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Audiolab 6000N Play £449
The Audiolab 6000N Play is as unassuming as hi-fi streamers come, with a screen-less, largely unadorned chassis that gives nothing of its vast network talents away. But, behind that modest façade, it has every right to exude an air of quiet confidence.
It arrives as the third component in the mid-range 6000 Series, following the 6000A integrated amplifier and the 6000CDT CD transport, borrowing tech and features from both its older siblings.
The 6000N Play uses the same DAC chip (ES9018 Sabre32 Reference) found in the 6000A amplifier (and the company’s Award-winning M-DAC). It features ESS Technology’s Time Domain Jitter Eliminator, which corrects the input signal to improve timing.
The 6000N Play’s circuit design borrows from the 6000CDT in its isolated power supply and toroidal transformer. However, the foundation of the 6000N Play’s streaming experience is based on
