Audiolab Amplifiers
9000Q
Preamplifier, DAC, and headphone amp in one.
The 9000Q is Audiolab's flagship preamplifier — a fully balanced preamplifier, reference DAC, and high-quality headphone amplifier in a single chassis. At its heart is the ES9038PRO in full 8-channel configuration with four channels per stereo side for summed error correction, accepting PCM up to 32-bit/768 kHz and native DSD512 via USB. The fully balanced XLR signal path passes through only a precision 4-channel analogue volume control, while the enhanced MM phono stage uses a new single-stage Class A circuit. Bluetooth 5.1 with aptX HD and LDAC, tone controls, five selectable DAC filters, and a 4.3-inch IPS display with VU meters complete a preamplifier of extraordinary versatility.
At a Glance
●ES9038PRO (8-ch, 4 per side)
●PCM 768 kHz / DSD512 / MQA
●Fully balanced XLR Direct
●Class A MM phono stage
●Bluetooth 5.1 aptX HD / LDAC
●Tone controls (±6 dB)
●4.3″ IPS display with VU meters
●Designed in Cambridge, UK
Key Features
ES9038PRO 8-Channel DAC
Full 8-channel ES9038PRO with four channels per side — PCM 32-bit/768 kHz, DSD512, and full MQA decoding with five selectable reconstruction filters.
Fully Balanced XLR Direct
Differential balanced topology with XLR Direct mode — the balanced signal path passes through only the 4-channel analogue volume control for maximum purity.
Class A MM Phono Stage
Enhanced single-stage Class A JFET phono circuit with precise RIAA equalisation — a refined evolution of the acclaimed 9000A phono stage.
Current-Feedback Headphone Amp
High-power CFB headphone amplifier drives headphones from 20 Ω to 600 Ω with wide bandwidth and high slew rate performance.
Technologies Inside
ESS Sabre DAC
Reference conversion at every level.
Audiolab applies ESS Sabre DAC technology across their range, from the ES9038PRO in the 9000 series to the ES9038Q2M in the 7000. Their implementation goes beyond the reference circuit — with precision power supplies, custom analogue output stages, and careful PCB layout — to extract the full potential of these industry-leading DAC chips.
Time Domain Jitter Elimination
Timing perfection.
Jitter — tiny timing errors in the digital signal — is one of the most audible forms of digital distortion. Audiolab's multi-stage jitter elimination circuitry reconditions incoming digital signals with extreme precision, removing timing errors and their associated harmonic distortion products before they reach the DAC.
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