Amplifier with DAC
Conceived to become the nerve center of a high-performance stereo system, the 9000A is more powerful and versatile than any of the models that precede it, fusing, under a purist soul conception and with the complement of distinguished aesthetics, analog connectivity (new phono section included) and high-end classic digital with wireless connectivity (Bluetooth aptX HD) for portable devices and a unique dedicated headphone amplifier.
The available power is 100 continuous watts in Class AB per channel over 8 ohms, accompanied by the dynamic capacity that has made Audiolab so famous, while the DAC section combines the celebrated “chip” with 32-bit Saber ES9038PRO technology from ESS Technology and an analog circuitry with Complementary Feedback (CFB) topology.
In terms of digital compatibility, the 9000A can play files encoded in PCM up to 32-bit/768 kHz, DSD up to DSD512 and MQA. The new Audiolab is Roon Tested approved, while its menu management from an elegant and generous display screen with IPS LCD technology provides the user with great customization capacity.
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Streamer player
The result of a three-year research and development process in which the renowned audio streaming expert Lumin has also collaborated, the Audiolab 9000N is the perfect embodiment of the concept of the high-end audio component, in this case a digital source without hardware, which has brought so much prestige to Audiolab, combining for an unbeatable price minimalist industrial design, faultless construction, state-of-the-art technology in all areas and an extraordinarily powerful management interface.
The engineering refinement behind this product can be seen in the use of such advanced solutions as hardware based on a quad-core processor with an operating frequency of 1.8 GHz per core, which ensures robust and seamless operation in accessing remote content.
The 9000N, which is Roon Ready certified, is complemented by extremely agile management courtesy of an evolved version of the renowned Lumin app, which facilitates direct access to such prestigious online music services as TIDAL and Qobuz. This "app" offers intelligent search functionalities and full access to control and even create user-defined playlists and folders, as well as album grouping functions.
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The flagship of the Aura Series bookshelf loudspeakers, the Aura 2 is in fact a "supermonitor", due to the dimensions required to house a 3-way/3-speaker bass-reflex configuration.
A design that aims to make the qualities for which Wharfedale's reference range, the sensational Elysian, is so well known, available to a wider range of enthusiasts. This is why it includes such highly appreciated technical refinements as an AMT tweeter transducer, midrange and bass speakers with a matrix cone structure, the innovative SLLP "perimetric" bass-reflex port and an immaculately finished external construction.
The AMT ("Air Motion Transformer"), unlike conventional dome or planar/ribbon designs, moves the air in a very different way thanks to the use of a very low-mass, large folded diaphragm, which allows a substantial improvement in definition and transient response.
The Aura 2, which can be mounted on an optional dedicated stand, comes complete with an enclosure constructed with panels made up of multiple layers of different woods following the PROS ("Panel Resonance Optimisation System") scheme, which prevents internal vibrations from being transmitted to the speakers and interfering with the sound emitted by the speakers.
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Price per pair.
Option of specific Aura 1 Stand floor stands for €1,099 plus the pair.
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