P2

The P2 SE fulfills all Audio Note (UK) Level 2 criteria: -

• Pure Class A Single Ended Pentode operation
• Materials and component quality

Current models

• P2 PP
• P2 SE 
• P2 SE Signature

The Materials and component quality of P2 PP

• Pure Class A Push-Pull Pentode operation
• A high gain power amplifier stage is used consisting of an ECC82 dual triode acting as an anode follower for the first stage, the output of which is applied to a second anode follower (ECC83) which feeds the parallel connected 6L6G output valves.
• The output transformers are custom designed and manufactured by Audio Note (UK), and are of the highest possible quality.
• The power supply is a multi-element design, ensuring precise operation of each circuit stage, whilst a DC supply feeds the low level valve filaments.
  

Materials and component quality of P2 SE

• A high gain power amplifier stage is used consisting of an ECC82 dual triode acting as an anode follower for the first stage, the output of which is applied to a second anode follower (6SL7) which feeds the parallel connected 6L6G output valves.
• The power supply is a multi element design, ensuring precise operation of each circuit stage, whilst a DC supply feeds the low level valve filaments.
• Audio Note (UK) custom tinfoil capacitors, used in the most critical areas.
• Dual power supplies and transformers, one for the output stage and one for the remaining circuitry.
• Custom designed output transformers, manufactured by Audio Note (UK). These output transformers – one of the most critical areas of valve amplifier design – allow the P2 SE to produce impressively extended and controlled bass.

Materials and component quality of P2 SE Signature

• Audio Note (UK) Copper foil capacitors used in the most critical areas.
• Audio Note (UK) Tantalum resistors used in the most critical areas.
• Custom designed output transformers, manufactured by Audio Note (UK).
• These output transformers - one of the most critical areas of valve amplifier design - allow the P2 SE Signature to produce impressively extended and controlled bass.
• The Signature transformers are our custom manufactured IHiB, C-Core copper wound models, which are quite possibly the finest examples of output transformers for this type of amplifier available in the World today.

Engineered with audiophile-grade components — premium drivers, hand-matched crossovers, and a hardwood enclosure tuned for natural decay. Every cabinet is internally braced and damped to suppress resonance below the threshold of audibility.

• Custom 6.5" mid-bass driver with paper-pulp cone for transient accuracy.
• Soft-dome silk tweeter with neodymium motor for airy, fatigue-free highs.
• Point-to-point hand-wired crossover using silver-foil capacitors.
• Bi-wirable terminals plated in pure copper.

Place each speaker on its dedicated stand, toed-in toward the listening position. The hardwood enclosure resonates in concert with the drivers — a deliberate, musical interaction rather than a flaw to be eliminated.

Connect to a quality amplifier using bi-wired speaker cable for the most transparent presentation. Allow 50–100 hours of break-in for the drivers and crossover capacitors to settle into their final voicing.