Integrated stereo amplifiers that deliver both preamplifier and power duties from one box are neat, space-efficient and undoubtedly the most popular option when it comes to powering a hi-fi system, but the potential for optimum sound quality comes from having a separate preamplifier and power amplifier. Audiolab offers the former one-box solution across its entry-level 6000, mid-range 7000 and flagship 9000 range, but it has now decided to expand its top-tier offering with pre/power components for the first time in years.
The new 9000P is the first Audiolab power amplifier since the 8300XP, which launched in 2016, and is joined by the new 9000Q preamp. Together, they sit above the four-star 9000A integrated amplifier as the range’s ultimate amplification solution, and also alongside the series’ 9000CDT CD transport and What Hi-Fi? Award-winning 9000N network streamer (the latter pictured with the new additions above).
