I have just, this morning taken delivery of the 6000a and the 6000cdt. Connected to my recently purchased Monitor Audio Bronze 5 speakers, I am so far blown away on initial hearing. I have spent far more time than usual researching my purchases and wanted to thank you for your extremely helpful reviews. Yours was for me, the deciding factor.

I have a 6000a. It’s a wonderful amp. What makes it wonderful is how it expands the sound, how it separates tones to allow an expansive floor. And thank you for your review, it’s exactly what I experienced

Had this amp about a year, i don't want anything else . For me it's that good. The Audiolab CDT is insanely good . Speaker's I use triangle br02 with Yamaha 150 sub, for rock music I use Acoustic Energy 120's . I have had many setups in my life time and I still run a JVC ja-s44 for phono . The Audiolab is the best thing since sliced bread . Thankfully it was an, incredibly priced unit . Everyone is different but this amp will appeal to many music listeners old and young . I can't afford ultra high end gear not many can . Like I said almost a year now owning this amp and it's simply superb . For any genre of music .

I had one 6000A, and i don´t plan to buy anithing else, i am with you

And, in relation to what you're saying about the cost to build, if it retails for $600, that means the dealer pays $300 for it, which means that the manufacturer sells it for $150, and that $150 includes their profit margin, so that includes the total cost of the product to make, not just parts cost, but engineering, advertising, payroll, insurance, taxes, etc, and all other ancillary costs, and the profit margin too. So, when you think of it like that, it's really amazing that we get the sound quality we get for such low cost gear.

I bought this amp 6 months ago really pleased it sounds lovely and really enjoying it.

Thank for the review!!! I have bought the 6000 A some weeks ago and I am absolutely in love with the amp. It is superb!

Its an amazing amp indeed .. You can keep on changing external gear and it gets better and better... BIG soundstage , Power, Delicacy, Warmth

Hi Paul just grabbed an Audiolab 6000A the Bluetooth is very good as you said. Thanks for the recommendation.

Great review!!! I love that it can also be just a preamp if you want to add a power amp. Getting one of these tomorrow. Already have the CDT. Thanks for the review. Cheers from Canada 🍻🍻

I am auditioning a demo unit at home with my PMC Twenty.21 speakers. I like it so much that I have asked the shop to order in a silver unit. They only keep black in stock. I also received a Wiim Mini today. Fantastic, using the optical output I get an amp and streamer with excellent sound quality. Measurements show that the 6000A has a very even frequency response with declines at each end where human hearing starts to cut out. I only wish some of the rock albums I listen to were recorded better. Classical and more recent rock music is brilliant, very natural sounding. Very impressed. I also auditioned a Bluesound Powernode Edge. I thought it would be identical, but no. I found it tiring to listen to, and the music did not sound natural. It was as if the treble and upper mid had been boosted, but without measurements I cannot be sure. I also like the design of the 6000A, the silver unit is attractive enough to sit on my Ercol cabinet, unlike the Bluesound plastic bricks. Plus it has nice turny knobs machined from aluminium, not cheesy buttons. Yes the nice simple build increases the price a bit, or reduces a bit what they can put inside for the price, but I’m not complaining.

Great review and after hearing the 6000A you have nailed it

Funny how you heard what I heard. I was blown away by how wide the soundstage was and how good the separation detail was. It reminded me of a McIntosh integrated amp I had heard. I found the tonality exceptional as well. The snare sounded real. May be a tad bright on some tracks so will try the slow filter next.

Just got a 7000A/CDT. WOW!!!!! Years back I had an 8000Q + 2x 8000M monoblocs b I-amping some Mission 753s. But the 7000s + Dali Oberon 5s is better.

An informative review. It does occur to me that if you aren't fussed about buying new, and if you don't need the digital facilities, methinks you could buy a second hand 8000Q/P combo for the same money. For a little bit more, even a Q with 2 x 8000M's. This is where I ended up, I don't see me ever changing them. Genuine high end amplification, for peanuts.

Can't agree on the aesthetics :) The silver version doesn't look like a budget amp at all. I believe it radiates the message: "all business, class and distinct". Quality of the front and knobs is incredible.

