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The thing about the A, when the aesthetics are considered, is that it looks like an integrated amplifier. I say again, the A looks like a traditional integrated amplifier.
It looks safe. It looks steady and solid. You would never accuse the chassis of ever emerging from an Italian design studio. For some users, that is all they want. Weird and even slightly off-kilter designs can scare and make certain hi-fi fans feel uncomfortable. Even slightly conservative half-width amplifiers can be an issue for some.
You can see it for what it is at 30 paces. Before I began the review of this box, I was comforted to know that the designer of the A was also the same designer of the older A.
Jan Ertner took the basis of the latter to create the former which meant that hard won knowledge was now being refined and improved upon. Not here.
So I already had a sense of confidence going into this one. This is an amplifier but it features other components too.
Again, this chip is not a foreign component. Continuity again. A Class AB amplifier, that can also be used as a pre-amp and as a power amplifier too, the integrated mode of the design pumps out 50W per channel into 8 Ohms, the output stage of the discrete power amp circuits uses a CFB Complementary Feedback topology plus a meaty VA toroidal transformer followed by four uF reservoir capacity uF in total.
The idea is to reduce the strain upon the amplifier and to maintain a sort of backup of power, ready to use. A dedicated headphone amp with current-feedback circuitry is also included. Spanning x I played Into the Wonderland, featuring vocals by Wendy Roberts. A sweet, beautifully melodic and slightly melancholic, low key ballad with a high-energy, rocking finish.
I suppose, if I were to describe the A in one word, it would be confident. The A will never die wondering. That is, the A gives its all in the cause of making you happy.
The overall presentation from the Audiolab A was balanced and balanced means you get to hear some bass. This is not always the case for mid-placed budget equipment. Bass is often sacrificed or at least trimmed to some extent. The A allows bass into the soundstage. That means that both the percussion and bass guitar were not only able to ground the music and stop it flapping in the wind but also offer a solid, rhythmic pace to the whole arrangement.
That is, there was a sense of order here. The music flowed with an added, deeper groove. The structure was both solid and funky. One of the persistent fears I have as a reviewer, from amplifiers designed at this price point, is frequency discipline. Too much of it, at any rate. That is, there is a danger of allowing too much bass into the soundstage because it may create a warming feeling, leaking into the midrange and creating a sepia-like effect.
Again, that never occurred with the A. Frequency discipline was paramount so bass stayed put and never bloomed into the mids. If I was going to pin one all-important factor for the success of the A it would be tonal balance. In fact, you could ally tonal balance as being the killer feature of the A. The headline. Tonal balance is the underlying strength of the A. The upper midrange was delightfully detailed and accurate although fragility and delicacy were not great priorities, I have to say.
Before I moved from vinyl, note that the built-in phono amplifier is a good one. An external model is better but the internal model will be fine for those of a budget. Buy an external model when you can, though. I then turned to Bluetooth which I paired to my iPhone 8. Pairing is automatic.
That is, you select Bluetooth as a source on the amplifier and the A pops up on your Bluetooth screen on your phone.
Painless and easy pairing. Often, playing such a file in this way results in a bright and edgy play response but not here.
The A was able to calm any possible issues. In fact, the A made the best of a bad job, providing a perfectly listenable track without any nasty sonic responses.
Allowing each instrument within the mix to be presented on its own, adding to the complexity of the presentation. The low noise aspect of the A, the balanced and controlling nature of the upper frequencies and the solid bass foundation allowed this track to be broadcast in a mature and stable fashion.
To such an extent that the compressed element was no longer a real issue. Playing the restful piano tinklings of Erik Satie at the same resolution was a relaxing and enjoyable experience. The potentially chaotic resonance of the piano was handled well by the A in terms of control while the nuanced nature of the keys and pedals from the Satie piano was transcribed with both ease and insight to give the performance a sense of delicacy alongside that sense of authority.
I then took a quick listen at the range of DAC-related filters available within the unit. The presentation emerged from cotton wool, sounding overly damped with a lack of precision and midrange insight. The Slow filter reduced that effect dramatically while Fast was a default flat response. I hold my hands up here.
I had to eat my words with these filters because my preference leaned towards the Slow filter which I actually found superior to Fast. The latter is supposed to be default and flat but I found Fast to be a touch edgy. So, thumbs up to Audiolab. I never thought I would actually hear a usable filter on any piece of hi-fi equipment but, blow me down, Audiolab has created the very thing.
One important thing. Make sure you properly review the amplifier with each and every filter. Cycle through each in turn and give each one time. Listen to your Uncle Paul on this one. Finally, I plugged in my reference headphones to listen to Satie via the internal headphone amplifier. I listened to this amplifier for some time and realised that the basic presentation was supremely balanced in terms of how it delivered music to the ear.
The A is one of those pieces of kit that does its best to do everything very well indeed. Not really. That high ceiling that higher-end amplifiers provide to allow the upper midrange to soar. Now, some amplifiers in this price range will give you that. But then they will fall over very badly in other areas because too much emphasis has been placed upon that soaring thing for the build budget limits. So, for example, you may come across an amplifier that offers great midrange extension but the bass will be lacking.
In other words, you go too far in one direction? You pay for it in another. It never actually falls down. In short, the A provides the perfect balance of performance to a build budget. Every part of the sound envelope has been looked at and enhanced to the point when the money ran out.
Then Audiolab stopped at that point. Everything would have been improved a bit more still. You see? The A is even handed, offers great sound and is one of the best value amplifiers on the market. If you want to hear how your money has been spent, buy a A. GOOD: confident bass, instrumental separation, upper midrange detail, balanced output. Trichord Dino phono amplifier. I currently write for national magazines in the subjects of business, music, hi-fi and general technology.
The audiolab output is 50w with maximum current delivery of 9 Amps into difficult loads. Should I be worried that it may lack some power for my speakers? Thanks ido and a good question. Firstly, if you can, seek a demo to find out. Sometimes, when an amp does a decent job but has to strain a bit to do it, you can hear that in the sound. Thx Paul. Budget can be stretched as needed. I would like to consider the a as a decent single piece that can connect between the Techincs GR and the MA Silver without being a serious bottleneck, while supporting also cd player and Bluetooth sources.
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The thing about the A, when the aesthetics are considered, is that it looks like an integrated amplifier. I say again, the A looks like a traditional integrated amplifier. It looks safe. It looks steady and solid.
In my opinion, it is the wrong way to go.