This AMP WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! Could be the best $1000-$1200 Integrated Amp you can buy. Recommended.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- The Advance Paris X-i75 is an outstanding performer and an amazing value. At around $1000 - $1200.00 USD, I am not sure it has much competition. We will see. BTW, pricing seems to be all over the place.
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The Advance Paris X-i75 is an outstanding performer and an amazing value. At around $1000.00 USD, I am not sure it has much competition. BTW, Pricing seems to be all over the place.
This manufacturer is certainly gaining traction and recognition in the musicophile community. Certainly on the radar and my wishlist. Your review, as always, is really insightful and full of amazing technical detail to fulfill even the most geeky. Thank you so much this wonderful content, Sir, and for brightening my Sunday.
It is s nice unit. FYI, I also have the Audiolab 6000A & the Cambridge CXA81 MkII, so one of those may pop up on your radar. As always Simon thank you so much.
Wholeheartedly agree. Great stuff
@@knobbshots Thank you for tuning in.
@@OldGuyHifi Hello my friend. Truly appreciate your video and thank you for sharing it with us. May I ask you a question. I also have the Audiolabs 6000A. Would you consider this an upgrade and how would you compare the difference in sound between the two. I know the inputs/outputs are different but more interested in a sound comparison. Much appreciated. Thank you.
Victor, It just so happens I have a 6000 in for review. I think at would be at best a lateral move. The 6000 has a more forward midrange presentation and a bit of a bass bump while the X-i75 might play lower and is much smoother through out the frequency range. These are somewhat subtle differences. For a deeper dive on the 6000, my review should be out in a couple of weeks. I hope this sort of gives you answer. Thank so much for coming back to the channel.
The flexibility in the amount of inputs is something I’m keen to appreciate in this device and a price point that isn’t sticker shock. Thanks for giving us the tour!
Thank you.
Great review as always Ed. The entire Advance Paris lineup is very intriguing! Keep up the good work!
Some high praise Ed. I know you don’t impress easily. This unit hits the mark for many out there. Worth consideration. Well done.
It did impress me with the sound and the gozinta & gozoutas. Nice unit for the money. Pretty too.
Cool unit. Many great amps in this price range now a days.
Yes. I have the Audiolab 6000A and the Cambridge CXA81 MkII on house for review as well. So on the same price range. Should be fun.
I got my Advance Paris A10 from Skylabs Audio and I am very happy.
I am so glad to hear that. I hope you enjoy it. I loved having it here too review. It is very tempting. Thanks for watching and commenting and best of luck.
Me too. Just received mine 2 weeks ago. The A10 is amazing. I'm always running it in bias mode. Are you?
@@chrisjames483 yes I am. I haven't felt the need to switch it yet
@@OldGuyHifi thanks. It's a beautiful piece as well as a great performer
I did my review in High Bias mode for about 90% of the time.
Ed, you continue to do an excellent job reviewing. I will say that people judge appearance differently on products and in my case I'm appearance first audio file and this device that you are reviewing fails that test as it does not look special to my eyes and as a result we'll just be crossed off the list regardless of how good it sounds
As long as you find the stuff that makes you happy, that is all that matters. Thanks for watching.
You, Randy, and Andrew are going to make sure I have the best stuff out there. I'll let the wife know you guys are to blame for her lack of expensive vacations 😂. Thanks man!
Sure. Blame some guys on TH-cam for your lust for Hifi gear. I will take the blame and testify on her behalf at the divorce proceedings. LOL> Thanks my friend.
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Thank you sir for reviewing this Amp. I like advance Paris products and they are really good. Greetings to you. 😊
Greetings to you too. You're welcome. They are very good units.
I enjoyed the video, Ed. It looks like the manufacturers have found a niche for all in one Integrated amps showing up at this price range. You can buy this, spend a grand and call it a day. It makes for a difficult decision.
It is an interesting unit. I would like to get my hands on one of the bigger units. Thanks my friend.
I like the back, the front, not so much. I'd probably go with Cambridge. Maybe seeing it in person might change my mind. Great review.