I had this amp a while back and sold it on after 3 Months, while it is very good for the money especially if you use a turntable but I felt the DAC and bluetooth were pretty poor, but if you don't care too much about those its great as an amp, the bass is a little lean but tight and detailed (better than the Cambridge CX60 though) The treble response is similar to the CX60 being a little on the lively side but not in a bad way and the mids are nice and clear. If you are trying to choose between this and the newer Cambridge CX61 then the Cambridge is a better all round amp in my view especially if you want to use the digital inputs and bluetooth both of which are way better on the Cambridge.

Sounds fantastic through Dali Menuet’s 🙏

Great review! I've had one for a few months now (actually the 6000A Play) and love it. I find your comments spot on with my own experience.

I totally agree with you Paul, bluetooth performs very well to the point I stopped streaming, even though it is not aptx HD. At the moment, I have the Cambridge cxa61 on trial, I had even higher hopes for its aptx HD, but I am very disappointed, it lacks the spaciousness, clarity and lushness of my 6000a-bt. I am not sure what is going on here, audiolab runs the bt thru its own sabre dac, maybe cambridge audio uses a designated lower quality dac (the qualcom?)!?

Very competent review, give a great amount of details to allow anyone to make an educated decision. Good Job

Thanks for the nice review. Planning to get one, just waiting for the black model to be in stock again here in Denmark. Will try to leave a note on my experience here, when i finally get my hands on it.

I’m really tempted to get the 6000a, I used to have the 8000S back in the 90’s and that was fantastic. It did suffer from transformer buzz/hum which is probably more to do with my mains supply than a fault of the amplifier (DC on the mains can cause buzzing from the transformer). I have read numerous reports that the 6000a also suffers from this, but even more happy people who have not mentioned it. I’ll just see how it goes and pair it with the CDT.

Hello Paul. Cracking review, to which I have gone and bought one. You actually described everything I have been looking for in an amp. Thanks 🙏

Hi, good wishes for all audiolab lovers. I am keeping eye on 6000a and decided to buy it. Need to know one thing. Is it create some kind of 3D sound stage? As all the reviews has been told that it has airy and very specious sound where every single musical instrument's note can be heard. I like this kind of sound presentation. I appreciate your experience sharing.

Last summer I bought the audiolab 6000A and the audiolab cd transport and treat myself to some new speakers to pair them up in with in the Acustic Energy AE300. Together they sound amazing. I have starting buying cds again and finding new music to listen to. Definitely feels like it should be more expensive to buy. The AE300s sound outstanding with the amp and CD player. If you havent already I think you need to take a look at the AE300s and review them there are in the same league as the audio lab in terms of what you get for your money.very pleased with them all.

Hi Paul with CD in mind the Audiolab 6000A sounds much better through the analogue RCA terminals using the CD players built in DAC than it does through the Audiolab’s built in DAC.

Since making this review, have you had a chance to compare the 6000A with a 8000A? The gizmo count of the 6000A is higher at half the price of the 8000A in real terms, so I find it hard to believe it can truly be better.

Great review. I bought a 6000a 2 months ago in Singapore for $1000SGD (590GPB). It is amazing and just how you described. The "slow" setting on the dac is by far the best, I'm thinking the "fast" setting just measures better for the spec sheet. I listened to the NAD316bee v2 (600SGD), the Nad326bee(800SGD) and the new Cambridge AXA35 and nothing touched it to my ears. The DAC was what pushed me over the line. I was in the market for a new DAC also. I bought an Allo digione streamer with a coaxial output and that was a remarkable improvement compared to driving the DAC with an optical output from my PC. However if the amp had a usb input for the DAC I could have forgone the streamer. As usb is not as sensitive to a poor sources like a laptop these days, that is the only negative. The audiolab is an amazing product very happy with it.

I ALMOST bought an Audiolab 6000A Amp. I did buy their 6000 CDT with a separate DAC. I bought a Musical Fidelity M2si instead. The Musical Fidelity is in some ways the antithesis of the Audiolab. There's no on board DAC or Phono section. It is an all analog line level amplifier. It puts out 72 wpc into 8 ohms compared to the Audiolab's 50 and delivers 25 amperes of current peak to peak compared to the Audiolab's 9 amperes. Back in 2021 the Best Amp under $1000.00 was the Musical Fidelity M2si. (It's $1099 today)

I’m transforming my wine room into an audio lounge and decided on the 6000A based upon your review! I’m pairing it with Q-Acoustics 3050i loud speakers and a Fluance rt-83 turntable. I should have the room completed by next Friday and looking forward to the experience! Thanks for your review of the 6000A and guidance through this journey!

