AUDIOLAB 9000Q

The new 9000 series builds upon its success and precedents of the 8000, 8200, and 8300 series, expanding and incorporating the same award-winning concept into more models. This expansion aims to appeal to a wider audience and deliver its benefits to more extensive audio systems and solutions with the new 9000Q preamplifier and 9000P power amplifier.

The 9000Q follows the smart aesthetic of the series - solidly built and impeccably finished. To the untrained eye, it bears a striking resemblance to the 9000N with dual rotary controllers and the same acclaimed 4.3” colour TFT screen.

Design and Build

As a new dedicated Preamplifier solution, the 9000Q is far more than a trimmed down version of the 9000A integrated amplifier. It’s a beast of a Pre! Designed by Jan Ertner, the lead designer in the 9000 series components (as well as many other Audiolab components over the years), the 9000Q is a design enhanced dedicated preamplifier that can be described as greatness improved.

Starting with the much complemented DAC section, the Audiolab 9000Q has an improved implementation of the ES9038PRO DAC chip. Building on the years of experience, and class-leading adoption of ESS DAC chipets, the 9000Q employs the eight-channel 9038PRO DAC chip, the highest standard in the current Sabre range. This is accompanied by proprietary circuitry to make the most of the chip’s HyperStream II architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator technology for unprecedented dynamic range and ultra-low distortion, making it the perfect preamplifier interface for high-resolution digital audio files (and audiophiles!).

https://www.audiolab.co.uk/products/9000q