Audiolab 9000N Network Streaming Player Silver

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.

Stream like a Dream

Proudly developed to combine an incredibly capable and equally stable streaming platform with audiolab’s digital know-how, world-beating DAC implementation and signal flow, and the intuitive 9000 series general user interface, for the ultimate streaming solution.

The audiolab 9000N app offers immediate access to Qobuz and Tidal, with full access to hi-res content, as well as Spotify, TuneIn internet radio and UPnP music server systems and digital audio files stored on USB HDD devices.

The 9000N fully supports Spotify Lossless, allowing playback at true CD-quality directly within the native Spotify app and ensuring that every detail of the recording is preserved.

Digital Face

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.

Flexible and Capable

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.

Digital Circuitry

The hardware is based upon a Quad Arm® Cortex®-A53 core MCU with 1.8 GHz per Core. This powerful ‘brain’ behind the system ensures seamless, rock-steady operation and additional benefits such as album artwork caching; for faster loading of the accompanying artwork files, thus enhancing the user experience and visual aesthetic.

High-end Audio that Shoots for the Stars but Doesn’t Cost the Earth

The 9000 series enters the streaming realms with a view of bringing the epitome of affordable high-end audio – build quality to be proud of, versatile functionality without a hint of compromise, and a performance that delivers every detail of the music and brings it to life in captivating style. It provides remarkable sonic consistency across all manner of digital and analogue sources, always musically engaging yet also refined.

Specifications

• General Description: Network Player
• Design Philosophy And Core Technology: ESS Sabre ES9038Pro 32bit DAC, Quad Arm® Cortex®-A53 core 1.8GHz per Core, Audiolab 9000N Streaming technology (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4/5GHz), UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (Open Home), Native support for Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, MQA, Qobuz and TuneIn Radio, Roon Ready, Gapless Playback, High-resolution album artwork display, USB storage / flash drive / USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, exFAT and NTFS) playback, 4.3" (800 x 480px) IPS LCD screen, iOS (11.0 or later) / Android (4.0 or later) required for App control
• The audiolab 9000N App Features: Native support for TIDAL, Qobuz and TuneIn Radio, Tidal and Qobuz icons to easily identify high-res music, Volume control, High-resolution album artwork display, Artwork caching, Intelligent search functionality, Multiple Playlist compilations & functionality, Multiple tag handling, Composer tag support, Album-grouping in playlist, Automatic internet links to artists / album / songs, Saving and restoring of playlists (including Tidal and Qobuz)
• Inputs: 1 x Network Streaming, 1 x PC USB (USB Type-B), 1 x Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T, 1 x 12V Trigger
• Outputs: 1 x RCA (pair), 1 x XLR (pair), 1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial, 1 x 12V Trigger (Link)
• Supported File Formats: DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD); PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF; Compressed (lossy) Audio: MP3
• Sampling Frequency: PCM: 44.1kHz-768kHz (705.6kHz / 768kHz Fixed-point supported via Audiolab 9000N App streaming); DSD: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512 (Native)

Digital Section

• Digital Output Voltage: 500mV +/- 50mVpp
• Output Impedance: 75Ω
• Frequency Response: -0.01dB (20Hz - 20kHz, ref.1kHz)
• Max. Sampling Frequency: 192kHz / 24bit
• Digital Outputs: 1 x Coaxial, 1 x Optical

D to A Converter

• Variable Output Voltage: 0 – 2.05V
• DAC: ES9038Pro
• Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB (20Hz - 20kHz, ref.1kHz)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.001% (1kHz @ 2.05Vrms)
• Max. Sampling Frequency: 768kHz / 32bit
• Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): >116dB (RCA), >120dB (XLR)
• Output Impedance: 120Ω

General

• Standby Power Consumption: <0.5W
• Net Weight: 6.2kg
• Gross Weight: 8kg
• Dimensions (mm) (W x H x D): 444 x 89 x 333
• Carton Size (mm): 514 x 470 x 161
• Finish: Black / Silver
• Power Requirements (depending on region): 220-240V ~ 50/60Hz, 100-120V ~ 50/60Hz
• Standard Accessories: Power Cord, Remote Control, User Manual