AUDIO NOTE
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PRE-AMPLIFIERS
M-ZERO
M-Zero-line only-remote option
Inputs: 5 Outputs: 2 Valve: 6111WA dual triode output
stage
M-ZERO Remote
Remote control line
pre-amplifier with remote volume, mute and switching, Zero
chassis style with 5 inputs, tape loop and two outputs, no
feedback 6111WA dual triode output stage.
M1 Line
M1 Phono
M1
Preamplifier Avaliable in Phono and Line only versions. 5
Inputs. remote, 2 Stereo Outputs enabling Bi-amping
ECC88 Phono Stage input valve
ECC82 Line Stage.
6DJ8 second
stage
M-One
Remote
Remote control line
pre-amplifier with remote volume, mute and switching,
otherwise as M Zero, as M Zero R but with upgraded parts
M1
RIAA
Stand
alone moving magnet phono stage, based on the M1Phono. No
feedback ECC83 + ECC88 dual triode output stage
M2 Line
M2 Line
(balanced)
M2 Phono
M2 Phono
(balanced)
M2
RIAA
M2
line only or line and phono, remote and/or balanced options
Standard chassis style, high quality, line pre-amplifier
with 5 inputs and two outputs. 6SN7 as no feedback anode
follower, choke coupled power supply with 6X5 valve
rectifier and ECL82 regulator, some Black Gates
The phono version has MM phono input and 4 other inputs,
ECC83/12AX7 in first stage of phono with passive equaliser
and 6DJ8 second stage feeding 6SN7 line stage, all no
feedback, power supply with choke smoothing, 6X5 rectifier
and ECL82 regulator.
M3 Line
M3 Phono
M3
RIAA
M3
line only or line and phono options
Level
Three line pre-amplifier with 5687 line stage and Audio
Note™ tantalum resistors, simplified choke smoothed 6X5
rectified power supply with Audio Note 1 watt tantalum
resistors and in-house designed and wound I-E core output
transformers.
Integrated
AMPLIFIERS
Unlike the majority of integrated amplifiers, which are
technically compromised in order to meet their price
target, an Audio Note integrated amplifier is a full
pre-power amplifier combination, complete with independent
power supplies, in a single box. Therefore, rather than
being a compromise, it is an advantage. Single box
construction provides a shorter signal path and more ideal
interstage matching giving obvious sonic benefits. The
Meishu takes this principle several steps further and
provides separate valve rectified choke smoothed power
supplies for each amplification stage.
Oto
Line PP
Oto
Phono PP
12 watt Class A EL84 push-pull line only integrated
amplifier, 4 inputs & tape loop, 4 x ECC83, 4 x EL84. A
phono version is also available, this adds an extra ECC83
and 6DJ8 / ECC88 to the valve
complement.
SORO
Line PP
SORO Phono PP
20 watt Class A 6L6G push-pull line only integrated
amplifier, 4 inputs, tape loop, ECC82 x 2, 6SL7 x 2, 6L6G x
4. The MM phono version adds 1 x ECC83 and 1 x 6DJ8/ECC88
to the valve complement.
Oto
Line SE
Oto
Phono SE
10 watt Class A single-ended EL84 line only integrated
amplifier, 4 inputs & tape loop, 4 x ECC83 4 x EL84.
The MM Phono version adds 1 x ECC83 and 1 x 6DJ8 to the
valve compliment.
SORO Line SE
SORO Phono SE
18 watt Class A single-ended 6L6G line only integrated
amplifier, 4 inputs & tape loop, 1 x ECC82, 2 x 6SL7, 4
x 6L6G. The MM Phono version adds 1 x ECC83 and 1 x 6DJ8 to
the valve compliment.
Meishu Line
Meishu Line Silver
Meishu Line Silver Signature
Meishu Phono
Meishu
Phono Silver
Meishu Phono Silver Signature
9 watt Class A single-ended 300B MM phono integrated
amplifier, 5 inputs, no tape loop, 2 x 300B, 2 x 5687, 1 x
6SN7, 4 x ECC83, 2 x 6X5, 1 x 5U4G.
