Audio Note AX-One & AX-Two Loudspeakers

Audio Note AX Speaker Range

The AX range deserve much wider recognition as they offer extraordinary performance for the price. They reproduce music in a way that few other entry-level loudspeakers can. The beauty of these speakers are that they can be driven by practically any good quality amplifier, be that valve or transistor. Though I can think of few other speakers at this price point to demonstrate the beauty of single ended valve amplifiers, such as the Audion Sterling and the Audio Note OTO.

Audio Note AX- One Loudspeakers

This is where the Audio Note journey begins. A simple, elegant speaker that allows you into the music, like few other entry-level speakers do. The AX range are designed as general purpose small loudspeakers, and will work well with almost any amplifier.

Audio Note AX-Two Loudspeakers

The AX-Two is the older sibling of the AX- One. The family sound of Audio Note remains, they simply build up-on the strengths of the AX-One. If you can stretch that couple of hundred extra, the benefits are definitely reaped. I can think of no better affordable speaker to demonstrate the beauty of a single ended valve amplifier.

Review of Audio Note AX-One & AX-Two’s

“While the AX-2s may not make a visual impression, the sum of the seemingly-simple Audio Note parts added up to a musical equation. My main reason for wanting to review the AX-2 Signatures was their reported corner-friendliness. New listening arrangements at the Beard household require speakers that sound good in the corners—real-world placement issues for many music lovers. I felt that if the AX-2 Signatures were indeed corner-lovers, they might be perfect for a high-end computer music setup, so that is where they settled after a 100-hour break-in period.

It didn’t take long to realize how well the Audio Notes performed in the near-field configuration of the computer setup. Driven by the Blue Circle CS, they had excellent imaging and sounded very good in a small space. They have very good bass response for such small speakers—nicely defined and very tuneful without a hint of one-notedness—but they have a very sharp roll-off, as in, “Where’d that bass drum go?” That’s fine with me, as I can fill in the bottom with a sub. While the AX-2s do not seem to be quite as extended in the treble as some speakers, I liked their top-end performance. There was a short bout of tizziness during break-in, but the AX-2s eventually produced smooth and believable high frequencies.”

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