Me too. Shhh. I have a CXA81 MKII in the rack right now, so....
I’m assuming that “rec out” is fixed level, so the jumpers seem to be misplaced. It is nice to see a fixed line out just the same. Some people do still have tape decks and that option makes this amp even more amazing for the price. It would be nice to have an HDMI option as well.
The whole blue LED trend is a shame (I blame ancient Marantz designers for this). It’s too distracting. As a fan of old Sansui gear, I am a fan of green lighting. It’s must less jarring and almost soothing in comparison.
All in all, this is a great amp for the price. Thanks for the heads up. Great presentation!
ah, you save me a bit of typing. I have this amp for a year now.. (the brand blew up a little sooner in Croatia than in USA) i use equalizer as the author suggested... Internal old school DAC will be enough for most people! it's just a brilliant kit. reccomended purchase!
@@billd9667 was looking for this comment, yes, the jumpers were misplaced. Should be from pre out to amp in 😁
@@rabezo I too appreciate the old Wolfson and Burr-Brown (TI) DACS. They are never “in your face”. They sound more like a ladder DAC than ESS and AKMs do.
I might have put them back in wrong in my haste. Sorry.
Great review! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Ed, great job man! Keep it going. Truly enjoy your channel and the insight you bring. It’s truly appreciated !!
I appreciate that!
Connectivity options are awesome on this one
I was very impressed with it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Too many redundant ones and yet no HDMI. Fail in my book. And is COAX a big thing in Europe as I have WAAAY more optical gear than coax and that hasn't changed for me in decades and decades. My Anthem AVM70 has 3 optical ins, one out and 2 coax ins which to me seems more appropriate. (Let alone 7 HDMI ins)
I am glad you have the unit that satisfies your needs. Thanks for watching.
Definitely gonna be a fun one
Love the T shirt. Nice review….no hyperbole….just solid discussion on your findings. Keep em coming 😊
Thank you sir.
Great music recommendations!
Thank you. Send me one of your playlists please.
I think I'll stick with my Marantz stereo 70s.
Nice piece for sure. As long as you are happy with the sound that is all that matters. Thanks for tuning in.
@OldGuyHifi you know we have yet to have a good review of the stereo 70s, in my opinion. If you could get your hands on one and give it a review, I think it would be appreciated.
@@timbabyfacesavage377 I don't have a relationship with Sound United the owner of Marantz and with their recent financial issues I am not sure they would have time for me. Rumors have it that Sound United is for sale and that it may get broken up. I only have industry rumors to go by. It could be BS but I don't think so. Thanks for the suggestion.
Another great one Ed! I am really impressed with so many of the Advance Paris products I’ve seen. I’d love to build a system on their products.
I was very impressed by the unit. It sounds wonderful and I love all of the inputs. It will be hard say goodbye to it. Thanks Eric for returning to the channel.
I had this exact same amp and was quite happy until I changed it to Atoll IN100. The IN100 is better in every way but this is still a nice amp. I must say that I liked the look in the beginning but this has now completely changed 😅
Atoll is very nice gear. Thanks for watching and sharing.
The X-i75 was great paired with Klipsch RP-160(= RP-600), when moving to better and more demanding speakers it lacked a little authority and control. I bought it in 2016 for 650€ and enjoyed it for a few years so I can´t complain 😊
SPDIF can sound great when properly executed. My discontinued Schiit Eitr filters and reclocks a USB input and outputs as SPDIF. Advance Paris uses the AKM 4113 chip for similar DDC functions.
Yes. Well designed and well crafted. Thanks for stopping by the channel and commenting.
Thanks for all the great affordable reviews Ed!
My pleasure!
I’d be interested to hear your experience with, sonic impressions of, and under the hood review of the Outlaw RR2160MKII receiver. It is in the same $1k price class, offers even more features and respectable power ratings. I don’t own one, but would value your feedback.
I have reached out to Outlaw so🤞
I've owned the Outlaw RR2160 MkII for a couple years now but I'll wait to make any comments on it until Ed hopefully has a chance to review it.
