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.
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.
Ever since the much-admired M-DAC launched more than a decade ago, Audiolab has been famed for the performance of its DAC circuitry. The 9000N incorporates the ES9038PRO – an eight-channel DAC chip representing the pinnacle of ESS Technology’s 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.
No company knows more about making the most of Sabre DAC technology than Audiolab, having worked with it for years through several product generations. Although consistently technically excellent, these DAC chips are also challenging to implement to maximum effect and must be integrated into a product’s circuit design with care to extract their full sonic potential. The post-DAC active filter is a critical element, and Audiolab has developed a new circuit that is perfectly tailored to make the most of the ES9038PRO.
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) Built-in Certified MQA Full decoder (via streaming & PC USB) 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 (Android 4.0 or later) required for App control
The audiolab 9000N App Features Native support for TIDAL, MQA, Qobuz and TuneIn Radio Tidal MQA icons to easily identify high-res music Qobuz high-res icons to identify high-res music Volume control High-resolution album artwork display Artwork caching Intelligent search functionality Multiple Playlist complications & 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 Ethernet 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 MQA
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)(W x H x D) 514 x 470 x 161
Finish Black / Silver
Power Requirements (depending on region) 220-240V ~ 50/ 60Hz 100-120V ~ 50/ 60Hz
In the box: Standard Accessories Power Cord, Remote Control, User Manual