[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This little gadget is so handy! I love having at my desk to be accessible for different things I need to plug in. It’s small and discreet so it doesn’t take up much space. So handy. Would recommend!!!

Lovely sound, plenty of power I'm really enjoying it.

I wasn't sure I liked it at first, it didn't sound like the amp I was replacing, but the more I listen to it, the more i realize it sounds better, the differences are subtle, but i like it more and more

I had been testing in my 2-channel system Yamaha and Denon integrated amps, as well as an older Marantz AV receiver I had on hand, and was not fully satisfied with the music reproduction playing a variety of genres on CD from classical to jazz to folk to pop/rock. After researching and reading for many hours I decided to try the Audiolab 6000A and was delighted to see B&H's excellent sale price on the black model. The amp has very nice build quality, and more importantly to me it has elevated my Q Acoustics 3050 towers to another level of sound quality. Great soundstage, neutral tonality top to bottom, instruments sound real with the space and ambience of the recording reproduced, cymbals are delicate and detailed, bass notes are powerful when called upon and always under control, the midrange is very pure with no hint of coloration. I feel like the Audiolab has provided a taste of the high end for a budget price.

This replaced my 18 year old Cambridge Audio pre-amp/amp setup. Spent time debating between pre-amp/amp vs integrated amp and then this vs Marantz PM8006. Finally settled with this due to features and price point.


I use this mainly to listen to Vinyl collection but now also have my old Cambridge Audio CD connected to Optical and love the DAC on this amp. Phono amp is outstanding and sound quality is just amazing. Bluetooth is also helpful for streaming from your smart phone. I have old pioneer Elite Tape deck connected and this has got live back into the old tapes.


Only negative is that this in not Made in UK or Europe but is made in China but build quality is solid.

Very nicely made, well conceived. Enough power and great sound. Really happy with my purchase, expect for use for a long time.

I tested the Rotel Tribute combo(amp&CD) vs Audiolab 6000 (amp&CD) combo. No doubt the Audiolab wins in terms of sound, I don't know all the fancy words to use in this comparison but in my simple language explanation its like this. The Audiolab sound is thicker fuller darker and most of all it has a 3D like feeling to the sound, by the Rotel it seams like the sound is flat on the wall in front of me, by the Audiolab the sound is away from the wall there is air between the instrument and the wall, so its more real experience. The bass is interesting because by the Rotel I can hear a bigger bass, but its nice in the beginning, later I felt its blocking some sound of the other instruments, in other words, its not as balanced the bass with the other sounds. By Audiolab the bass is not sticking out from the rest and I think its more tighter. so its either because the bass is not so boomy or because all the other sounds are punching out same strong as the bass. Anyway, its more pleasing to listen to because of that. from the other hand the Rotel has also a very special sound very detailed, another benefit it has tone controls(and a general sound booster), you can adjust the bass and the treble which makes it very convenient and takes away the problem mentioned above because u can boost the treble and or lower the bass. Still it doesn't give the 3D sound as the Audiolab. one more pro to the Audiolab CDT, you can make fast fwd the song by pressing long the go to next song button, you can NOT do it by the Rotel CD player, only with the Remote controller(very embarrassing). From the other hand a con to the Audiolab CDT, when you press the pause button, if you leave it more than a few minutes it goes back to beginning of the CD (I didn't find any setting to change that - very embarrassing).

Looks and sounds amazing for the price!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is exactly what my husband needed for his laptop. It only had one USB plug so this was great. Works exactly as expected and isn't too bulky. Perfect for what we wanted and it looks nice as well. I definitely recommend.