Jinro
211 SE integrated amplifier, 5687 input stage driving an
in-house designed and made 1:2 copper wired driver
transformer on a double HiB C-core, standard Level 3
components, Beyschlag resistors, etc., in-house designed
and made copper wired double HiB C-core output transformer,
2 x NOS 5R4WGB rectifiers, HiB double C-core mains
transformer.
Tomei
211 SE integrated amplifier, 6463 input stage driving an
in-house designed and made 1:2 copper/silver wired driver
transformer on a double AN-Perma 50 nickel C-core, standard
Level 4 components, Audio Note™ 1 watt Tantalum resistors,
some Cerafine & Black Gate electrolytics, in-house
designed and made copper/silver wired double AN-Perma 50
nickel C-core output transformer, 2 x NOS 5R4WGB
rectifiers, HiB double C-core mains transformer, remote
control version available.
Ongaku
211 SE integrated amplifier, original NOS Telefunken 6463
input stage driving an in-house designed and made 1:2 Audio
Note™ silver wired driver transformer on a double AN-Perma
50 nickel C-core, standard Level 4 components, Audio Note™
2 watt Tantalum resistors, Black Gate™ electrolytics,
in-house designed and made Audio Note 99.99% pure silver
wired double AN-Perma 50 nickel C-core output transformer,
2 x NOS 5R4WGB rectifiers, HiB double C-core mains
transformer, remote control version
available.
Power
AMPLIFIERS
P1
PP
12 watt push-pull Class A stereo amplifier 4 x EL84, 4 x
ECC83, input volume.
P2
PP
20 watt push-pull Class stereo amplifier 4 x 6L6G, 2 x
6SN7, 2 x ECC83, input volume.
P2
SE
18 watt parallel single-ended Class A stereo amplifier, 4 x
5881, 2 x 6SL7, input volume
Conqueror
8 watt single-ended Class A no feedback triode stereo
amplifier, valve rectifier choke power supply, Audio Note
copper foil signal capacitors, 2 x 300B, 2 x 6SN7, 1 x
5U4G. *LG - Low gain version available for high senstivity
speakers.
Paladin
2 watt single-ended Class A no feedback stereo power
amplifier, valve rectified choke power supply, Audio Note™
copper foil signal capacitors, Audio Note™ tantalum
resistors, copper wired double HiB C-core output
transformer, audio circuit hardwired with silver wire, 1 x
6SL7GT input stage, 45 output stage with 5U4G rectifier,
but no 45s supplied at stated retail 1 Pair NOS 45 output
triodes when supplied with Paladin
amplifier
Vindicator
3.5 watt single-ended Class A no feedback stereo power
amplifier, valve rectified choke power supply, Audio Note™
copper foil signal capacitors, Audio Note™ tantalum
resistors, copper wired double HiB C-core output
transformer, audio circuit hardwired with silver wire, 1 x
6SL7GT input stage, single Sovtek 2A3 output stage with
5U4G rectifier.
Monoblock
Amplifiers
P-Zero
Zero style box, 8 watt Push-Pull Class AB2 mono blocks, 2x
ECL82. Available in Black of Silver finish. Available only
in pairs.
Quest
| ZZ209/LG
|
Quest
+Low gain version |
9 watt single-ended Class A no feedback triode mono amplifiers, valve rectified choke power supply, 2 x 300B, 2 x 6SN7, 2 x 5U4G, Low gain version is available with single stage input using a 6J5 for use with highly efficient speakers like the AN-E/LX HEG |
| ZZ209S/LG
|
Quest Silver
+Low gain version |
As above, with Audio
Note™ tantalum resistors, copper foil signal
capacitors, Black Gate electrolytic capacitors in
many places and HiB copper wired double C-core
output transformers, low gain version available
|
| ZZ209SS/LG
|
Quest Silver Signature
+Low gain version |
As Quest Silver, but
with more Black Gate electrolytic capacitors, Audio
Note™ silver wiring and copper wired thin
lamination R36 double C-core output transformers,
low gain version available
|
It
is important to understand that sonically it is desirable
to have as much gain available in the circuit as possible,
as the wider the dynamic gain window is the better the
amplifier/system handles wide dynamic signal levels
(contrary to popular belief, dynamics have NOTHING to do
with power, it is a function of how much each stage in a
circuit’s gain window limits the dynamic peaks), having
very high gain and therefore sensitivity in a power
amplifier creates problems with background noise levels.
