Magin finns i detaljerna.

Soulnote startades av Norinaga Nakazawa, tidigare känd som chef för Marantz Japan och ansvarig för utvecklingen av den ikoniska CD63. Soulnote har en spännande ambition. – Att bli den ledande highend-tillverkaren i världen. Och för att lyckas har Norinaga anlitat ingen mindre än Hideki Kato, som står bakom flera av Marantz mest exklusiva produkter.

Med Soulnote är tanken att lyfta kvaliteten ännu högre. Och målet är att komma så nära musikens innersta väsen som det bara är möjligt. Hideki Kato har en filosofi som är både tankeväckande och inspirerande. Som många japanska mästare vet Kato att magin finns att finna i de små små detaljerna. Och med Soulnote har ingenting lämnats åt slumpen. 

Här kan ni läsa (mycket) mer om Katos tankar: Soulnote filosofi

Slutsteg

Soulnote M-3 (Finns för demonstration)

Försteg

Soulnote P-3 (Finns för demonstration)

 

Integrerade förstärkare

Soulnote A-1 (Finns för demonstration)

Soulnote A-2 (Finns för demonstration)

Riaa

Soulnote E-1 (Finns för demonstration)

Soulnote E-2 (Finns för demonstration)

DAC/SACD

Soulnote D-1 (Finns för demonstration)

Soulnote D-2 (Finns för demonstration)

Soulnote D-3

Soulnote S-3 (Finns för demonstration)

Nätverkspelare/Extern klocka

Soulnote Z-3 (Finns för demonstration)

Soulnote X-3 (Finns för demonstration)

 

SoulNote, rekommenderade cirkapriser SEK inkl. moms, mars 2023

 

Series 1

A-1, integrerad förstärkare: 42 000 kr

E-1, RIAA-steg: 47 000 kr

D-1N, DAC: 78 000 kr

 

Series 2

A-2, integrerad förstärkare: 82 000 kr

E-2, RIAA-steg: 88 000 kr

D-2, DAC: 99 000 kr

 

Series 3

A-3, integrerad förstärkare: 246 000 kr

M-3, Slutsteg, monoblock: 234 000 kr / styck

A-3CORE, stereoslusteg: 191 000 kr

E-3, Optiskt RIAA-steg: 216 000 kr

D-3, DAC: 246 000 kr

P-3, försteg: 246 000 kr

S-3, DAC/SACD-spelare: 258 000 kr

X-3, extern klocka: 47 500 kr

RCC-1 Reference Clock Cable, 18 500 kr

B-3, USB zero link brygga: 80 000 kr

Z-3, Nätverksspelare: 152 000 kr

 

OBS, priserna kan ändras utan förvarning

Test av A-1 i Lite-Magazin

”Kato-san put a lot of thought into it so the listener doesn’t have to. The Soulnote A-1 is a real sound machine with which you can experience music in wonderful liveliness and emotionality. The open, carefree nature of the integrated amplifier makes it immediately likeable and allows the user to overlook the small idiosyncrasies of the device. He always gives recordings a considerable size, gives the individual elements room to develop and thus creates a game with a lot of depth that lets you fully immerse yourself in the music. Despite its tonal qualities and the philosophical approach to its technology, it is completely unpretentious and as honest as its sound. This Soulnote is actually a real little soul.”

Test av P-3 i Positive Feedback

”THE LONGER I LISTENED TO THE SOULNOTE PREAMPLIFIER, the more sure I was that the P-3 SE sounded like a pure tube preamp. It had all the features of a smooth, fluid, color-rich tube. Its space was excellent, but it did not lead the sound far into the stage, but rather widened and stretched it around me. The dynamics was fantastic and gave the taste of being close to live instruments.”

Test av Soulnote A-2 i Twittering Machines

”To my way of experiencing, the A-2 is for people who dig deep—deep into the music they love, the story behind the products they choose to live with, and even how these things look and feel. If you are that kind of listener, the Soulnote A-2 has many riches to offer including a purity of sound that makes listening to music addictive, magical, and full of wonder.”

Test av A-2 i High Fidelity Polen

”Ultimately, it is a beautiful, ”golden” sound that never tires, on the contrary – encourages you to buy more albums. The more that the device is resolving and differentiating, which will allow us to enjoy best releases and good realizations too. For all this – the RED Fingerprint – our first in 2020!”

Test av A-2 I What Hi-Fi

”— but as the old saying goes, the proof is in the pudding, and in this case the pudding is the SoulNote A-2 and the proof is that it is very powerful, very quiet and — most important of all — sounds absolutely gorgeous.”

Test av S-3 i High Fidelity Polen

”I would treat the SoulNote player as an analog turntable. It doesn’t pretend to read exactly all the information that is only available on the analog master tape, but rather creates his own world. It shows the beauty of recordings, their smoothness, internal differentiation, great bass sounds. It is more about naturalness than neutrality. Once heard, it will leave a mark in our minds that will be a bump for other digital sources, which will shake their perception more than once or twice. Therefore, let me award it with our RED Fingerprint. ”

Återförsäljare

Soulnote A-2 i hifi+

”Once run in, the A-2 sounds almost velvety – delivering a flowing beguiling-mellifluousness allied to impressive clarity and definition. It sounds fast, smooth, sweet, and open, and has the ability to highlight subtle differences in tonal balance while revealing delicate micro-dynamics. Yet there is no lack of attack and immediacy when this is called for – a real iron fist in a velvet glove. It’s also capable of sounding very different from track to track. The A-2 often surprised me. I liked it the more I listened to it.”

Jimmy Hughes, hifi+

Soulnote A-2 I What Hi-Fi

”— but as the old saying goes, the proof is in the pudding, and in this case the pudding is the SoulNote A-2 and the proof is that it is very powerful, very quiet and — most important of all — sounds absolutely gorgeous.”

Greg Borrowman, What Hi-Fi Australia

Soulnote P-3 i Positive Feedback

””THE LONGER I LISTENED TO THE SOULNOTE PREAMPLIFIER, the more sure I was that the P-3 SE sounded like a pure tube preamp. It had all the features of a smooth, fluid, color-rich tube. Its space was excellent, but it did not lead the sound far into the stage, but rather widened and stretched it around me. The dynamics was fantastic and gave the taste of being close to live instruments.”.”

Positive Feedback