Great review and this is something that I would definitely be interested in.

The 6000a is an amazing AMP and DAC. Regarding the DAC I found useful its filters: for good quality recording from before 80s the FAST FILTER can be very pleasant and revealing, on the other hand the PHASE FILTER can control the siblings very well on early digital recordings from 90s ... and for everything else, the SLOW FILTER is the most balanced sound overall in my setup.

You're review just gave me the extra push to choose this over the rotel tribute and a Denon DRA800 HA. I was concerned it would be too cool sounding for my bro3's but from what I can hear, they've really taken to the amp (and the filter for a more analogue sound can help with anything too bright sounding, great feature). Early days but it found the double bass drum on Sabbaths 'tomorrow's dream'. This being a just above par production really made me realise its got something special and transparent about it even with older recordings. 🍻

You paint with words Sir ,thank you.

This Audiolab is highly regarded but I see it described as having a cool and analytical sound character. As such, it is often recommended to be paired with "warm" instead of "bright" speakers. What is your take in this point? I have B&W CM5 which I found pretty neutral while some people find B&W tending to bright. What could I expect from pairing them with 6000A or 8300A from Audiolab?

New firmware for audiolab 6000a. Really interesting, one can chose "normal" or "wide" sound if you use optical and coaxial .

Thank you for the great review. It was the first video I viewed about this amp a few months ago and since then I searched, viewed and read almost every single video and article about it on the web. Finally I took a decision to buy it. Living in Tunisia I aways bought my audio gear in Europe for the last 45 years. Not only you do not find this kind of equipment here but also and comparing the cost of living and the rediculous customs taxes it represents a fortune and requires careful thinking, let alone the worry in case of a malfunctioning unit you just get stuck here without any return or repair possibility. Nevertheless the love of music outweighed any other concerns and I will soon be the proud owner of a 6000a (in Germany for €800 and carried as hand luggage on the flight back to Tunisia) which should be for me an end game acquisition as an amp. It will, in a first period drive my 30 year old Mission 760i recently refoamed that survived many amps including a NAD301 and a Marantz SR7000 and a couple of cheap class D chinese little ones. Since I know those Mission speakers so well I will first appreciate the Audiolab through them before I decide which way to go for new speakers next year. I will then be looking for small standmounts. I have earmarked, amongst a short list of the most popular speakers on the net the small Acoustic Energy AE100² almost identical size as the Mission 760i. My question is, what do you think of the combination 6000a / AE100² ? Or what other small speakers would you recommend? I listen to all genres of music but mainly Jazz, classic and oriental, sometimes on vinyl but mostly on CDs, DVDs and I also do a lot of streaming through both the Blueray Sony player and the TV set, Spotify, KZfaq, Netflix and Radio. Speakers should be moderately efficient although I do not listen at high volume and the 35m² room is reasonably furnished without any major acoustic issues. Keep up the good reviews and thanks again.

I bought a Rogue Sphinx and shelved my 6000a for a few months. Recently, I gave the 6000a listen with my JBL L100s, and boy, let me tell you something, the 6000a sounds excellent with those speakers. And the DAC sounds fantastic with my Elac server running Roon. For less than 1k USD, it's a bargain.

Thanks for this review & convincing me to get a current decade amplifier Paul! Even though my ears no longer go above 10k (fine at 20 up though) the differences between filters are clearly discernable. Jon Anderson's vocals & voice changes to a more rounded "human" & realistic timbre on And You And I, & the upper bass (100-200 hz) seems more pronounced than the "fast" option, yet this varies between digital inputs/cd players - my venerable pioneer pd7300 sounds better on the slow via coax while Denon 600NE sounds slightly better on fast via optical. Either way the clarity, soundstage & placing of instruments is massively improved on my old stuff. You see having moved to mid Portugal there aren't a lot of hifi dealers to test equipment in so I collected various items & did my own. An assortment of old Pioneer & JVC super A stuff sounded pretty good until this arrived. Talk about lifting a veil...! All these improvements obvious on my budget Magnat 1002 towers which were another new millennium leap from my very nice looking but flat Marsden Hall relics.... Got mine for an unbelievable €629 from HiFi hut in Ireland & free delivery! & now I read your review of the CDT .... oh dear I sense cd player redundancy next & more sonic revelations. Your reviews are excellent - many thanks & regards Andy

