Our quest has begun .

...your ANS website will commence firing up with more info and will be updated as much as our sister website . More info, more pictures , show reports  , one gets the picture . We are expecting more AN gear quite soon . 

What happens is unknown for now , and we will see that some of you get to hear and see AN publicly .Lots of things to organize at this time . You are looking for info on any upcoming events , come and see us right here at your ANS.com website . 

Yes it happens , and yes we are more than happy to answer your AN based questions but , and there is a but , sometimes some ask about how AN gear behaves on other brands , and sometime we cannot answer because we don't know the brand you may have . Especially those online brands .

Its important that you folks know that we will attempt to provide accurate information as always , sometimes to good avail or less so . Synergy plays a key role for every line that we have dealt with , AN is included in there as well. One thing for sure is that , with AN , we do push a point that this is a line with a few others , where its better to keep it in the family . If one falls in love with AN , there is a measurable amount of synergy why ? Because its all AN , kind of of inbreed magic , even at the lower levels . I do notice this , and one will note , for those who have known us for a long time ... that we use this approach exclusively with AN  . This is the sound that clients are willing to pay for in a big way .

We would love to entertain you all with AN systems , we have in our past , but with again the up rise of Covid  , we are now back at an impasse . Yes do keep an eye on this page specifically , as it is on this page , that we will  warn you fine folk on the next AN show . 

When , we simply don't know , we will need to keep things quiet till this bug is flushed from the system .

Keep the questions coming , expect a small delay , but I tend to be quite efficient in my response times .

Until our next update .

Audionoteshop

Ottawa , Canada 

On our set ups , those attending will see a lot and only AN cables . Better that I say , its a completely synergized  AN set up that we listen to when we have events like this . This includes nearly all cables . We use no tweaks , only the wholesome goodness of AN gear and cables . Should anything happen like the last time we had a AN event , I will make sure to place it to an alternative day soon after  . 

1. We will make this most likely AN event a last one made for our SPI  clients . Its as if everybody discovered the Cobra , but  no one knows the Pi and P2  . On this day we will attempt to do 2 amplifier comparisons . No catch . But dare say , be ready to be surprised . This will be take place June 18th , god willing should a shut down happen  ...again . All welcome folks .

Upon  our return very soon , when we reopen again , our Cobra will finally be  playing. The dates may be willy nelly due to Covid, but ​I'm  hoping to have it playing on our 1st day back at work on our shop  floor. Reviews and interest are high, and this can be confirmed by a  quick Google search. There are only so many words that we can state re:  this Cobra amplifier, comes a time that we have to just play the bloody  thing and let the AN Cobra have a final say.

I  did not have the luxury of burning it in fully at home, so it will be  doing just that at the shop. Of course, there are other toys we are  concerned with, in terms of optimizing them through burn in.

Below  is a link with our celebrated Vincent having fun doing this video as an  ambassador for Audio Note. Share a smile, high end audio does not have  to be so serious all of the time. Let's be all fuddy duddy ;-)

Audio Note YouTube 

...to  wait their introductions once again. We promised bringing in much of  our AN gear back into play so many new folks can see for themselves what  the hub bub is about. We decided not to proceed as long as we were  closed to Covid. We did this for security reasons. As we enter the very  dark period before us, I look beyond this tragedy and actually look  forward to opening up again. What I miss most, and I am certain my crew,  are those small informal events focused on specific lines that are  telegraphed way ahead of time on this very website, and our AN has been  cherished in this regard. Once we are okay to open up again, well, Kris  and I will start doing our magic on our sales floor. It will be a fair  bit of work bringing all our AN gear back.

We have now uploaded our Events web key in the coming days .So  we will be keeping ourselves plenty busy and we look forward to  initiating our delayed plans into reality. Until then, stay safe.

When we received our first AN Meishu, we  were barely able to achieve 100 or so hours on it before we had to move  on with other gear to burn in. Of course, we will have to get back to  this burning in of our Meishu Line. No sooner than our thought process  is wrapping up around its new sound signature ( some if not many folks  will not bother to read the date of on line reviews, so should you have  read an older review, older Meishu's do sound different than newer  Meishu's ). Since the Meishu is approximately 25 years old already,  there are "3" versions of it.

