In a brief chat with Audio Note founder Peter Qvortrup, he revealed that the cabinets are hand-assembled rather than being folded and glued by an automatic machine. Vital statistics are 376x230x220mm and 7kg. The speaker is offered in a choice of walnut or black ash real wood veneers. The internal walls are also undamped, although there is a small amount of acoustic wool inside the reflex-loaded cabinet – which also has a balancing veneer on the inside of the panels. Why? Because chipboard has a high Q and stores less energy, it gives the speaker a quicker sound, with less colouration and more natural bass. For a start, it specifies 18mm high-density chipboard for the cabinets, not MDF, as is the norm these days. This company goes its own way and can never be accused of being a follower of fashion. So what goes into the latest AX-Two? Audio Note's speaker guru Andy Whittle has strong views on what should and should not be done when it comes to design. All the same, its modest price hardly seems unreasonable given how much many of its competitors sell for now… UP CLOSE Along with costs going through the roof in terms of raw materials, components and shipping, the speaker has become considerably more expensive of late. It has remained in continuous production for around fifteen years and is now made in the same factory in Austria that the company uses for its other loudspeakers.ĭuring this time, Audio Note found that Scanspeak had binned the tooling for the original drive units, so new tooling had to be produced at the company's expense. One such example is the AX-Two which dates back to the late nineteen nineties when the company needed speakers for its entry-level Zero system. To title source, author name and URL Link.Audio Note AX-Two Standmount LoudspeakersĪudio Note is best known for its esoteric, high-end products – with CD players and power amplifiers costing more than most people ever spend on a car – but it also sells far more modestly priced designs for those on stricter budgets. To use any information from this WEB site, please make sure to refer NOTICE: The information provided on these pages is intended as guide for designing audio equipments. If you search for better capacitors from Elna, look for metalized polypropylene capacitors. Elna gives detail and pictures about internal
While, very low ESR doesn’t seem to be quality argument. They have particular internal structure, which seem to be very important for audio render. Theses devices are designed for high end audio. It is the best no-audio grade capacitors.Īudio grade capacitor (Elna, Black Gate) sounds better than all over. This test confirms good reputation of Panasonic FC. It sounds better than inadequate low ESR capacitors. Standard capacitors (like Sprague) still good choice for standard audio devices. Good sound for classical, baroc, jazz and modern music. It is certainly the best choice on electrolytic capacitors for top end devices. There is as difference between Sprage and Black Gate than Black Gate and Elna. Comparing with very good Black Gate, Elna sounds better. Theses ‘defaults’ suites very well with middle end designs, it flatters modern and jazz music.Įlna Silmic II is the best device of this test. Voices are pushed up and bass are very rounded. Many people think that it is the best choice for audio. Sonic performance is far away from all precedents devices. With black gate we are coming to top-end devices. It is as pleasant as 50V device with more linearity and less coloratura. Higher isolation introduces less DA (Dielectric Absorption). I put this device on the test to compare same capacitors with different isolation. It has well tempered personality, with little coloratura. With FC, we are coming to high end devices. Not at all, it presents a good choice for standard audio device. I thought it will present the modest audio render. I arbitrary choose this device because I have a stock of its. All other device has los ESR or designed for audio. I put this standard capacitor to compare with newer one. It will keep good place on low cost devices.
It prevents all excess it is one of the softness capacitor, its dynamic is a bit flat. Better (a bit) than Rubycon but not enough quality for audio. This device is not interesting for audio.Īs Rubycon it presents very low ESR but sonic restitution is poor, very clear and bright. It presents a very low ESR but sonic restitution is poor, very clear and bright. Only comparatives values, no absolute values.
AUDIO NOTE CAPACITORS REVIEW SERIES
Black Gate series are out of productionĬomprehensives diagrams.Purist prefer Black Gate BG-N or BG-NX than standard series BG.Real series of Panasonic ECA is Panasonic M.
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