Tell you what I saw today

[John Duncan]

Just lying around in the Ultimate Guide room - the new Audiolab CD player, which looks absolutely gorgeous...

 

[Anonymous]

Is that the one that acts as a DAC too, with a switch to change between flat, PRaT, warm and cold? Good idea, that. Especially in the hot weather.

 

[John Duncan]

Has a USB in I think, yeah, though dunno about switchable sounds. Looked hewn from a solid block of aluminium, with neat engraved name - and it was definitely less than 30cm deep...

 

[chebby]

IAG/Audiolab are not interested enough in it to update their website.

Even their 'news' section only goes up to 2008.

 

[John Duncan]

Yes I looked too (to see what the rest of the lineup looked like). Investigations elsewhere though suggest that an 8200CDQ plus a power amp looks like an interesting setup...

 

[chebby]

There was talk of an Audiolab DAC. (Standalone one without beermat spinner nailed into it.)

It was supposed to rival the Naim DAC at well under half the price.

 

[John Duncan]

Yeah, it's the DQ I think - or maybe that's a DAC/preamp? Though I like to keep disc-playing ability, and with the CD's digital inputs for an AX or Squeezebox, that's quite a tidy setup.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Ah, but will they run on Camping Gaz?

 

[shropshire lad]

Andrew Everard:Ah, but will they run on Camping Gaz?

Yes . With the right adaptor .

Nick