Audio Note was one of the very first brands we stocked here at The Audiobarn – and for good reason. It makes music.
In true Audio Note fashion, we were teated to prototype designs of the Cobra back in 2006! Yes a lot has changed and caused delays, but it was really, really, well worth the wait!
With 28 Watts power, this is an Audio Note that can be paired with higher efficiency ‘traditional’ loudspeakers. Its sounds ‘AMAZING’ of a pair of Spendors for example.
Oh and 1 last point to make. The DAC. This is not some afterthought mass production bolt in. This is enough DAC for a highly entertaining and musical system.
Yes – we love it!
Details
Our latest integrated amplifier, producing 28 watts per channel from a pair of EL34 valves operating in Class A push-pull. It is capable of driving a wide variety of ‘speakers thanks to its exceptional double C-core output transformers, which are custom designed and manufactured by Audio Note (UK).
Cobra is equipped with three analogue stereo inputs, and an additional three digital inputs, via the onboard DAC. The digital coax inputs can accept signals up to 24-bit/176.4kHz (native bit-depth for the Philips TDA1543 D/A converter chip is 16bit, so anything above this is truncated down). The Optical SPDIF input can accept signals up to 24-bit/96kHz (see above). The USB input can accept up to 16-bit/48kHz.
Remote volume control, mute and input selection.
Technical Specification
MAXIMUM OUTPUT:
28 Watts per channel
VALVE COMPLEMENT:
4 x EL34
2 x 6AU6
2 x 5670
DIMENSIONS
340(w) x 199(h) x 451(d) mm incl. valves, knobs and connectors
