Possessing a very good basic design, with some component changes and additions this amp is capable of excellent sound. With our upgrades fitted you will get far more detail throughout the frequency range, greater transparency and a toe-tapping performance with fantastic PrAT. Dynamics are improved dramatically too, and this allied to a much more open and controlled delivery really lets you hear into the recordings.

We can also offer these upgrades as a kit, but due to the awkward placing of some the capacitors they probably are not suitable for beginners.

Audiolab 8000a Upgrade 1

1 x 1000uF 35v Rubycon ZL - Pre-amp PSU smoothing capacitor
2 x Audio-Grade 47uF Panasonic Bi-Polar - Pre-amp feedback
2 x 47uF Panasonic FC - Pre amp PSU
2 x 100uF Rubycon ZA - Pre-amp Zener Diode bypass (mounted on underside of board)
4 x 10uF Nichicon MUSE - Pre-amp DC Blocking

2 x F&T Cap Low-ESR/ESL power supply smoothing capacitors
2 x Oscon SEPC - Zener Diode Bypass
4 x 47uF Panasonic FC - additional PSU decoupling (mounted on underside of board)

Includes return carriage

Price: £99.00

Audiolab 8000a Upgrade 2

1 x 1000uF 35v Rubycon ZL - Pre-amp PSU smoothing capacitor
2 x Audio-Grade 47uF Nichicon MUSE Bi-Polar - Pre-amp feedback
2 x 10nF Polpypropylene - Pre-amp feedback bypass (mounted on underside of board)
2 x 47uF Panasonic FC - Pre amp PSU
2 x 100uF Rubycon ZA - Pre-amp Zener Diode bypass (mounted on underside of board)
1 x Oscon SEPC - Pre-amp Zener Diode bypass (main PSU - mounted on underside of board)
4 x 10uF Wima MKS2-XL Film Capacitors - Pre-amp DC Blocking

2 x F&T Cap Low-ESR/ESL power supply smoothing capacitors
2 x Oscon SEPC - Zener Diode Bypass
6 x 47uF Panasonic FC - additional PSU decoupling (mounted on underside of board)
4 x 2.2uF MKT Film capacitors - Zener Diode Bypass

1 x LM4562NA - Lower noise opamp for dc servo

Includes return carriage

Price: £150.00