9000N

Streaming Player

Developed to be the perfect digital streaming companion for the flagship audiolab 9000 series, the new 9000N is the result of over three year’s development and innovation to provide a critically stable, high-resolution wireless (and wired) digital music playback.

Debuting earlier in 2022, the audiolab 9000 series exemplifies audiolab’s reputation for delivering class-leading amplifiers and, more recently, CD playback. Having forayed into entry-level streaming with the wildly successful, multi-award-winning 6000N Play and, more recently, the 7000N Play, the more high-end 9000N has been eagerly anticipated!

The 9000N answers the 9000 series and its natural progression towards a more premium hi-fi solution while answering overwhelming customer demand for a solidly built and impeccably finished streaming component.

The format of the 9000N reflects the crisp elegance of the 9000A and matching CDT. Equipped with rotary controls and an absence of buttons (except for the power switch), the 9000N also implements the 4.3in colour screen, as found in the rest of the series – the perfect window for presentation for your digital music files… including full-colour album artwork!

The screen displays a variety of information in a more visually appealing way than most other streaming devices, many of which have traditionally relied upon the accompanying app for operational feedback and user control and interface. The 9000N’s display offers full menu controls, an array of options, and user settings, including multi-language selection and general display options.

Most impressively, the 9000N display presents details of format data, playback information and, as mentioned above, full-colour album artwork display. Album artwork is visible in the default playback screen but can also be expanded for an artwork-emphasised playback screen. The display can even be set to display a VU meter in ‘analogue’ or ‘digital’ form, showing real-time decibel levels for the left and right channels – a satisfying graphical representation of the music as it plays. For a more minimalistic option, the display can be dimmed or turned off completely, as the user prefers.

• General Description: Wireless Audio Streaming Player
• File compatibility: DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD); PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF; Compressed (lossy) Audio: MP3; MQA; PCM: 44.1 kHz - 768 kHz (705.6 kHz / 768 kHz Fixed-point supported via Lumin Music App streaming); DSD: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512 (Native)
• Inputs: 1x Network Streaming, 1x PC USB (USB Type-B), 1x Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet
• Outputs: 1x Gold plated RCA (pair), 1x XLR (pair), 1x Optical, 1x Coaxial, 1x 12V Trigger (Link)
• Digital output intensity: 500 +/- 50mVpp
• Output impedance: 75 ohm
• Frequency response: -0.01 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz, ref. 1 kHz)
• Max. Sampling Frequency: 192 kHz / 24-bit
• Variable Output voltage: 0 – 2.05 Vrms
• DAC: ES9038Pro
• DAC Frequency Response: +/- 0.5 dB (20 Hz - 20 KHz, ref. 1 KHz)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.001% (1 kHz @ 2.05 Vrms)
• Max. Sampling Frequency: 768 KHz / 32-bit
• Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): > 116 dB (RCA), > 120 dB (XLR)
• DAC Output Impedance: 120 ohm
• Standby Power Consumption: < 0.5 W
• Standard accessories: Power Cord, Remote Control, User Manual