CD / SACD players and transports — Audiolab 9000CDT

The 9000CDT is a CD transport from Audiolab, sitting above the 6000CDT with exceptionally low distortion. The 9000CDT brings Audiolab's more accomplished current engineering to disc-based digital source transport duties.

Key specs that matter

Frequency response for CD spans 20Hz to 20,000Hz within plus-or-minus 3dB. Output impedance is 75 ohms single-ended, matching the 6000CDT. Total harmonic distortion plus noise is under an exceptionally low 0.002%. At 444 x 89 x 342mm and 5.75kg, the 9000CDT maintains a somewhat more substantial chassis than the 6000CDT.

Sound and use context

Expect a clean, low-jitter digital output specifically engineered to hand off to an external DAC, reflecting the exceptionally low sub-0.002% distortion figure representing Audiolab's more accomplished current transport engineering.

Pairing

Because the 9000CDT functions as a transport, it requires pairing with a separate outboard DAC, and Audiolab's own 9000Q preamplifier shares the brand's coherent engineering philosophy.

Alternatives

Audiolab's own 6000CDT offers a more accessible alternative within the same broader digital source catalogue.