I have a Roksan k2-bt Amp, bought it 2nd hand very quickly realised it was faulty so it went off to Roksan for a service £300 🤦🏼‍♂️ had it running a year now and the Bluetooth has just packed up so that’s it’s last chance! Have just ordered this Amp! Hope it’s not disappointing! 😊

How to find information about damping factor for Audiolab 6000a?thanks

I guess I'm pretty late to the party but this amp requires some further consideration as I am currently "looking". To be honest, I didn't know anything about Audiolab until I discovered their CD transport of which I will be purchasing very soon. Good review of seems to be a bit of a bargain. You got me on the sound stage aspect and the overall quality of balanced full range frequency integration. I am very curious!!!

I bought the Audiolab 6000A a couple of months and your description is very good. Listened to several amplifiers in the 600-1100 euro bracket (cambridge audio cxa80 and cxa60, marantz 6006, a NAD) and the Audiolab really does impress, for exactly the reasons you mention. Bass and detail combined. It's an amp worthy to be on a shortlist in this price range. On the dac filters: my favorite setting depends on the speakers it's driving. I ended up pairing the amp to some warm sounding speakers and actually prefer the fast roll off. During the auditioning phase also listened to some brighter sounding floorstanders and slow roll off seemed to work better with those units. Can't explain why this is logical... Liked the review. Fun to watch. Keep it up! Edit: any chance you're going to review the 6000n streamer? I'm looking for a reason to put something under the christmas tree, but can't find a compelling argument why this thing is better than the chromecast audio currently connected with the toslink to the 6000a.

About to buy this amp to pair with my dali Oberon 3s thanks for a great review mate 👍

Hi Paul just purchased a pair of Wharfedale Denton 25th Anniversary speakers which match the Audiolab 6000a perfectly.

Have both the 6000a and 6000n streamer and I think for the money it would be hard to beat, I thought the 50 watts per channel maybe wasn't enough but the amp has great control running my ls50 kef's at a good sound level without sounding strained. I do have it complemented with a powered sub for the extra low frequency response. Generally very happy with the combo for both devices for the money. Only wish the amp had a usb input for the on-board sabre dac for that extra connections to a laptop , but I guess getting a separate dac connected would just give you the options of a better sound in the future. Sound quality I would give it 8 out of 10 as sometimes I feel it could do with a little better warm to the music but overall very good and worth the money. Not sure what you would gain by doubling the cost for a better amp maybe higher SPL but this thing is loud and smooth enough for any normal size room

Great to see the album “Walk Into Light” by Ian Anderson behind you.

Thank you very much for this review, great stuff

Walk into Light and Under Wraps, my favourite musical era, I still haven't outgrown it. Cheers.

I know it is very individual and slightly different price but would you prefer Audiolab 6000A over Marantz PM8006? And second question what would be your preferred stand speakers with budget of approx up to 1,000€ for those two amps? Thank you for great review👌

Thoroughly enjoyed your in depth explain of the 6000A. Please shed some light on the 6000A Play. I am looking to replace my old amp.

This is a great review, as many of your other are, Thankyou. Just a quick question please. Currently have a Marantz Pm 6007 amp paired with a couple of different speaker sets, Monitor Audio Bronze 5's and a newer pair or wharfedale Evo 4.1s. In your honest opinion would there be any noticeable upgrade if I replaced my current amp with the 6000A? Regards Chris.

Very good informative review!

I happen to work in a HiFi shop in London and Audiolab is my absolute favourite brand. I am in the process of getting a 6000A with the thought of using it as a pre-amp in the future. Plan is to get the mono block in the future as well as the streamer. Might have the privilege of meeting the Engineer behind the 8300A and 6000A What speakers have you used? Speaker cable?

