Build quality, no-nonsense features especially gain control for matching sensitivity of speakers.- commercial truck suspension repair

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Sound is really fine, balanced, neutral, good bass and fine treble, not tiring even after hours and hours of listening. Wide stage. Lots of power. | replacing windshields

But if you don't care about anything else. Don't buy if you're into marked quality.

Sound is really fine, balanced, neutral, good bass and fine treble, not tiring even after hours and hours of listening. Wide stage. Lots of power. | replacing windshields

But if you don't care about anything else. Don't buy if you're into marked quality.

Ok not so sure of the year. But when I found these in a flea shop selling for £39.99 i thought erm you obviously dont know what they are.

Audiolab Preamp - 8000c
Audiolab Power Amp -8000p

I love the fact that these puppies insist on you hearing what was meant to be heard and does the quiet bit brilliantly then surprises you with so much kick in the ooomp of the music. At first I thought OMG boooooring. And then further listening I was suddenly becoming humble in the fact I was completely wrong and being almost thrown across the room (well not really but you know what I mean) I am a realistic person and know when certain brands are clearly marketed above their potential. What can I say even though when the recession hit I was offered a lovely price for these beauties; I refused to sell them. Now partnered with what I think is worthy equipment except CD player I am glad I stayed. Don't buy export buy British because we actually care about we are creating. Tank Like Build. Sound quality that wants you digging through your collection and satisfaction that makes you look like the biggest smug git on the planet. I am excited about what I have and want to share it with all. I have them don't get rid of them. I previously had a Marantz 7000 amp and this setup makes the Marantz look like a it will do product. Dont get me wrong Marantz is better than most but sorry Audiolab your magic dust does the trick.
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I bought the audiolab 8000p from hifi corner (UK). I decided to pull the plug after listening to a friend's 8000s and being pleasantly surprised by the sound quality. Coupled with a rotel rc-03 pre-amp and Mission 782 speakers, the 8000p produces an incredible punchy live sound with precise and deep bass without being boomy or overpowering. It sounds way more powerful than the specifications would suggest.

Now for the flip side of the coin. After a few months of light use, the amp would randomly switch itself off and back on again. I took it back to the store who then sent it back to the factory. Audiolab replaced it with a brand new unit which I was happy about. Anyway, the new unit worked fine to begin with but ran extremely hot (I'm talking electric heater hot). After a few months of use, the unit started to produce a very loud crackle though the right channel every 10 mins or so. It was sent back to the factory once again. This time they took a long long time to carry out the "repair". The unit was now running much cooler than before but after a couple of days use, the crackle had returned (AAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!). OK. I've had it with Audiolab and I'm now going to try out a Cyrus power amp. Hopefully I'll have more luck.

One other negative (not related to the above faults) is that the amp produces an above average level of hum, emitted through the unit itself and through the speakers.

I would like to give this product a higher rating as I am a great fan of british hifi, but based on my experience with this product, I cannot.

Plenty of power. Bass with SLAM, wide and deep 3D soundstage, crystal clear highs, balanced mids, phonostage, build quality (can it go forever?). Got to be 5 stars!

The 8000C lacks remote
NEEDS to be paired with quality CD (source) that is on the "coloured" side and has modern D/A conversion - nothing else will do the 8000P & 8000C justice. Don´t even think about connecting these babies to some old flat sounding cd player or cheap DVD.

This is for the combo audiolab 8000C & 8000P bought used. A few years ago I ,after trying out and owning a nice bunch of amps (many of them british), got my hands om an 8000A mkII, wich then absolutely blew my mind. In my opinion a true performer with excellent clear sound and nice "slam" - given it's price. A few moths ago I decided to upgrade, this despite my opinion that the 8000A managed to drive my NHT 2.5i's with a fair amount of control. After searching for a few months a got my hands on 8000C & 8000P (made in the UK). Got my mind blown once again by audiolab. The soundstage and 3D imaging is simply amazing and the neutrality is unlike I've ever heard in the price range. Sound is crystal clear and the bass is deep, controlled and has the real slam to it that I prefer, though without sounding "loudness". The extra watts/amperes makes a noticable difference compared to the 8000A, especially at high sound levels. The main thing about this amp is in my opinon NEUTRALITY. Therefore I can't enough point out the importance of choice of signal source. I went with a mid range Cambridge Azur cd player that has a good amount of "attack" and a quite coloured sound to it. For the best sound out of the 8000p - go for modern D/A conversion with a broad soundstage! And always play it with tone controls off (flat)! The phonostage deserves special mention, since it has a nice warm sound to it.

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Owned by me in the past: 8000C & 8000P , Arcam A65+, Arcam A90, Rega Mira 3, Naim Nait, Linn LK1-2, Linn Intek, Sansui Au-9500, Acurus DIA-100, Yamaha M-50 /C-50 (great), Accuphase E-204, Yamaha A-900, Thule IA 150 and maybe 20 more=)

Plenty of power. Bass with SLAM, wide and deep 3D soundstage, crystal clear highs, balanced mids, phonostage, build quality (can it go forever?). Got to be 5 stars!

