Axe-Fx II

Manufacturing

• The Axe-Fx II is made in USA. All units are identical for all global regions and supports 100-240V. Source
• The MFC-101 is designed in USA and made in China. The Axe-Fx II is made in U.S. Source
• Some manufacturing information can be found by reading Liam's posts.
• Cliff: "The Axe-Fx II is a no-compromise product and that is reflected in the price. Most, if not all, manufacturers use, for example, TL074 op-amps for the analog I/O. Those are inexpensive, quad, FET input op-amps with okay performance. They cost about a ten cents each. We use high-end Analog Devices products that cost about a dollar for a dual. These are reference-grade amps. We use film capacitors where possible in critical signal path locations. Again, much more expensive but reference-grade performance. The A/D and D/A converters are reference-grade. Even the circuit board has gold-plated pads as compared to tin." Source

Rack

• The Axe-Fx II is a 19” 2U device. It can be mounted in a rack or rackbag. If necessary combined with things like a racked power amp, a power conditioner etc. Rear rack rails are not required or supported. It's about two inches deeper than the Standard and Ultra (see Specifications).
• If you need a custom rack panel to bring the outputs to the front, see this thread.
• The rack ears at the front are removable if you need the space. Source
• You can put the rack or bag on a stand such as this one or this one.

Weight and dimensions of boxed Axe-Fx II

• Cliff: "17 lbs. 22 x 18 x 8 inches." Source

Serial number

• Units with CC numbers were assembled by Cliff himself. The 5 numbers are an internal work order number. The XX indicate the batch number and the #X indicates what unit from that lot was produced. This shows who built and inspected each unit prior to going to Fractal for final inspection and burn-in. L or LF indicate the units that were built lead-free (CC#s are also lead free), and the motherboard will have an e1/e1 sticker as well. Source1 Source2