Out  of the box the Meishu Line ( Basic model ) the sonic signature sounds  warm and inviting... from the get go, it let's go of the note. After the  first 10 or so hours, the Meishu Line becomes highly involving with  what can be better described as the space and the silence between the  notes, especially the former. It's a breathy amplifier, basically music  comes out gushing at you like a tidal wave, folk, Chamber, well-crafted  pop, symphonic, you play it, better get ready to have and hear that same  music delivered to you in a natural and a very expansive real way.  Where the Audio Note Meishu's come at you in the macro dynamic level,  this would not be so scary, if it were not in its exemplary Micro  approach to music that equals its Macro level of play. One sense's  become , in a way, overloaded and jubilant at hearing so much. Of course  one assumes you are placing a equal quality source.

Where  this amplifier has a grandeur about its delivery of music, The Audio  Note Meishu assails you in a bigger way with the "small stuff", its  micro dynamics. It is here that upon hearing these Meishu's, any one of  the newer models, one senses has a tough time at first, in trying make  sense of the veritable sonic buffet that is assailing one's sense. It  takes a few hours to calm down in a way after you start listening, and  yes even if your used to working in the audio world all the time stuff,  one understands why in quite quick fashion, why they still make this  amplifier 25 or so years later. I cannot explain nor will not write  about everything this does (make sure you attend our next by invite AN  show), but without much thinking, one ultimately knows that the Meishu  is a real special product. The Meishu is not for everyone, to be sure.

Speaking  of being sure, just as some of you are blinking hard with what I just  wrote, well, the Audio Note Meishu Line is the starting point in the AN  Meishu series. There has never been a Meishu fronting any AN show here.  Nearly happened, but not enough burning in and by our April 2019 AN  show. I am quite rigid on playing only gear ( any gear ) that is fully  burned in within our company walls.

So  here walks in for the true prima donna it is, the top of the heap  Meishu Silver Signature Phono. Quite literally, what was implied above  with the basic model, well, I can assuredly attest, it will be 2 or 3  times the sonic results, with added silence, inner detail that is  somewhat bewildering and a kind of scary dynamic that resembles the  Audio Note Jinro on a smaller scale. Yet we are dealing still with a  "mere" 300B tube.

Some  may have read on line that the OTO Signature is as good as a Meishu  Line. I say, "Yeah, go ahead, think that". We all know how the OTO is  great, any OTO, from basic to OTO signature. As special as the OTO is or  any SORO's are, they are not... Meishus. How do we know, well we also  have a basic OTO and an OTO Signature on display and equally have sold a  few SORO's in our long past with AN. The Audio Note Meishu stands apart  and actually should btw!

Now  back at our Meishu's, one or both are bound to be within our shop wall  this year. They are massive big beasts, and can easily become either  part of a swan song system or a retirement systems as old audiophiles  make one final statement about their life long love of audio and musical  paths. Actually what I just stated here is not a light statement. Being  a special component in high end, is if your lucky enough, quite  special. Deciding on what is really special and making this part of your  life, is more than really special, it's a damn fine place to be at in  one's life.

The  Audio Note Meishu's is really just a beyond word special product that  makes one stretch in your listening chair as you prepare music, and  place your hands behind your head, and think, life is good... no kidding  folks, I can wager you will be thinking... its beyond damn good.

PS:  For those that demand better, well, we even have better Audio Note than  our top of the line Meishu, and yes those that like to have everything  proven, let us prove how great both our OTO's play at... maybe you  people will be entitled to be the same feeling that life can be damn  fine for you as will.

Details  are being worked later in the year out as this is being written. We  intend to be playing vinyl once again. A rather simple yet elaborate set  up. Cables by Audio Note, phono stage by TRIGON. What we will be after  is proving that tubes can be as dynamic as all hell, we will be  providing jump factor galore. The 300B tube will be front and center, as  well as The Audio Note Cd player which is the world's best.

There  may be a surprise Audio Note Meishu, a rare glimpse at quite literally  the world's best tube amplifier in the world. But first , let us get  through this pandemic . Dare to dream folks .