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AN-E
LOUDSPEAKERS
OWNER'S INFORMATION

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  • Page 1 AN-E LOUDSPEAKERS OWNER’S INFORMATION...
  • Page 2 CONTENTS 1) CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY DISPOSAL 2) AN-E MODELS 3) INTRODUCTION 4) OVERVIEW 6) UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION 7) CONNECTION, INTERNAL CROSSOVER MODELS 9) CONNECTION, EXTERNAL CROSSOVER MODELS 11) OPERATION 12) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 13) WARRANTY INFORMATION 14) CONTACT INFORMATION...
  • Page 3: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    BS EN 60065 in accordance with the regulations 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC (from 1 January 1997) CE 94 Peter Qvortrup, Director Audio Note (UK) Limited Viscount House Star Road, Star Trading Estate Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RA...
  • Page 4 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this Audio Note (UK) product. With the correct care it should give you many years of pleasure and enjoyment. Please take the time to read all of the information in this manual before connecting your new component to an electrical supply or your system, to ensure both your safety and satisfaction.
  • Page 5 Signature aluminium chassis. All Silver crossover with Audio Note (UK)™ Silver foil capacitors, each crossover is an external MEISHU size aluminium chassis containing 12 and 15kgs of pure AN(UK)™ Silver foil in the capacitors. Inductors made from silk insulated AN(UK)™ pure Silver wire, adjusted to the closest tolerances possible (+/- 0.1...
  • Page 6 (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. (See specifications.)
  • Page 7 ONLY be judged by listening. We at Audio Note are keenly aware of this and have deliberately chosen drive units whose sonic signatures are as closely matched as possible. This has led us to favour good, old fashioned paper for the woofer cone and impregnated silk for the dome tweeter.
  • Page 8: Unpacking And Installation

    For optimal tonal balance, the AN-E should be used on a spiked, high mass stand, around 24 - 27cm (10 inches) in height (available separately), so that the tweeter is positioned at roughly ear height for the chosen listening position.
  • Page 9 ENSURE THAT IT IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAINS SUPPLY! Choose loudspeaker cables that are long enough to comfortably reach from your amplifier to the AN-E without stretching or pulling tightly; it is always better to have a loudspeaker cable that is too long rather than too short.
  • Page 10 If your amplifier is equipped with multiple loudspeaker output terminals, consult the manual for the unit to ascertain the appropriate connection regime. The facility to split the crossover of the AN-E allows the speakers to be operated in a bi-wired or bi-amplified mode. The crossovers are split by removing the connecting links between the HF and LF terminals on the rear of the speaker.
  • Page 11 Choose loudspeaker cables that are long enough to comfortably reach from your amplifier to the AN-E crossover without stretching or pulling tightly; it is always better to have a loudspeaker cable that is too long rather than too short! It is also vitally important to ensure that the crossover chassis is positioned close enough to the AN- E so that the connecting cables between the ‘speaker cabinet and the crossover are...
  • Page 12 CONNECTION (external crossover models) continued… AN-E CONNECTION PANEL FROM AMPLIFIER TO LOUDSPEAKER AND BLACK = BI-WIRE BLUE GREEN = SINGLE WIRE LOUDSPEAKER CONNECTIONS FROM AMPLIFIER...
  • Page 13: Operation

    AN-E will be revealed. We expect the AN-E to have a running in period of around 100 hours, which for the average listener will take about a month, based on three hours of listening per day. This period can however vary considerably due to factors such as music types, listening volume and type of amplification used.
  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    (per loudspeaker, internal crossover models) 890mm (h) x 460mm (w) x 370mm (d) SHIPPING DIMENSIONS (per loudspeaker, internal crossover (ORIGINAL PACKAGING) models) Due to Audio Note (UK)’s ongoing research and development program, specifications NOTE are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 15: Warranty Information

    Audio Note (UK) warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for five years from the original date of purchase from an appointed Audio Note (UK) dealer, and agrees to covers the cost of parts and associated labour required to correct such defects, subject to terms & conditions.
  • Page 16: Contact Information

    CONTACT INFORMATION If in the future your Audio Note (UK) product requires servicing, or if you require technical support or have any questions regarding this or any of our other products, please contact your local Audio Note (UK) dealer. Alternatively, please feel free to contact us directly: -...

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