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“Silver Signature” upgrade of the Quest’s utilizes more Black Gate’s, with Audio Note silver wiring and copper wired thin lamination Radiometal 36 C-core transformers, for another $5,600. A $4,000 “Silver” upgrade adds proprietary tantalum resistors, copper foil signal capacitors, Black Gate electrolytic capacitors and High B copper wired C-core output transformers. Upgrade of Quest’s 300B tubes from the Chinese stock to Western Electric’s costs $500 for the pair. The lower model is the Conqueror 300B stereo amplifier, while a pair of Conquest monoblocks surpasses the Quest with two 300B tubes on each amplifier doubling the output to 18 watts in parallel single-ended configuration. The Quest represents the lowest-priced Audio Note “Level 3” single-ended monoblocks utilizing the 300B output tubes. The very narrow and long chassis enables side-by-side placement. At only 23lbs each, a Quest is easily carried around. Only RCA inputs are provided with detachable power cords and three metallic 3-way speaker binding posts for negative, 8ohms and 4ohms impedance. Frequency response for this transformer is 20Hz to 40kHz within 1.5dB. The amplifier is hard-wired throughout, using AN’s copper foil paper-in-oil signal capacitors, and an IE cored transformer with high quality silicon steel laminations, wound with OFC wire. They are “zero feedback, pure class A, single-ended, direct-heated triode output stage, valve rectification and materials and component quality.”Įach Quest monoblock features one 300B output tube, driven by one half of a triode 6SN7WGTA tube, with the other half acting as the input stage, and a choked coupled 5U4G tube for power supply rectification. Similar to Audio Note’s best amplifier products, such as the $60,000 Ongaku (Japanese for music or sound & joy) and the $95,000 Gaku-On (more music!), the subject of this review, the Quest, features six AN technical criteria.
We shall also take this opportunity to examine Audio Note’s sophisticated R&D principles. Since the AN-E/D review elaborated on how the speaker performed with the Quest, this review will cover how the Klipschorn sounded with the Quest. New design silver output transformers using in-house winding technique, Kagura generation silver signal capacitors, silver lead resistors, internal silver wiring materials SSW (silk silver wire), Ls-41 flagship interconnect, low vibration molded power transformer are all applied.Īll parts, including C and R, are placed at their optimized position.My July 2001 review of Audio Note’s AN-E/D speakers was the first of three AN hardware reviews, followed by this review on a pair of AN’s own single-ended, directly heated, no feedback triode monoblocks, the Quest, and an upcoming one on the M3 pre-amp.
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Independent power transformers are used to source clean high current to the heaters of the rectifier tubes.īased on a full copper chassis, all premium grade parts are employed through listening tests. The rectifier tube is chosen with sound quality as prime concern. Using 2 pieces of rectifier tubes in parallel raise instantaneous current performance of the output stage. This design strongly reduced the inter-stage interference to minimum. High sound purity is obtained through independent rectification circuits for both amplification stage and output stage.ĭecoupling capacitors are installed close to each ripple filters to form clean signal loops. Smart modular design and shortest wiring set good foundation for Gakuoh II's long durability with good sound. This help owner to replace various kind of vintage 300B without stress. Sound quality is also improved through adding high quality resistors in combination with the VR of hum balancing circuit.ģ00B output stage is self-biasing circuit. Input stage is plate follower and direct connection cathode follower by 6072.Ĭlassic type phase inverter circuit is chosen for good balance of naturalness.ģ00B power tubes are fully driven with low impedance by 6CG7 in parallel configuration.īy suppressing overall NFB to only 2 dB, a new level of dynamic and low distortion is achieved.
Dual GZ34 rectification and strengthened power supply design.
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