Audiolab has an impressive track record with regard to well-priced music streamers, stereo amps and other wallet-friendly hi-fi designed to give musical satisfaction for a sensible price. The new Audiolab 7000N sits relatively low down on the network streamer price scale, no bad thing considering how impressed we’ve been with the refinement and insight of Audiolab’s current entry offering, the 6000N Play. This budget streamer gained a What Hi-Fi? Award a few years ago (tested at £449 / $600), so we’re hopeful a similar trick can be repeated with the slightly more costly 7000N.
Audiolab’s 7000N Play network streamer arrives as part of the new 7000 range consisting of the 7000A amplifier, the 7000CDT CD transport and the streamer itself, and while the brand’s impressive lineage and pedigree give us reason to be hopeful regarding the new model, there’s certainly tough competition at this level courtesy of the Award-winning Bluesound Node (2021) and the recently-introduced Cambridge Audio MXN10.