All
Audio Note™ power amplifiers have heavily silver plated RCA
input and speaker terminals with 4 & 8Ohm output
impedance.
Despite
the low power output of all out power amplifiers, their
ability to drive speakers with even quite low efficiency,
there is naturally a limit to how loud it is possible to
play, however, even 86dB efficient loudspeakers can be used
in smaller rooms.
Conquest
| ZZ210
|
Conquest
|
18 watt parallel single-ended Class A no feedback mono power amplifiers, choke coupled valve rectified power supply, 4 x 300B, 2 x 6SN7, 2 x 5U4G |
| ZZ210S
|
Conquest Silver
|
As above, but with Audio
Note™ tantalum resistors and copper foil signal
capacitors, Black Gate electrolytic capacitors in
many places and High B copper wired double C-core
output transformers
|
| ZZ210SS
|
Conquest Silver
Signature
|
As above with more Black
Gate capacitors, Audio Note™ silver wiring and
copper wired R36 double C-core output transformers
|
P4
Balanced
45 watt Class A parallel single-ended no feedback mono
power amplifiers, components and output transformers as
Conquest Silver, 1:3 input transformers 600Ohm true
balanced line, HiB double c-core driver transformers driven
by 1 x VT25/10Y, output stage 2x 211 Chinese, choke coupled
5R4WGB power supply.
Neiro
/
Low Gain
8 watt Class A parallel single-ended no feed back mono
power amplifiers with choke coupled valve rectified power
supply and Cerafine filter caps, double R36 C-core with
copper primary and Audio Note™ silver secondary windings,
Audio Note™ copper foil signal caps and tantalum resistors,
fully Audio Note™ silver wired circuit, 4 x 2A3, 2 x NOS
6SN7, 2 x RCA 5R4GY.
Shinri / Low Gain
10 watt Class A single-ended no feed back mono power
amplifiers components & transformers as above but with
single 300B per channel, 2 x NOS 6SN7 and 2 x NOS
5R4GY.
Kassai / Low Gain
22 watt Class A parallel single-ended no feedback mono
power amplifiers, components and output transformers as
NEIRO, 4 x 300B, 2 x NOS 6SN7, 2 x NOS
5U4GB.
Ginrei
Fully transformer coupled and balanced 45 watt Class A
parallel single-ended no feedback mono power amplifiers,
components and output transformers as NEIRO, 4 x 211
Chinese, 2 x VT25/10Y, 2 x 5R4WGB, circuit topology as
ANKORU/II.
Kageki / Low Gain
8 watts Class A parallel single-ended no feedback mono
power amplifiers, all Audio Note™ silver wired circuit
& power supply, Audio Note™ silver foil signal
capacitors & tantalum resistors, Black Gate caps where
ever possible, all Audio Note™ silver wired output
transformer with 0.2 mm R36 C-core, 4 x NOS 2A3, 2 x NOS
5692, 2 x NOS 5U4G.
Baransu / Low Gain
10 watt Class A single-ended no feedback mono power
amplifiers, components as KAGEKI, valve compliment 2 x
WE300B (when available), 2 x NOS 5692, 2 x NOS RCA 5R4GY.
Kegon / Low Gain
22 watt Class A parallel single-ended no feedback mono
triode power amplifiers, components as KAGEKI, valve
compliment, 4 x WE300B (when available), 2 x NOS 5692, 2 x
NOS 5U4G.
Gaku-On™
The Gaku-On circuit topology is as the Ankoru/II although
the Gaku-On's circuitry is completely 99.99% pure silver
wherever possible, even on the mains cables. The Gaku-On is
45 watt Class A, parallel single-ended, no feedback, mono
triode power amplifier pair. All Audio Note™ silver wired
circuit & power supply, Audio Note™ silver foil signal
capacitors & tantalum resistors, Black Gate caps where
ever possible, all Audio Note™ silver wired output
transformer with 0.2 mm R36 C-cores, valve compliment: 2 x
NOS VT4-C/211, 2 x NOS 5R4WGB, 1 x NOS VT25/10Y per
monoblock.
