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AUDIO NOTE AN-J
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We are extremely pleased to announce we have a pair of Audio Note AN-J speakers on dem. These understated speakers are highly revered by critics and customers, and rightly so in our opinion. Here are just a few snippets from Richard Euston a reviewer from Dagogo.
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I could save the answer to create added suspense to that question, but rest assured the AN J is one of those loudspeakers that will do justice to any Beethoven Symphony, or your latest Trance/Hip Hop/Rock album. Your pulse will f low at low volumes or when you want those 90dB-100dB sessions. The AN J and E may be stand mount speakers, but they need to be viewed and compared to f loor standers when it comes to volume and bass prowess. Granted there is a limit here. The AN J is capable of solid bass between 25Hz and 40Hz depending on positioning, which is remarkable f or a speaker this size while also being very easy to drive.
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The AN J is one of those chameleon loudspeakers which are equally at home with 1960’s Ray Charles LPs, while bringing about the soaring beauty in young classical artists like Hayley Westenra. The speakers’ balanced presentation from top to bottom displays no hick-ups passing information from woof er to tweeter. The speakers are as seamless in this regard as I have ever heard. This is absolutely critical and a f ailing of so many loudspeakers because without this seamlessness, the belief that the artists are in the room immediately crumbles and turns into a session of dissecting tweeters and woofers.
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The AN J rocks and rocks well. Their lightning fast transients gets the heart pounding and impressive bass lines easily negotiate bass guitar without creating “one note” deadness to the proceedings. Nothing becomes blurred, vocals project strongly into the room and are not glazed over in a sea of distorted noise. The downside to this is that you can now make out the words and thus the lyric writing ability of most of these rock groups. Sometimes ignorance is bliss
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To conclude, the AN J, like the bigger AN E, navigates anything you throw at them with aplomb. They are always engaging, enjoyable, and have an overriding sense that what is being sent to the ears is “right.” And where the J goes wrong is more about omission. They won’t dig the deepest pedal organ notes out f or example, but they will artfully relay most of the fundamental to trick you into believing there is more there than what is there. There is a great deal of art in the design of loudspeakers, and artfully shifting weaknesses so that they do not impede your enjoyment of music is paramount in retaining your willingness to suspend disbelief .
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What can I say? I spent f our years listening to loudspeakers that I felt I could live with f or the long term. I came close a number of times with a number of mighty fine loudspeakers. I made my decision on the AN J/SPe’s overriding ability to satisfy for long duration listening on every genre of music at every reasonable volume level. Perhaps Junior will f ind a place in your heart as it has in mine.
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