Audiolab 9000A (Black)

The Audiolab 9000A is an integrated stereo amplifier that combines Class AB power amplification with analogue inputs and an onboard digital-to-analogue converter. In black, it offers a clear front-panel layout centred on a 4.3-inch colour display. Audiolab specifies 100 watts per channel into eight ohms or 160 watts per channel into four ohms, both with distortion below one per cent; these are load-dependent ratings, not a promise of identical performance with every loudspeaker. An ESS ES9038Pro DAC serves the digital inputs, including USB-B for a computer and two optical plus two coaxial connections. USB supports higher sample rates than the optical and coaxial inputs, so their limits should be listed separately. Analogue facilities include balanced XLR, conventional line inputs and a moving-magnet phono stage, with a dedicated headphone amplifier for private listening. Bluetooth provides wireless source connectivity, but this is not a Wi-Fi network streamer and it has no HDMI ARC input. Appropriate external streaming equipment can be connected as a separate source.