Two key features of any instrument are the dimensions and the material. The gold-plated jumpers provided are removable for bi-wiring.Īudio Note take the approach that a loudspeaker is a musical instrument. The rear of each speaker has two pairs of high-quality gold-plated five-way binding posts. Their rated sensitivity is 90dB/watt/meter. 75-inch soft-dome tweeters and 5-inch woofers. Like the entry-level AX-2s, the Signatures are relatively small (15 x 9 x 9.25 inches with grilles), rear-ported, two-way bass-reflex speakers featuring. The AX-2s are available in beech, cherry, rosewood, and black ash vinyl, while the Signatures’ veneer choices are beech, cherry, and maple. The 2s have chipboard enclosures covered in wood-look vinyl, and their cabinets have recessed front and back panels, while the 2 Signatures have all-birch plywood cabinets with wood veneer and smooth front and back panels without obvious seams. The Audio Note AX-2 Signature loudspeakers are a refined version of the AX-2 bookshelf monitors, and while not inexpensive at $1000 per pair, they are among the least costly Audio Note products.Ĭosmetically, the Signatures differ only slightly from the $600/pair AX-2s. I had not heard any AN gear until recently, so the opportunity to hear a pair of their lowest-priced speakers made me quite happy. It seems to me that another English manufacturer, Audio Note, builds audio components that elicit the same type of emotional response from audiophiles. The XKE seemed to evoke a pleasurable response from nearly everyone who laid eyes on its sleek form. When I was a young boy, I fell in love with a black-as-night Jaguar XKE.

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