![]() 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. The TRANS300 output transformers measure in at 138mm x 115mm x 105mm approx.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. This is a good idea as other kits that I have bought in the past have just sorted by size and you tend to take forever finding what you need.įor anyone who is interested, the stainless steel chassis measures in at 435mm x 300mm x 55mm. There are 9 kit bags altogether within that equipment bag. So, there is a bag for the output transformers, one for the baseplate, one for driver PCB, etc. Instead, however, of just sepatating them into sizes, they are instead separated by build area. One of the equipment bags contains ALL of the screws, nuts, and washers required. One of the first things that is recommended by the manual is that you check the contents of these bags against the inventories - a good idea just in case an item is missing then any missing components can be sent while you are building other parts of the kit. Each of these bags contains an inventory sheet and are referred to from the manual. Most of the smaller components and assemblies are split into 7 'equipment bags'. The quality of the parts is apparent as soon as you open the box and remove the first layer of packaging - very high standard. It allows you to plan out the build in your mind and probably reduces the number of mistakes that people make as a result - which is a good thing for everyone. This was very useful and satisfies you for the time it takes for the order to arrive. Upon order confirmation, I was given a link to an online version of the standard Kit1 manual that contains many photos. The first thing to note was the sheer weight of the box - a massive 63lbs (nearly killed me carrying it up 2 flights to the loft extension) - I later found that the majority of the weight was contained in the two huge TRANS 300 output transformers which really are heavy. The kit took a little under 3 days from dispatch from Canada to my doorstep in England (UK) - I was able to track the order all the way.
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