I don't have a 6000a but do have the fab 6000CDT paired to a Cambridge Audio AXR100. I did think about the 6000a before I bought the Cambridge but couldn't stretch to the additional £100. Before that I had a Rotel A11 Tribute but despite pretty decent sound (although perhaps a bit restrained in places), the thing developed a fault. In fact two of them did, hence the purchase of the Cambridge (I was, however, told that it was rare that they developed issues). Now the AXR definitely delivers a powerful punch with maybe a bit of compromise with the highs and midrange. However, it's still a cracking amp/receiver and pretty much plays, well, anything thrown at it. My dilemma, though, after seeing your review and experiencing the wonder of the CDT, I'm now finding myself drawn to the 6000a. It would also look good matching the CDT! I may well go and have a listen to one but I'd like to know whether it allows for tone adjustment as I like to play around with settings and am not keen on minimalist amps that don't allow this. I hope to hear from you. And keep up the sterling work with the videos - they are most entertaining and informative - Thank you, Tim.

Very good review indeed. I am considering this amp or an Atoll IN50 Signature for my newly purchased Triangle BR03.

Great review wondering how it would pair up with Kef LS50 metas..... ?

I have a 6000a and love it. I can sit listen listen to cds for hours. I also use the 6000a in connection with a cinema amp powering the fronts and what a difference it makes. My next purchase will be the 6000cdt after your review.

Thank you for your review. My question: you rated the ES9018 Sabre32 DAC as 'good'. As streaming becomes more mainstream, the DAC is hugely important. Considering the DAC as an important part, how does this amp compare to the Cambridge Audio CXA81? That amplifier is very well received in many reviews. It's more expensive, but the DAC is an ESS Sabre SE9016K2M DAC. I plan to use the CXN V2 streamer. Does the price point of the CXA81 outweigh the AudioLab, with streaming as the main application?

Driving my dynaudio emit 10s with Cambridge audio cxa60, get slightly forward sound at times. Looking for a replacement, a tone tilting towards a tad warmish sound. Is audiolab 6000a a good match for my power hungry emit 10 speakers. I mostly listen to jazz, rock, blues, country, indian classical both vocals and instruments. Thanks.

Excellent review as always. Wondering if you have any thoughts on the 6000a Play? Thank you.

Bought the 6000a + CDT after seeing your reviews and loving the sound, much bigger soundstage than my old marantz system. I'm playing my music through a pair of monitor audio BX1's but got my eyes on the spendor A1's, I notice you use the A1's alot in your reviews and was wandering how the 6000a sounds with them and what filter you use. I listen in a small to medium size living room which is well furnished and just wandered if they might be a good choice. I listen to a range of music from jazz to rock, thanks. Enjoying your reviews.

Great Review.Great amp, love mine. Not a great 'looker', its certainly no 8000a. Sounds like a dream though. I do miss the lack of tone controls, not that there is anything wrong with the overall tone with the 6000a, it's just some recordings can be a little lack lustre in tone, we all know that all recordings aren't born equal, some can be excessive, just the option to curtail these recordings would be nice, but as correctly pointed out here in the video, compromises have to be made.

Hi Paul have just upgraded the power cable on the Audiolab 6000A. To one made by Russ Andrews and the results are spectacular and have transformed the sound.

So. How long have you been working for Audiolab? 😀 Just kidding. Thank you for a great review

Hi Paul. Been very happy with the 6000a that I bought on the back of this review. Thanks! I'm now looking to start upgrading other components to get a bit more out of it. Tricky question I know but... which of cartridge (Bias2 through P2), phonostage (internal) or speakers (MA Bronze 2) would you look to upgrade first? Was thinking about ATVM95 cartridge, Rega Fono, and MA Silver 100's as replacements eventually but can probably only afford one at a time. Thanks for any advice.

Great review, very much enjoy these reviews. Does anybody have any constructive advice regarding the 6000a vs the Iota vx sa3 , any opinions, advice, greatly appreciated. I should also mention that my choice etc, the audiolab or Iota will be used as a preamp in a home cinema set up but will also be used as an integrated for straight stereo music being sourced from internet radio, the bluetooth would be unimportant for me, I am essentially focusing on squeezing the best sound quality for my money, thanks, stay vigilant.

