Audiolab, design by John Westlake. I'd like to hear these. Sabre32 DACs, really reasonable price.

Audiolab 8200CD and 8200CDQ CD Players - eCoustics.com

A forum that John has been posting on as of late:

At last...................... - Page 29 - pink fish media

That looks pretty cool. I like DACs. I also like the filter options.

I like the Q version with analogue inputs and a pre-amp.

The CD player looks awesome and the price is even better! I see no mention of availability in the USA though...?

Really going to be interested later on in this CD/DAC. Am I wrong in thinking I don't need the Q version? Seems like it only adds preamp functionality. Another thing interesting about it is the 2 channel amp they have is 60W which is just about perfect for use with the Hifiman HE-6 on speaker taps. If it sounds great it would be a nice matching combo. Anyone know the price on the 8200A amp?

Seeing a German site with a price of 900 Euros or $1250 USD. The non Q would be about $1100 so a combo of $2350 for transport, source, and amp. Add the HE-6 for a $3350 complete system (plus cables, if you desire nice ones). Not bad.

Here are some internals of the 8200CD (non Q)

[ATTACH=CONFIG]3818[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3819[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3820[/ATTACH]

CDQ below:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]3821[/ATTACH]