Monoblocks
below typical
Among the 25 monoblockss in the catalogue, this one is below typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.
I/O: accepts both RCA and XLR.
Assessed against 18 rivals across the sixty systems: 10 head-to-heads won, 45 lost.
The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.
13 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Characterful, PRaT, Reference, Romantic
Against the Anchored brief, the Longdog Audio P6100M Biamp 2x2 (4 units) keeps the slot clearly.
With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gives up most on bass control.
With the Audiolab 9000Q, the pairing gains most on vocal presence.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
controlled bassPROXY: Audiolab 9000-series
5 lost· 2 won · Artisan, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Characterful brief, the NVA S80 Stereo keeps the slot clearly.
With the NVA P50 MKII, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.
With the Neat Iota 2, the pairing gains most on bass control.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the stronger pair of monoblocks — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA P50 MKII gives up vocal presence under the Characterful weighting.
controlled bassPROXY: Audiolab 9000-series
5 lost · Anchored, Characterful, PRaT, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Characterful brief, the Audiolab 9000P keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
3 lost · Intimate, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Audio Note P1 SE keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
With the Music First Audio Baby Reference V2, the pairing gains most on quietness at rest.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
low noisePROXY: Audiolab 9000-series (9000A)
3 lost · BBC Sound, Vocals-First
No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.
3 lost · Artisan, Intimate, Reference
Against the Intimate brief, the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan) keeps the slot clearly.
With the NVA P50SA MKII, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.
With the ProAc Tablette 10 Signature, the pairing gains most on bass control.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the stronger pair of monoblocks — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA P50SA MKII gives up vocal presence under the Intimate weighting.
controlled bassPROXY: Audiolab 9000-series
3 lost · Artisan, PRaT, Reference
Against the Artisan brief, the Exposure XM9 Biamp 2x2 (4 units) keeps the slot clearly.
With the Exposure 3510 Preamplifier, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.
With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gains most on bass control.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
controlled bassPROXY: Audiolab 9000-series
2 lost · Intimate
Against the Intimate brief, the EAR Yoshino 890 keeps the slot decisively.
With the EAR Yoshino 868L (Line), the pairing gives up most on midrange truth.
With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gains most on bass control.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
controlled bassPROXY: Audiolab 9000-series
2 lost · Characterful, Romantic
Against the Characterful brief, the Leema Hydra II keeps the slot clearly.
With the Leema Neutron, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
1 lost· 2 won · Vocals-First
No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.
1 lost · Anchored
Against the Anchored brief, the Longdog Audio P6100M (pair) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
1 lost · Twin Arms
No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.
1 lost · Vocals-First
No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.
1 lost · BBC Sound
No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Quad Artera Stereo keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) is the weaker pair of monoblocks for that brief.
0 lost· 4 won · BBC Sound, Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) takes the slot decisively.
0 lost· 1 won · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) takes the slot decisively.
0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Audiolab 9000P (bridged-mono pair) takes the slot decisively.
2x 300W/8Ω bridged, 380W/4Ω Audiolab 9000P bridged specs· Physical impact
low noise PROXY: Audiolab 9000-series (9000A)· Electrical noise floor
controlled bass PROXY: Audiolab 9000-series· Bass control
dynamic PROXY: Audiolab 9000-series· Dynamic coherence
| is monoblock | True |
|---|---|
| is dual mono | True |
| power class | AB |
| power 8ohm w | 300.0 |
| power 4ohm w | 600.0 |
| damping factor | 100.0 |
| accepts rca | True |
| accepts xlr | True |
| accepts din | False |
| input impedance rca kohm | 47.0 |
| input sensitivity rca mv | 1000.0 |
| speaker terminal type | binding post |
| gain db | 28.0 |
| dimensions mm | 444/90/328 |
| sold as pair | True |
| notes |