Audio Note Amplifier Kits

@jaytor 

The amplifiers look wonderful! I have no doubt that your additional upgrading has led to marvelous sound quality. Very nice!

I have been using 300b mono blocks for years and know what these types of amplifiers are capable of.

Charles 

I get the fun and creative outlet of a DIY but has anyone heard real AN and compared to ANK kits?

I got my first hybrid amp and am loving the tube influence in the sound. 

Love this stuff

jh

@vinylvalet ​​@charles1dad - Thanks for the compliments. 

If anyone is interested, I created a build thread on the SH forums. 

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/ank-300b-interstage-monoblocks.1112018/#post-27958720

@johnah5 - I've heard some Audio Note amps at audio shows, but not in my system. I think the kits deliver similar performance to the lower-end AN commercial units, but none of the kits (that I'm aware of) have the silver wire transformers and the highest quality resistors and caps that AN's top models have. Still, they are a good bargain and are amenable to upgrades to deliver even higher performance. 

@jaytor where did you source the upgrade components for you amp build? We’re these available from the ANK seller?