Audiolab
Audiolab has a heritage of good quality, no-nonsense engineering - producing hi-fi products that are robust, innovative and exceptional value-for-money. After an absence of seven years, in Autumn 2005, the Audiolab 8000 series will return to the world market...IT HAS ARRIVED - AUDITION THESE EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCT NOW
Nick Clarke, Director of Engineering
INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
8000S Integrated Amplifier SRP £499.95
The 8000S integrated amplifier has been crafted with the famous 8000A as its inspiration. With this fine heritage behind it, the virtues of the system are many; not least of which is flexibility. Able to operate in any one of five modes the 8000S is a more than worthy replacement for - and an essential addition to - any home with a passion for high quality audio.
The power of the 8000S is self-evident, with 60 Watts per channel output and a maximum peak output current of over 25 Amps, the system is able to drive most loudspeaker loads with ease and comfort.
The 8000S also features 6-line level inputs and has 3 tape loops, all selectable from the supplied system remote control.
POWER AMPLIFIERS
8000P Two Channel Power Amplifier 100 WPC SRP £399.95
The 8000P is a classic two channel power amplifier, delivering over 100W per channel and a peak output of over 40 Amps. Comfortably able to drive most loudspeaker loads, the 8000P is equally useful in Home Cinema configurations as it is in high performance stereo applications.
A simple aesthetic and wide compatibility with other components ensures the 8000P amplifier is an ideal building block for your current and future systems.
All Audiolab 8000 series power amplifiers are gain-matched for easy integration into a growing system.
Specification:
Rated output power 100 W per channel into rated load impedance (8?), 150 W into 4?
Typical output power 120 W per channel into rated load impedance (8?), 180 W into 4?
Input for full rated power 1.0 V rms
Input impedance 47 k? nominal
Gain 29.0 dB at 1 kHz
Signal to noise Greater than 95 dB (relative to 0 dBW)
Frequency response (-3 dB) 0.1 Hz - 75 kHz
Frequency response (±0.3dB) 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Total harmonic distortion + noise Less than 0.05%
Dimensions (WxHxD - mm) 445 x 74 x 337
8000M Mono Block Power Amplifier 125 WPC SRP £399.95
Using two monobloc amplifiers, rather than a two-channel stereo power amplifier can significantly improve the performance of any hi-fi system. Although the 8000M offers greater power output than an 8000P, it is gain matched, so should you upgrade your system in the future, you can happily use the two in combination.
The 8000M provides a genuine 125W power into an 8Ohm loudspeaker load, and features twin output terminals for bi-wiring.
It has parallel phono connectors making it easy to connect several pairs of 8000Ms to any pre-amplifier. This allows you to daisy-chain units to further improve headroom in bi-amped and even tri-amped systems.
Simple styling belies the power and speed of response available from this compact amplifier.
Specification:
Rated output power 125 W per channel into rated load impedance (8?), 200 W into 4?
Typical output power 145 W per channel into rated load impedance (8?), 240 W into 4?
Input for full rated power 1.13 V rms
Input impedance 47 k? nominal
Gain 29.0 dB at 1 kHz
Signal to noise Greater than 96 dB (relative to 0 dBW)
Frequency response (-3 dB) 0.1 Hz - 75 kHz
Frequency response (±0.3dB) 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Total harmonic distortion + noise Less than 0.05%
Dimensions (WxHxD - mm) 445 x 74 x 337
STEREO PRE AMPLIFIER
8000Q Stereo Pre Amplifier SRP £599.95
Reliable and robust, the ‘Q’ has been a stalwart of the 8000 series. Good pre-amplifiers are few and far between in the audiophile world. To be considered such an audiophile pre-amplifier, the 8000Q must provide all of the functionality and control required without imparting any character of its own to the delicate audio signals. It’s this neutrality that is so hard to achieve, and it is this neutrality that is the secret of the 8000Qs enduring appeal.
The 8000Q is a simple, but high quality, remote control pre- amplifier with a wide range of inputs and outputs.
All signals are switched with audiophile signal relays and the volume control is a motorised potentiometer
The low impedance line amplifier is a miniature class A power amplifier with current mirror bias - ideal for use with long interconnects to multiple power amplifiers.
Specification:
Input impedance 20 k? nominal
Input level vs. gain setting 500 mV at 0 dB - 350 mV at 3 dB - 250 mV at 6 dB
Frequency response (-3 dB) 0.1 Hz - 75 kHz
Frequency response (±0.2 dB) 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Channel separation greater than 100dB at 1 kHz
Crosstalk rejection greater than 100dB at 1 kHz
Preamplifier output impedance 100? nominal
Preamplifier maximum output greater than 7.7 V rms (20 dBm)
Record output impedance 1 k? nominal
Operating temperature range greater than 10 - 35ºC
AC supply frequency 110 - 120 V or 220 - 240 V
AC supply voltage 110 - 120 V or 220 - 240 V
COMPACT DISC PLAYER
8000CD Compact Disc Player SRP £599.95
The 8000CD is a completely new design. Using a bespoke designed transport, optimised for accurate transfer of data to the very latest Crystal DACs, it is a worthy partner to the amplifiers and stands alone as one of the best CD players at anything close to its price.
