Audiolab 6000N Play Wireless Music Streamer/6000A Amplifier Package
6000N Play Wireless Streamer;
Featuring DTS Play-Fi® Technology, music can be streamed over your wireless network in high-resolution format and can be easily expanded to a multi-room system if required. You can stream from any source on your wireless network, including smart-phones, tablets or PCs as well as a NAS Drive.
This streaming platform supports a host of internet music services that are accessible via the app, including Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, HDtracks, Amazon Music, Napster and TuneIn - to name just a few of them. Spotify Connect also comes as standard which is a very welcome addition.
The 6000N Play is using the same ES9018 Sabre32 Reference chip that is found in the highy regarded Audiolab 6000A integrated amplifier. There's also the same isolated power supply with a high-efficiency toroidal transformer as used in the Audiolab 6000CDT CD transport to ensure a low noise floor and great dynamics.
Audio outputs include analogue RCA, plus coaxial and optical digital and it is available in both Black and Silver finish options.
6000A Amplifier;
The elegant slim casework with clear OLED display and large rotary controls in common with the more expensive 8300A means you cannot mistake the 6000A for anything other than 100% Audiolab even at first glance.
However unlike the analogue only big brother the 6000A features four digital inputs as well as three line-level analogue inputs, an input for a turntable, wireless connectivity via Bluetooth and a dedicated headphone amp!
Audiolab has turned to the ES9018 Sabre32 Reference chip family to perform D/A conversion, utilising ESS Technology’s 32-bit HyperStream architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator to deliver ultra-low noise and high dynamic range.
The 6000A’s discrete Class AB power amp stage delivers 50W per channel into eight ohms, with a maximum current delivery of 9 Amps into difficult loads. The output stage of the discrete power amp circuits uses a CFB (Complementary Feedback) topology, ensuring superior linearity and excellent thermal stability, as the idle current is kept independent of the temperature of the output transistors.
A substantial 200VA toroidal transformer, followed by 4x15000uF reservoir capacity (60000uF in total), helps the amp to maintain firm control of the music whilst enabling excellent dynamic range.Audiolab has included a phono stage for moving magnet phono cartridges – a high-quality, low-noise, JFET-based circuit with precise RIAA equalisation. Similarly, an increasing number of people are using headphones for music listening, so Audiolab has incorporated a dedicated headphone amp with current-feedback circuitry.
The 6000A amplifier is available in both black and silver finishes and comes with a thoughfully laid out remote control as well.
6000N Play Specifications
Digital Section:
Digital Output Level 500 +/- 50mVpp
Output Impedance 75 ohm
Maximum Resolution 192kHz/24bit
Digital Output 1 x coaxial , 1 x optical
D to A Converter:
Variable Output Voltage 0 – 2.1V
DAC ES9018K2M
Frequency Response +/-0.5dB(20Hz-20kHz,ref.1kHz)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) <0.003% (1kHz @0dBFS , BW=20-20kHz)
Signal-to-noise Ratio (S/N) >115dB(A-weighted)
Analogue Output Impedance 100 ohm
Standby Power Consumption <0.5W
Requirements (depending on region) 220V—240V~50/60Hz 100V—120V~50/60Hz
Dimensions (LxWxH) 445 x 313 x 65.5mm
Net Weight 4.9kg
6000A Specifications
Pre-Amp Gain (max.) +8dB (Line), +55dB (Phono MM)
Input Sensitivity 720mV (Line, Volume = 0dB)
3.1mV (Phono MM, Volume=0dB)
Input Impedance 10K (Line), 47K//100pF (Phono MM)
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) < 0.0004% (Line, 1KHz @ 2V, Volume = 0dB)
Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz (+/-0.1dB)
Output Voltage 2.3V max. (Volume = 0dB)
Output Impedance 120 ohm
Signal-to-Noise Ration (S/N) > 110dB (Line, A-weighted) >76dB (Phono MM, A-weighted)
D to A converter ES9018K2M
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) < 0.0006% (1KHz @ 0dBFS)
Output level (0dBFS, 1KHz) 2.05V
Max. Sampling Frequency 192KHz
Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) > 112dB (A-weighted)
Digital Filters Fast Roll-off , Slow Roll-off , Minimum Phase
Power Amplifier Section Gain +29dB
Rated Max. Power Output 2 X 50W (8 ohm, THD<1%)
2 X 75W (4 ohm, THD<1%)
Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz (+/-0.3dB)
Input Sensitivity 720mV
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) <0.003% (1kHz @ 40W/8ohm)
Signal-to-Noise ratio (S/N) > 110dB (A-weighted) Max.
Output Current 9A