Audio Note Ongaku Kensei - Manual (Page 6)

Congratulations on your purchase of the Audio Note (UK) ONGAKU Kensei stereo
power amplifier.
The ONGAKU integrated has rightly earned a place in history; its name is
synonymous with the finest possible audio reproduction, and for once the reality is
equal to the legend! The ONGAKU Kensei shares the same circuit as its integrated
sibling, but instead is equipped with a single pair of Balanced / XLR inputs. Each
input is connected to an in-house custom designed and manufactured, fully silver
wired, balanced input transformer, offering the perfect input interface for any of our
Balanced output equipped preamplifiers.
It is a Pure Class A Singled Ended valve amplifier that uses the highly regarded
VT-4C / 211 triode valve, producing a level of performance that is radically superior
to any other current designs.
Only the finest possible components have been employed: -
Audio Note (UK) Silver wire has been use exclusively for all internal wiring, including
all transformers and power supply connections.
Audio Note 2 watt Tantalum resistors have been used throughout.
All capacitors are either Black Gate Electrolytic or Audio Note (UK) silver foil.
All transformers are our own in-house custom designed and manufactured devices;
driver and output transformers are fully silver wired AN-Perma 50 nickel C-core and
the mains transformer is a fully silver wired HiB double C core.
No stereo power amplifier has ever produced the levels of musical purity delivered by
the ONGAKU Kensei… It is without doubt the finest possible stereo chassis power
amplifier available today.
It has been specifically engineered for sonic performance rather than technical
specification, and fulfills all Audio Note (UK) Level 5 criteria: -
Pure Class A operation
Zero Negative Feedback
Single Ended Output Stage
Valve Rectification
Directly Heated Triode operation
Materials and component quality
ONGAKU KENSEI