Upgraded to Audio Note J - and other musings.

[RGA]

you have an idea what exact SEAS woofer models are used for the AN-E and AN-J? how about the foster tweeters? my brother-in-law will be arriving in a couple of weeks from Illinois and i could have him ship some drivers from madisound.com.

while i still have plans to get the used pairs of AN-J, am thinking of a US$300 DIY project on either the type-J or type-E. while i expect driver-matching problems peter Q mentioned with this experiment, guess its worth the risk. should i fail to get close to the AN sound, i can sure use them for HT front, surround or even center speakers

cheers!

Sorry it took so long to answer this:

All i could find was this:

"We use a custom version of a SEAS 8 inch paper cone woofer and a custom version of a Foster 1 inch dome tweeter.

Peter Qvortrup"

The custom job involves re-wring and removing any and all damping substances such as ferro-fluid which according to Peter slugs up the sound. You may be able to ask SEAS and Foster directly to see if you would be able to purchase drivers directly - or go through Audio Note - their prices are not too bad but shipping from Britain could be high. However, they will be starting up In Canada and kits are already available in Canada and the US.

Personally I would just get the kit of the E and build your own cabinets - the Kit is very cheap considering the price. I mean if you do what 920511 with quality Birch ply you would get one terrific full range speaker. With the bass I've been getting from my J/Spe already at 25hz from my Sound and Vision test disc I have no doubt you would get 16hz from the larger E. My Wharfedale's which are three way 10 inch woofers and 3 times the size of the J's(in overall volume) can't produce the bass depth and certainly are not up to it in the distortion department. The other nice thing I'm finding is the ability to play full range at very very low volumes - my wharfedales you have to turn up a bit before the bass kicks in - not so with the Audio Note.

The level of bass response from the E properly set-up in a corner should do justice to any and all recorded music presently available. Must be properly set-up because the speakers use the corner as re-enforcement - and thus toe in out etc and treatments might need to be looked at - though I have not found a treatment necessary as of yet.

If you're in Britain ask to drop by his house and give his system a listen:

I had to laugh at the exchange about bass response from a guy who has not even listened to them - and probably bases everything off of a review he read. http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/spe...es/163956.html

Anyway good luck to your do it yourself project - when I get back from Japan I will try an build an amp kit I think - and maybe a set of E's if I have a much larger room room by then. Go to the AN Kit forum if you need help on the drivers too they may be able to find you some cheaper options. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/au...ekits/bbs.html

[benil]

Sorry it took so long to answer this:

All i could find was this:

"We use a custom version of a SEAS 8 inch paper cone woofer and a custom version of a Foster 1 inch dome tweeter.

Peter Qvortrup"

The custom job involves re-wring and removing any and all damping substances such as ferro-fluid which according to Peter slugs up the sound. You may be able to ask SEAS and Foster directly to see if you would be able to purchase drivers directly - or go through Audio Note - their prices are not too bad but shipping from Britain could be high. However, they will be starting up In Canada and kits are already available in Canada and the US.

Personally I would just get the kit of the E and build your own cabinets - the Kit is very cheap considering the price. I mean if you do what 920511 with quality Birch ply you would get one terrific full range speaker. With the bass I've been getting from my J/Spe already at 25hz from my Sound and Vision test disc I have no doubt you would get 16hz from the larger E. My Wharfedale's which are three way 10 inch woofers and 3 times the size of the J's(in overall volume) can't produce the bass depth and certainly are not up to it in the distortion department. The other nice thing I'm finding is the ability to play full range at very very low volumes - my wharfedales you have to turn up a bit before the bass kicks in - not so with the Audio Note.

The level of bass response from the E properly set-up in a corner should do justice to any and all recorded music presently available. Must be properly set-up because the speakers use the corner as re-enforcement - and thus toe in out etc and treatments might need to be looked at - though I have not found a treatment necessary as of yet.

If you're in Britain ask to drop by his house and give his system a listen:

I had to laugh at the exchange about bass response from a guy who has not even listened to them - and probably bases everything off of a review he read. http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/spe...es/163956.html

Anyway good luck to your do it yourself project - when I get back from Japan I will try an build an amp kit I think - and maybe a set of E's if I have a much larger room room by then. Go to the AN Kit forum if you need help on the drivers too they may be able to find you some cheaper options. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/au...ekits/bbs.html

thanks RGA i'll consider the kit option again.

saw your discussion in AA with the apogee-fanatic who hasn't even heard any pair of audio note speakers yet. it's funny how some people can comment on the basis of specs alone and even criticize gear they haven't even tried listening to.