If budget models shook up the music streamers category at last year's What Hi-Fi? Awards, then this year belongs to the premium players.
The Audiolab 9000N is the new winner in our most premium price brand ('above £2000'), beating out the stalwart Naim ND5 XS2 thanks to a combination of insightful, transparent sound and a sleek, user-friendly interface. Indeed, for its flagship network audio player, the brand decided to use the high-end Lumin streaming platform for the first time, and the performance has been revelatory.
