use all manner of exotic materials (beryllium, diamond, carbon fibre, ceramics etc.) as cone materials in modern drivers, mainly because it gives the impression that the manufacturer in question is making great strides in their research into better sounding speakers. The sad fact is none of these materials work as intended, as they all have their own distinct sonic signature, so no matter how the crossover is designed, this sonic signature will be present when the speaker reproduces music. It may be less obvious and audible with some types of music, but ultimately the chosen material will always imprint some of its own signature on whatever sound is reproduced. In addition, it is vitally important that the sound and characteristics of an individual drive unit are complimentary to those of its chosen partner, so that when an instrument is reproduced by both drive units (which is almost always the case), the upper range does not sound detached from the lower range and visa versa. This is an aspect of performance that cannot be measured by even the most sophisticated test equipment; it can ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter. These materials, when matched correctly, marry the low and high frequencies seamlessly, providing the best level of performance possible in the real world of acoustics.

Audio Note ANK-LX

AN-E-SPX Limited Field coil drive units, or in laymen’s terms, powered drive units, using an electromagnet to generate the magnetic field with which the voice coil interacts (by Lorentz Force), date from the earliest days of electrical music reproduction. At the time, not long after the turn of the 20th century, permanent magnet technology was not sufficiently advanced to make a conveniently sized, and priced, speaker drive unit. Electrical efficiency was much less of a consideration then, and there was often a ‘free’ source of power for the field coil – by using the speaker field coil as the smoothing choke in the device’s power supply. Now, the question arises as to why revisit an older, now largely redundant technology? That is because of the sound. The effect is not that there is more in terms of quantity from the speakers, there isn’t, there’s actually less. They sound calmer, more relaxed and graceful, yet there is now more information – in terms of tonality, subtle inflection, and atmosphere. What was previously obscured is now revealed. The scales have fallen from your ears!
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AN-E-SPX Limited Field coil drive units, or in laymen’s terms, powered drive units, using an electromagnet to generate the magnetic field with which the voice coil interacts (by Lorentz Force), date from the earliest days of electrical music reproduction. At the time, not long after the turn of the 20th century, permanent magnet technology was not sufficiently advanced to make a conveniently sized, and priced, speaker drive unit. Electrical efficiency was much less of a consideration then, and there was often a ‘free’ source of power for the field coil – by using the speaker field coil as the smoothing choke in the device’s power supply. Now, the question arises as to why revisit an older, now largely redundant technology? That is because of the sound. The effect is not that there is more in terms of quantity from the speakers, there isn’t, there’s actually less. They sound calmer, more relaxed and graceful, yet there is now more information – in terms of tonality, subtle inflection, and atmosphere. What was previously obscured is now revealed. The scales have fallen from your ears!

AN-E-SPX Limited