Audiolab 7000CDT available to Order in Silver or Black.
Designed alongside the new 7000a Integrated Amplifier and 7000n Network Streamer, the new 7000CDT is a high quality CD Transport capable of working with any DAC.
With the addition of a USB input and the lovely oval shaped colour display, the main improvement is the CD Tray mechanism instead of a slot loader.
Audiolab has never deserted CD users, as evidenced by the excellent CD-playing components that reside within the entry-level 6000 Series and flagship 9000 Series. These are CD transports, as opposed to CD players, which means they do not contain an integral DAC (Digital-to–Analogue Converter) – instead, they are designed to be connected to an external DAC of the user’s choice. The integrated stereo amps in Audiolab’s range all include their own high-quality DAC circuits, which makes Audiolab’s CD transports their ideal CD-spinning partners.
As with the other components that make up the company’s new 7000 Series, the 7000CDT takes the blueprint provided by its highly regarded 6000 Series equivalent and upgrades it in key areas the make a CD transport that sits between the 6000CDT and 9000CDT in Audiolab’s product hierarchy.
Outwardly resembling the sequential series and therefore offering a brand-wide visual aesthetic match, the audiolab 7000CDT improves on the 6000CDT with a new mechanism, USB HDD playback and a new full-colour IPS LCD screen! More compact than the 9000 series and perfectly matched to the 6000 and 8300 series, it maintains crisp ergonomics, high-quality engineering and an excellent all-round performance.
Under the hood, enhancements have been made to the power supply and output circuitry, including a
higher quality toroidal transformer. Great care has been taken over the 7000CDT’s construction and
circuit layout, to combat the sonically deleterious effect of vibrations generated externally and by the
mechanism’s high-spin-velocity motor, and to protect the most sensitive elements from electrical noise.
The 7000CDT’s master clock is controlled by a temperature-compensated crystal oscillator, enabling the
digital output from its coaxial and optical sockets to exhibit vanishingly low levels of jitter (digital
distortion). In addition, the coaxial output is fed from a differential line driver to ensure a flawless digital
signal reaches the accompanying DAC. Naturally, the 7000A’s state-of-the-art DAC section is a superb
sonic match; the 7000CDT can also be partnered with any other high-quality DAC selected by its owner.
As well as spinning CDs, the 7000CDT features a USB Type A input, enabling playback from USB storage
devices – this is a feature that the 7000CDT shares with the flagship 9000CDT but is not offered by the
entry-level 6000CDT. FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 formatted devices are supported, and WAV, WMA, AAC
and MP3 files can be played, with file navigation via the front panel controls and remote handset.