The topology is dedicated to high-quality audio reproduction, with twin power supplies being employed to separate the digital and analogue stages of the player – aimed at giving the performance of a two box player from an integrated machine.
Backwards compatibility with older audiolab systems is preserved through the new remote control (supplied), whilst the new silver livery, VFD display and cutting-edge performance ensures the 8000CD is far more than a trifling update.
Specification:
Connectors Two pairs RCA phono
Output level 2.4V rms
Output impedance 100 Ohms
S/N ratio Better than 100dBA
Channel balance Better than +/- 0.5dB @ 1kHz
Channel separation Better than 100dB @ 1kHz
THD+N at 1kHz Less than 0.003% 20Hz-20kHz (>-90dB /2.4V)
Output format SPDIF
Connectors 75 Ohm BNC, RCA phono, Optical
Output level 55mV p-p(nom.) +/- 10%
Output inpedance 75 Ohm +/- 5%
8000CDE Compact Disc Player SRP £349.95 Black or Silver
The 8000CDE is one of the best value CD players on the market today. Employing the same high quality dedicated mechanism, ‘lazy’ servo and software as the original 8000CD player, the CDE is both accurate and detailed with astonishing timing and neutrality.
Ideal for the enthusiast on a budget who wants all the quality of a reference standard CD player, but for the price of many entry-level machines. Build quality is superlative with a choice of either silver paint or anodised black fascia, the CDE is the perfect starting point upon which to base your system.
Specification:
Connections One pair RCA phono
Output Level 2.4Vrms
Frequency response 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.5dB
Output impedance 100 Ohms
Signal to Noise ratio Better than 100dBA
Channel Balance Better than +/-0.5dB @ 1kHz
Channel separation Better than 100dB @ 1kHz
THD+noise @ 1kHz less than 0.003%
DAC 24 bit, 192kHz, 5th order Delta Sigma
Output format RCA phono, Optical toslink
Output level 550mV p-p
Output impedance 75 Ohms
AUDIO PROCESSOR
8000AP Audio Processor/Preamplifier SRP £999.95 Black or Silver
The new HDMI enabled 8000 series Audio Processor is a reference quality 7 channel audio processor and preamplifier.
Designed to offer optimal performance with both 2 channel stereo, multi-channel audio and any digital audio source, the 8000AP has an impressive feature set, however, the real elegance is in the versatility of it? application. Unlike many such processors on the market, the 8000AP is completely dedicated to high-quality audio reproduction. A full 5.1 analogue bypass option allows SACD or DVD-Audio sources to be fed directly to the output stage for the cleanest possible signal path. Digital sources are processed with an impressive array of CODECs, as well as our own propriety surround modes.
Most importantly, the 8000AP features 2 HDMI inputs, which can read up to 8 channels of (up to) 192kHz audio transmitted via suitable HDMI enabled source components, and retransmit the HDMI from either input to your monitor or projector. All HDMI inputs and outputs are also fully HDCP enabled.
HOME THEATRE POWER AMPLIFIER
8000X7 Home Theatre Power Amplifier SRP £1499.95 Black or Silver
The 8000X7 is a genuine one-box, seven channel power amplifier, capable of handling even difficult loudspeaker loads.
It delivers 7 x 100Wrms power. However, you can also run it in five or six channel mode too. By bridging two channels it is possible to create a more powerful single channel - especially useful if your front left and front right speakers are more performance critical than the other speakers in your 5.1 system. This can be achieved simply by changing switch settings on the rear of the unit.
It is gain matched with the other 8000 series power amplifiers, and indeed the Power section of the 8000S integrated amplifier. It will work happily in combination with any of these should the demands of your system change in time.
Unobtrusive, with an elegant simplicity, the 8000X7 is a compact yet powerful performer.
"The 8000X7 home theatre power amplifier delivers 7 x 100W rms power. However, you can also run it in five or six channel mode."
Power output 7 x 100W into rated load impedance (8 Ohm)
IHF toneburst power 7 x 120W (8 Ohm)
Input for rated power 1.05 Vrms
Input impedance 47 kOhm
Gain +29 dB at 1 kHz
Signal to noise better than 90 dB (relative to 0 dBW) unweighted
Frequency Response 1.5 Hz - 150 kHz (-3 dB)
Input connector RCA
PRE AMP/PROCESSOR
8000AV Pre Amp/Processor SRP £999.95
The 8000AV 7.1 Channel AV Processor
Dolby Digital & DTS decoding
Pro Logic II decoding with Cinema & Music Modes
DTS-ES Matrix & Discrete 6.1 decoding
DTS Neo:6 Cinema & Music Surround decoding
vSHARC 32-bit floating point DSP
24-bit/96 kHz 64-times oversampling enhanced dual-bit ADC
24-bit/96 kHz 128-times oversampling multi-bit DAC
Coaxial and Optical inputs (coaxial output)
5.1 External input
Headphone and Remote jacks
