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Audiolab 8000A and 8000S

I currently own an Audiolab 8000S used as an integrated amp. I have just acquired a secondhand Audiolab 8000A . I would like to set these up in a pre/power configuration , but not sure which amp to use for which purpose. Can the 8000A be set up as a power amp?
The 8000S has a number of modes but Im not sure if any make it usable as a power amp .
I am a little out of my depth here so any assistance would be much appreciated.
paulfoly3c96
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
Glad it worked out ... thanks for letting us know.
mhma5bc
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I just bought a pre-owned 8000P to power my 8000A. The connection is very simple, connect the pre-amp out of the 8000A and input of the 8000P and the whole system works fine. I suppose that only using 8000A as the power amp will need internal modifications.
john5e8b
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I have an 8000A which expired long ago. I took it to a repair shop but they (eventually) said McLaren would not supply any spares for that model. So it's sat in my loft for 10ish years. I was just about to take it to the tip when I decided on one last Google search and came across this site. It seems spares are available, so can anyone help me by providing the name of a decent repair shop in the SE of England? many thanks in advance.
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
Audiolab are back in business

http://www.audiolab.co.uk/

I think they are under Chinese ownership, but have a presence in the UK. Try contacting them directly.
vicks7
182 posts
 
as an experiment I would suggest using the 8000A as a pre and the S to drive the speakers and see if there is an improvement over your current configuration.
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