Audiolab 9000A + Audiolab 9000N Play + Sonus Faber Lumina V

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.

Features:

• High End network music player with exceptional price/performance ratio.
• Based on the Mumin Music streaming platform.
• Management through an evolved version of the Lumin app.
• Hardware based on a 4-core processor.
• Compatible with PCM files up to 32 bits/768 kHz and DSD up to DSD512.
• 100% support for MQA decoding
• Native support for the most popular online music services.
• Eight-channel chip-based DAC section with 32-bit technology.
• Balanced analogue outputs with XLR connectors.
• PC-USB digital input (USB Type B).
• Coaxial (1) and optical (1) digital outputs.
• Full-colour front display of functions.
• Roon Ready approved.
• Frequency response 20-20,000 Hz, -0.01 dB.
• Signal-to-noise ratio greater than 120 dB in balanced mode.
• Dimensions: 444 x 89 x 333 mm (W x H x D).
• Weight: 6.2 kg.

Floor speakers

The new flagship of the Lumina range, the Lumina V is a three-way bass-reflex floor-standing loudspeaker that incorporates innovative electro-acoustic solutions to set a new benchmark for products in its class and price range.

Two of the most relevant of these innovations are the lute shape of the internal chamber of the midrange/treble block and the use of a hybrid crossover filter for the mid and high frequencies, which combines the new IFF technology of Sonus Faber with the Paracross circuit topology of the Italian company.

In the first case, this is an iconic element of Sonus Faber, as it is a unique feature of the brand since its introduction for the first time in the 90's of the last century, aiming to maximise the structural rigidity and sonic performance of the midrange loudspeaker while simultaneously reducing standing waves within the volume of the acoustic load. The Hybrid IFF-Paracross Solution filter network combines the IFF - Interactive Fusion Filtering - technology first used in the Maxima Amator column with the above-mentioned Paracross topology of Sonus Faber, in which reactive components (coils and capacitors) are placed in the negative path of the circuitry.

Among the most significant benefits provided by this strategy is the reduction of the Counterelectromotive Force of the loudspeakers, which allows them to work with a maximum degree of interconnectivity and in an organic manner, while reducing the filter's sensitivity to radio frequencies.

Characteristics:

• High-performance column and exceptional price/performance ratio.
  
• 3-way bass-reflex system/4 loudspeakers with lower emission port.
  
• 29 mm fabric dome tweeter with D.A.D. technology from Sonus Faber.
  
• 150 mm midrange speaker with multi-fibre composite cone.
  
• 165 mm bass speakers (2) custom-made for the Lumina range.
  
• Square enclosure to enhance the balance between form and function.
  
• Crossover filter with hybrid topology unique to Sonus Faber.
  
• Lute-shaped midrange/treble subwoofer.
  
• High Fidelity/Home Cinema versatility.
  
• Two sets of connection terminals for bi-wiring/bi-amping.
  
• 38-24,000 Hz frequency response.
  
• Sensitivity of 90 dB/W/m.
  
• Nominal impedance of 4 ohms.
  
• Amplification power between 50 and 300 W RMS.
  
• Entirely hand-built in Italy.
  
• Dimensions: 280 x 1.049 x 372'6 mm (W x H x D).
  
• Weight: 22.5 kg.

Price per pair.