Paul thanks for a great review. Fantastic to see your enthusiasm. I'm lucky enough to own the 6000A and totally agree with you on the sound quality. I'm hoping to upgrade my Q Acoustic 3050 speakers soon and I'm tempted by the Fyne Audio F501s. Have you reviewed them yet? Obviously I'll demo first against similarly priced speakers but would really appreciate your thoughts on whether these would be a good match :)

it is brilliant indeed

Great review. What about a review of the new Rega Brio? Both £600...

Great review ..always enjoy your video and insights, especially the way you express your view from so many angels. I am wondering if you have experience with AudioLab older model such as 8200S, 8300 ...and how does the 6000A stack up against them. The reason I asked this is that we can get a older 8000, 8200 or 8300 in the used market much cheaper than the 6000A, though the 6000A, or if anyone who watched this video and have experience of the various series, greatly appreciate their feedback. Thanks again fo the great and thoughtful review

Great review... id love to compare one to a PS Audio Sprout

I am almost settled on this amp for my living room HiFi setup (room is approx 4.5m x 4.5m, TV on the wall central, and either floorstanders or bookshelves on stands, on either side of the TV). Volumes will be moderate but I am a bit torn with what avenue to go down speaker wise. What pairings are recommended with this amp? I'd say speaker budget is £500-600 tops but less is obviously better (bang for buck is my main objective). My other question is, would this amp be suitable to drive floorstanders or would something with more power be required?

Thanks for your great review on the 6000a! General comment when testing the Bluetooth section of an Amplifier or Streamer that has Aptx or PatxHD, please do nit use an iPhone. Aptx or AptX HD is a codec/ prtocol for Bluetooth the transmits 16 bits/ 44.1 Khz of data to the DAC. Its is perfect for sources like Taidal or Qobuz from phones. Apple does not support that and use run of the mill Buetooth codec not made for high bitrates or low itter, so sound is not as sharp or sound stage worse. PLeae try again with an Android phone and it will be night and day! Thx again!

Super explanation ...love it

Great review, thank you. I'm in the process of upgrading my ageing setup and was looking for amp to drive B&W 606. Do you think it would be a good combination? I don't own speakers yet, but was leaning towards 606 as a natural successors to my old B&W.

What a great review. I have been looking at this amp for some time. The price has been reduced so I will be making the purchase. I had two sets of speakers in mind. They are the Klipsch RP5000F and the SVS Prime Tower. I am a little concerned with the SVS because of the low 87 db efficiency. I welcome your thoughts

Thank you for posting your views (in plain English) on an amp I am seriously considering as an upgrade to my old Arcam Alpha gear (8R amp with 8 Power amp and 7SE CD player). Have a subscription & merry Christmas from me.

Brilliant review I really enjoyed it and looks like you have helped me to make my hardest decision for my new system as we are currently in level 5 lockdown I am relying on reviews to assist me in my purchase. As I have not had a hifi system for quite a few years and have a very large vinyl collection which is were my main interest is in reviving. Do you think a Rega Planar 1 with Bowers and Wilkins 606 or 606 S2,s would be suitable to the Audiolab 6000A. Unfortunately I cannot visit stores due the current climate. I would respect your opinion.

Very nice review!! Amplifier section alone, how it would compare with the Naim 5si for SQ and musicality? Which would be a better match for a pair of ProAc Studio 100 speakers?

Great Review. I have Q Acoustics 3050i towers along with center channel and 3010 side surround - using it in my living room for everyday tv watching, listening to music while cooking, watching some netflix, playing some youtube videos. Running it all with Denon AVR. Wondering to purchase this 6000A - connect as home theater bypass and run the front two 3050i speakers for better stereo listening - would they suit well with 3050 - I am fan of warm non fatiguing sound.

Nice review, hopefully having one on a home demo along with some KEF LS50 Meta with an aim of purchasing.

Please do a review of the Rega IO! That little guy seems to be getting favorable reviews across the board (well if you don't count ASR, but they're a different beast). Thanks!

