Audio Note Empress

The Neiro mono amplifiers have always occupied a particularly special place in the Audio Note (UK) range. Producing 8 of the sweetest, most emotionally involving watts imaginable, thanks to the use of a pair of the legendary 2A3 valves per amplifier and our own extremely special copper / silver output transformers, the performance of the Neiro amplifiers is held in suitably high regard by audiophiles around the world.

Unfortunately, such extreme levels of performance command a high price, and we were continually asked if we could produce an amplifier with many of the characteristics of the Neiro but in a more affordable package... and finally, such an amplifier is here, in the form of the Empress. Sharing the same circuit design as the Neiro, Empress replaces the costly copper / silver transformers with all copper versions, helping to retaining some of the character, subtlety and purity of the Neiro whilst enabling it to be offered at a considerably reduced price point. Never have 8 such beguiling watts been so affordable!