Audiophile players who usually pay attention to audio news must be familiar with the brand audiolab, especially the 8300 series launched a few years ago, 80% of the impression is still fresh in everyone's memory: simple and refined appearance, with a traditional British high-quality voice, as soon as it debuted, it captured the hearts of many music lovers.
Last year, Audiolab once again launched the successor model of the 8300A- the 6000A. The 6000A not only inherits most of the design and materials of the 8300A, but even adds the function of digital input, so that it can win the five-star evaluation of whathifi in one fell swoop.
Without further ado, let's take a look at what the 6000A is capable of
Looking close to the front panel is simple, SEL: source selection button, MODE: comprehensive expansion, front and rear level switching buttons
VOL volume control, headphone jack, infrared receiver, power switch,
On the rear, there are a number of sources to choose from:
Analog input: AUX*3 group, PHONO phono amplification and pre-PRE output, post-stage POWER input
Digital input: 12V power supply trigger connected control input/output, optical fiber *2 groups, coaxial *2 groups, USB port for update
A total of 8 sets of inputs are available, and this part even surpasses the 8300A of the advanced version
The display panel part is the same as the 8300A, but the things in the stomach are not the same~
Details will be revealed later
Remote control recent photo, from the lower DEVICE selection key, the three machines of the 6000 series are sharing a remote control, which directly improves the convenience of its use
Let's take a quick look at the matching speakers:
This time we paired the 6000A with the MAHO QUAD S-2
5-inch Kung Fu Dragon bass monomer with QUAD series signature: Ribbon Treble
It's exciting to see how it will perform after the opening
The characters finally took their seats and took a group photo before starting the test
We only use Bluetooth connection for testing, if even the most easily criticized Bluetooth playback can have a good sound, presumably other sources are also handy
Here's a add-on: the 6000A is not just as simple as having more digital functions than the 8300A, its biggest feature is that it can use the built-in digital filter to change the sense of hearing.
And it can be easily switched by using the MODE button on the panel or the MENU button on the remote control
FILTER :Switch the type of screen, click down and find that there are three modes
FAST (default): Better for listening to fast-paced or highly paced rock or hip hop
SLOW: Traditional English sound, suitable for classical, jazz or blues styles
The last PHASE is somewhere in between, suitable for pop music or folk genres
Of course, the actual music is not the same as the audience's suitability and like model, or you have to know the results after the actual test
When playing the MENU function, there is also a necessary automatic standby function, which can be set before going to bed to go to bed with confidence, without worrying about wasting electricity all night or noisy others
It is a pity that there is only 1HR and 20 minutes, and the choice of flexibility is slightly insufficient
Finally came to re-review the test paragraph ~
Today we have a hardcore rock, forever rock group from New Jersey, USA: Bon Jovi to help us test the strength of this set of equipment, and according to the recommendations of professional magazines, set TRIGGER at FAST;
I chose to use their "Cross Road" "Beyond Ten Years Collection", which contains a lot of their classic songs, such as You Give Love A Bad Name, Living On A Prayer, Bad Medicine.
As far as You Give Love A Bad Name is concerned, the sad and desperate feeling in the lyrics is properly expressed, and the negative emotions full of disappointment for the lover are expressed, and the whole song is very infectious. The large number of low-frequency and effect sounds unique to hardcore rock shows very good control here, and the sense of space and positioning is also very clear.
And Bad Medicine because of the relationship between the style of the feeling of more like pop music, this show to me the feeling is high mid-frequency resolution, the lyrics are very clear, the sense of layering also has a certain level, the overall sound is very neutral and precise, rather than the traditional warm British sound.
The rock 'n' roll band ends here first, followed by stan Getz / Getz & Gilberto's exotic Voice of Brazil ; the relaxed and laid-back style is just right for slow mode.
The famous song The Girl From Ipanema has remarkable control of the mid-range vocals at the beginning, with rich details that bring the orchestra's faces to life, the saxophone in the middle section being the highlight of the song, and the lazy southern style that seems to take us to the Brazilian tavern in the afternoon for a drink.
Finally, we end with [Return To Innocence] that includes Mr. Guo Yingnan's "Old Man Drinking Song"; the energetic Olympic album, with the PHASE model, is perfectly suitable:
The loud and vibrant singing voice seems to bring us back to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics; Mr. Guo's loud but not explosive voice has made a good play space in the 6000A with a completely black background; the female voice of the [Mystery] Orchestra continues behind Mr. Guo Lao, highlighting the sweetness of the S-1 ribbon treble. The combination of the voices of the two different countries is also uncontroversial and touching, which makes people marvel at the accuracy of the official Olympic song selection and the faithful reproduction ability of the system
Conclusion: In this era when everyone pays attention to CP value and convenience, all major manufacturers have also launched affordable versions or multi-functional versions of products, all of which hope to get more of a piece of the pie in the trend of the times, but in addition to being able to do COSTDOWN and many new features, there are very few who can continue to maintain high-quality performance; 6000A maintains a circuit design and high-level sound performance that is almost the same as the original version, but also adds new functions such as DAC and Bluetooth to become a multi-functional comprehensive expansion. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most sincere work of conscience in recent times.