I have owned an Audiolab 8000A since new in 1996, into a pair of ProAc studio monitors (with new woofers fitted 2 years ago.), and a Rega P3 TT with Dynavector 10X5 cart. Always been more than happy with the performance but from time to time wondered if I could upgrade the sound without costing the earth. My phono pre is a Schiit Mani, which seems to be doing a creditable job, but again , is this the weakest link in the chain ?

To tell the truth heard the Audiolab 6000a and had more or less made my mind up to get in conjunction with the CDT. However IOTAVX sp3 intergrated amp with the extra power amp has turned my head for looks and power with similar inputs, Dac and Bluetooth. But is only available direct from the manufacturer so can't listen to unless order it and don't like return it, which they do allow. Another thing that has impressed me it was meant to bear Nakamichi brand name but instead has this British company name, designed and made in Britain..

I know I'm late to the party, but what are the other two amps you were thinking about in the video that were sub 1K? Nice review btw. cheers

The 6000A sells for $1250 Canadian and this amp competes well with the local competition.

Whatever happened to the bigger brother 8300? The 6000 is VERY nice. A 80-100 wpc sibling would have many takers. Are they mulling whether to follow the class D route? Possibly. If the bass boosted or balanced? You assert the former and then tend to emphasize the latter. So much the better for an audiophile amp. Maybe you didn't want to shoo away bassheads. Preamp out/amp in are an important feature. I'm only missing XLR connectors for my external dac.

Thanks for the great review. how does the 6000a compare to the Heed Elixir (1350,00 euro)? I currently have the Elixir on trial here to maybe replace my Denon pma 1600NE. though impressed by the sheer power the Denon has and its hefty weight (18.5 Kg), It really sounds dull and uninteresting (not much detail). the Heed Elixir seems to love playing music and present details with everything I play. A year ago I have tried the Audiolab 6000a and was very impressed back then, the music really got my attention (back then I was not ready to trade in an 1699,00 euro amp for a 799,00 one). If you prefer the audiolab to the Heed, do you think the new Audiolab 6000a play would be a better option (here in the Netherlands prices are almost the same between the standard version and the play). To be honest Im a little sceptical putting even more options in the audiolab although its two award winning products in one box.

I listened to the 6000A a few weeks ago and was impressed. I consider buying one, but only a bit in doubt. I do read some reports from owners who experience humming and buzzing noises from the amp itself. How common is this problem?

Lovely, detailed and vivid review! I'm looking at this amp to power my GoldenEar AON3s. Do you have any thoughts on this amp-to-speaker combination? Thanks!

Mmm... tempting. I briefly had the Marantz pm6006uk in the summer, picked it up cheap used, and in short I hated it. My Marantz m-cr603 mini system sounded much nicer and more balanced. This sounds like it might be a much better choice from your description although a pricier one.

Sounds like a great upgrade from the usual budget contenders, can you recommend a pair of floorstanders to match this amp in a smallish 4m X 4m room, for mainly rock, metal music, cheers, fantastic review.

I have MA RS8s and a Marantz PM6005N, fed by a lovely Cambridge Audio 752BD which I use for cd's and digital FLAC music via USB. The speakers are just too big for my small living room in Spain and they are stuck in room corners making them sound inefficient and muddy at low volunes. I'm considering the Audiolab 6000 and Dali Oberon 5. I listen mostly to rock and occasionally classical, and films (through the amp). Do you think this will be an improvement over what I already have? Thank you.

Hi Audiophile man, thanks for this as always super helpful. I have a 6000a which I'm enjoying v much with a Technics 1210 turntable. I'm now looking to upgrade my system and wonder if my money is better spent on an external phono stage (the 1210 is currently connected to the built in 6000a phono stage), or whether it's best to spend my money on a new moving magnet cartridge (to replace my current £50 ortofon?). I probably have around £200-£300 to spare. Thanks so much

Great review. Which speakers around £1000 and £500 would you pair with this amp?

Is 50W powerful enough? Should I worry about that?

After watching your review I just bought it with Tannoy xt6f. The outcome is superb. Great review. Can I use FX audio tube 01 tube buffer with my audiolab 6000a integrated amp? Will there be any improvement of sound? Want some tube flavor.

Hi Paul thanks for your excellent reviews. Could you recommend a good quality Phono amplifier to add to the Audiolab 6000A using a Rega Planar 2 turntable with Rega Bias 2 cartridge.