The 8000C lacks remote
NEEDS to be paired with quality CD (source) that is on the "coloured" side and has modern D/A conversion - nothing else will do the 8000P & 8000C justice. Don´t even think about connecting these babies to some old flat sounding cd player or cheap DVD.

This is for the combo audiolab 8000C & 8000P bought used. A few years ago I ,after trying out and owning a nice bunch of amps (many of them british), got my hands om an 8000A mkII, wich then absolutely blew my mind. In my opinion a true performer with excellent clear sound and nice "slam" - given it's price. A few moths ago I decided to upgrade, this despite my opinion that the 8000A managed to drive my NHT 2.5i's with a fair amount of control. After searching for a few months a got my hands on 8000C & 8000P (made in the UK). Got my mind blown once again by audiolab. The soundstage and 3D imaging is simply amazing and the neutrality is unlike I've ever heard in the price range. Sound is crystal clear and the bass is deep, controlled and has the real slam to it that I prefer, though without sounding "loudness". The extra watts/amperes makes a noticable difference compared to the 8000A, especially at high sound levels. The main thing about this amp is in my opinon NEUTRALITY. Therefore I can't enough point out the importance of choice of signal source. I went with a mid range Cambridge Azur cd player that has a good amount of "attack" and a quite coloured sound to it. For the best sound out of the 8000p - go for modern D/A conversion with a broad soundstage! And always play it with tone controls off (flat)! The phonostage deserves special mention, since it has a nice warm sound to it.

Similar Products Used:

Owned by me in the past: 8000C & 8000P , Arcam A65+, Arcam A90, Rega Mira 3, Naim Nait, Linn LK1-2, Linn Intek, Sansui Au-9500, Acurus DIA-100, Yamaha M-50 /C-50 (great), Accuphase E-204, Yamaha A-900, Thule IA 150 and maybe 20 more=)

Sound is really fine, balanced, neutral, good bass and fine treble, not tiring even after hours and hours of listening. Wide stage. Lots of power.
Buy if you don't care about anything else.
Dont buy if you're into marked quality.

Touch-feel totally off-putting to me.
Cheapest pot, switches, posts, feet.

Bought a audiolab combo 8000q+p at € 999 + 649 to replace my burnt out Musical Fidelity A2 after a lot of auditioning and comparing (see similar products) in the pricerange up to € 1650,-.
Sonically I found them to be just fine, really fine, balanced and neutral, with good bass and fine treble, not tiring even after hours and hours of listening. Wide stage. Lots of power. BUT:
I had auditioned 2006 models. They were all good. When the new ones arrived I was absolutely shocked by build/component quality. On the 8000q volume pot and all controls feelwise are cheapest (e.g. lots (I mean LOTS) of play), muting didn't work properly (a blop from the left channel at every switching), reaction to rc bad for volume and input. Nastily cheap speaker posts and feet. I have not ever seen any amp made so badly, at no price. The 8000p has a strong hum from within the cabinet, not from the speakers. Negligible, but worth mentioning.
An attempt by distribution to find a replacement at least for the pot produced nothing.
I handed them back.
Am I too much into build quality and touch-feel with items sitting in a prominet place in the living room? Certainly all the other amps audtioned were perfect buildwise, so why should this not be possible for audiolab?!?!

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Musical Fidelity A2, Lyngdorf sdai 2175, Primare i21, Cambridge Azur 740+840v2, Densen B110, Myryad MXI 2080

Soundstage, neutrality.

As others have said, not the last word in clarity (or attack), and not the cheapest preamp on the market. Needs a GOOD power amp - not to mention a clean mains supply - to bring out its best.

When my Quad 33 pre-amp died I was forced to hunt for something that would work with my Quad 303 power amp and my beloved BBC LS3/5a speakers. After a trek that would make Frodo look like a slouch I came across the Audiolab series at UK£400. I now have the 8000C which, IMHO, easily outperforms the Quad 33. It's clear, uncluttered and (after burning in, placing in the right room and sacrificing a goat or whatever you have to do to make your hifi sound superb) performs nicely. Orders-of-magnitude better than the Audiolab integrated pre/power amp.

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Rest of system described in review.

Transparency, gobs of gain, and soudnstaging.

That I don't need another. I may get one more just to protect myself from having to buy anything else if this one ever dies. It's perfect.

I moved from am Audiolab Integrated to an Audiolab 8000Q to power my Odyssey Audio Stratos. What a miraculous difference. The amount of additional gain the 8000Q provides turned my system into a true work of art. Excellent features, as well as a sensitive volume control. Very low noise floor, with transparency and exellent soundstaging. The Dynaudio A50s I use aren't the best in the soundstage area, or transparency, but this preamp truly brought them to life. It gave them the energy to dig deep into the music to obtain every last note. Possibly one of the best buys in audio.

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Rotel 972, Classe CP35