Audio Note AN-E Speakers
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 amplifierʼs 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 endeavor culminating in the current design, which utilizes the highest quality Russian 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 reinforcementoffered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallowcabinet / wide baffle shapewhich 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.
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 endeavor culminating in the current design, which utilizes the highest quality Russian 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 reinforcementoffered by the nearby walls. In this position, it will outperform any similarly sized speaker regardless of origin, thanks in part to the shallowcabinet / wide baffle shapewhich 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.
The AN-E must be the most efficient wide band speaker of moderate size on the market, with an effective bandwidth from 18 Hz to 23 kHz at -6 dB, efficiency better than 95 dB/m and a dynamic headroom above 108 dB. The extremely high efficiency is retained well over the bandwidth, and makes the AN-E very suited to the high quality, low-power triode amplifiers that will form the future of music reproduction, once our obsession with power and specifications is generally recognized as folly.
The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.
Dimensions: (Height, Width, Depth) 790 x 360 x 270mm (31" x 14" x 10.5").
The AN-E is a two-way, ported enclosure, with a carefully designed cabinet which is shaped to enhance and aid driver dispersion on one hand, and bass output on the other. The cabinet is lightly braced and little internal damping is used. The cabinet is designed in such a way that it augments and supports the drivers in their task, not unlike the box of a guitar. The drivers are selected and paired before they are matched to the crossover in the same process as the AN-K and AN-J.
Dimensions: (Height, Width, Depth) 790 x 360 x 270mm (31" x 14" x 10.5").
For more details or to schedule an audition with these speakers call 703-734-9391.
Standard Efficiency Model, 94-95dB/watt/meter
AN-E/Lx
AN-Lexus LX96 copper internal cable, copper voice coils.
AN-E/SPe
AN-SPe17 or on later models AN-SPe19 silver internal cable, copper voice coils.
High Efficiency Models, 97.5 – 98dB/watt/meter
AN-E/LX HE
AN-Lexus LX96 copper internal cable, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SPe HE
AN-SPe17 or on later models AN-SPe19 silver internal cabling, silver voice coils.
AN-E/LX Signature
AN-Lexus LX96 copper cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SPe Signature
AN-SPe17 or on later models AN-E/SPe19 silver cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SPx SE Signature
AN-SPx27 or on later models AN-SPx29 and currently AN-SPx31 silver speaker cable connecting to external crossover, with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors and silver wire inductors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SEC Silver
AN-SOGON LX96 silver internal cabling, AlNiCo speaker magnets, silver inductors with silvered polyester crossover capacitors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SEC Signature
AN-SOGON LX96 silver speaker cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors, silver wire inductors, AlNiCo driver magnets, silver voice coils.
AN-E SOGON
The ultimate 2 way speaker, AN-SOGON LX96 silver speaker cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ pure silver foil signal capacitors, silver wire inductors, specially selected and matched AlNiCo drivers with silver voice coils.
Note: Images and information on this site may differ from current models or specifications.
AN-E/Lx
AN-Lexus LX96 copper internal cable, copper voice coils.
AN-E/SPe
AN-SPe17 or on later models AN-SPe19 silver internal cable, copper voice coils.
High Efficiency Models, 97.5 – 98dB/watt/meter
AN-E/LX HE
AN-Lexus LX96 copper internal cable, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SPe HE
AN-SPe17 or on later models AN-SPe19 silver internal cabling, silver voice coils.
AN-E/LX Signature
AN-Lexus LX96 copper cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SPe Signature
AN-SPe17 or on later models AN-E/SPe19 silver cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SPx SE Signature
AN-SPx27 or on later models AN-SPx29 and currently AN-SPx31 silver speaker cable connecting to external crossover, with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors and silver wire inductors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SEC Silver
AN-SOGON LX96 silver internal cabling, AlNiCo speaker magnets, silver inductors with silvered polyester crossover capacitors, silver voice coils.
AN-E/SEC Signature
AN-SOGON LX96 silver speaker cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ copper foil signal capacitors, silver wire inductors, AlNiCo driver magnets, silver voice coils.
AN-E SOGON
The ultimate 2 way speaker, AN-SOGON LX96 silver speaker cable connecting to external crossover with Audio Note™ pure silver foil signal capacitors, silver wire inductors, specially selected and matched AlNiCo drivers with silver voice coils.
Note: Images and information on this site may differ from current models or specifications.
