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Richard
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| | Subject: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:56 pm | |
| How do you feel about this old Brit amp, should it go down in history as one of the all time greats or was it just a victim of magazine hype and was actually nothing special at all. |
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malteser
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:59 am | |
| In its day it was hard to beat as an overall value for money proposition. Nowadays it's easily beaten, but in its day it was a strong competitor. |
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Tucker
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:20 am | |
| A bit on the cold steely side, needed to be partnered with care. |
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greg
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:51 pm | |
| Well over rated, typical press hype. |
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dvv
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:45 pm | |
| | malteser wrote: | | In its day it was hard to beat as an overall value for money proposition. Nowadays it's easily beaten, but in its day it was a strong competitor. |
Exactly so. |
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Ozexpat
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:33 am | |
| | malteser wrote: | | In its day it was hard to beat as an overall value for money proposition. Nowadays it's easily beaten, but in its day it was a strong competitor. |
Yeah, I have to agree. I have owned Audiolab products and, at the time, they were a good upgrade from NAD. They were an upgrade over their peers, but not exceptional.
There are so many products that out perform them, these days, that they can no longer be considered be cutting edge.
Good but not great. |
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Joel
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:19 am | |
| A friend had the S and another the C&P pre and powers and I felt the S to offer better value for money. |
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if music matters
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:01 pm | |
| The only Audiolab amps worth going after are the Q pre amp, forget the C, dire pre, the the last MX monos, might as well pass on the rest. |
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arthurk74
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:46 pm | |
| There was a time (.. if I remember right in the early 90's..), Audiolab competed 'neck to neck' with Naim.. I remember reading a review comparing the two ( Naim Nait 3 and Audiolab 8000 A), which concluded: '' The Naim is an amp. for the heart, the Audiolab for the brain", take your pick! Here in Australia, the 8000 A was a smashing hit and (according to my audio dealer friend), sold a lot of units. For many audiophiles, it was the 'natural' upgrade from the likes of early NAD or Rotel. Competition came from Musical Fidelity, Cyrus, Quad and of course, Naim. I also followed that path, Akai (!), ---> Rotel, ---> Audiolab, ---> Threshold ... etc. etc. Still got the Audiolab 8000T tuner which after 17 years of excellent performance is in desperate need of an overhaul!  |
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adam
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| | Subject: Re: Audiolab 8000A deserving of classic status Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:19 pm | |
| I always enjoyed my Audiolab 8000A, it took a Sonneteer Alabaster to really make me feel I had made a worthwhile upgrade in sound rather than some thing that just sounded different. |
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