This episode sees Mike and David sampling the brand new Audiolab 9000A – the dim and distant cousin to the classic 8000A integrated amplifier that was launched four decades ago this year.

They both come away highly impressed, and reckon it's bang on for the buyers it's aimed at. Oh, and Mike can't contain his excitement over the funky new VU meters, so it's a double plus from him!

Each episode of HiFi Riff features their unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hifi designs.

Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from his earlier hifi retail years, and David has written about hifi for thirty years. Now EditorinChief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way.

So brew up a cuppa or crack open a can, and relax and enjoy some onetake hifi riffing – and please leave your comments below. And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven!

The eightiestastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.

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