@@OldGuyHifi I own the previous model (RR2160) and only recently dragged it out as a power amp for my NAD M10 and it did not disappoint!! I had originally put it away for old Sansui and Pioneer equipment with a NAD c658 pre but yes, the Outlaw is very respectable for its price!!
@@towertone They are very nice units. Thx for watching.
Wonderful review as always!!!! What a cool unit. It’s beautiful. I clicked on the link and saw that the unit is $1,199. Was it on sale? Still a great looking value.
Yeah, I think Kevin has it at full retail. I don't blame him. I found a couple of places on line that have it for $999. If you are looking for an integrated amp sit tight. I have the Audiolab 6000A and a Cambridge CXA81 MKII in for review. Thanks my friend.
@@OldGuyHifi Thank you, Ed! I'm always looking. The problem is, I have WAY too many pieces. I have a Marantz PM7000N (love it), an Emotiva TA-100 (love it), an Emotiva PT-1 + A2 (awesome!!!), and a couple of old Sony ES units that have pre-amp outs (STR-DA555ES and a STR-DA333ES which I will never part with). My wife would literally murder me if I bring anything new home. I also have like 8 mini class D amps to play with. I think my next play is a really good DAC to replace my SU-1 by SMSL. I think that is my weak link at the moment.
@@ramondelgado6778 I get it. My wife keeps pushing me to add more life insurance. Hmmm...
Some of those old Sonny ES are really good value.
Arcam A15 would certainly be a competitor, as well as the Arcam SA20 that is really nice that can be had for around a grand now since it's an older model.
Arcam is very nice. I have owned some in the past. I will reach out to them. Thanks.
Seems like a nice integrated at a very good price relative to its would be competitors. Only wish more integrated amps would use red led displays vs the blue. Looks nicer to me, easier on the eyes too. Other than that, seems like a nice all in one unit.
If you listen to new age/jazz type music such as Arkenstone, give a listen to Hillary Stagg who played the electric harp, unfortunately deceased but left us enough of his artistry to enjoy. While relaxing, the tones and textures can show what a speaker and perhaps amps and dacs can or cannot do really well, or at least differently.
You are right blue is very common. I will listen to Hillary Stagg. Thank you for the suggestion, your comment and your view.
Hi Mr Ed thank you for the review!!!According to my budget i end up in this amzing amp and rega brio for the pmc prodigy1.Hard to decide which one!!!
Good luck. Thanks for watching.
Excellent in-depth review, Ed! Gonna go listen to that Ella and Louis record right now. Thanks!
Thank you. Did I mess up on the price?
You mention a moving coil option on this amp. Is it selectable with the remote?
Love your reviews. One thing I noticed, and I might be wrong, I believe you can access the tone controls via the main knob on the front of the unit.
Yes. I should have done a deeper dive on that. I don't use tone controls so it doesn't occur to me to talk about it. I am not saying there is anything wrong with tone controls, hell, I use an EQ. I just don't think about it. Thanks for pointing that out. I will try to be better about that stuff.
@@OldGuyHifi You do an awesome job. Keep up with the great content.
@@thecat6062 Thank you so much. I will try. You are welcome to let me know if I don't.
I wonder if Atoll is distributing in North America? It's great that we get all these excellent products from the UK and France, but it feels like a lot of the money spent to get them actually goes to various tax and dealers. It would be nice to offer more competition from local manufacturers, at the 1,000 dollar price point. No doubt a great product though.
Atoll is here in the US. Dealer only distribution model. Thanks for watching.
Hi sir thanks again great vlog how you rate the phono out that Paris to the AXR100 please I have the AXA 35 which I believe has the same phono out as the AXA35 thanks again good luck 👍
Stuart, If I had to choose between the AXR100 & the X-i75, I would go with the Cambridge. The phono section in the Advance Paris is fine but I don't think it sounds as good as the Cambridge units. Thanks for asking and watching.
The deal with Sachmo, I love the socks. heh.
A fashion icon.
Nice review.
Thank you.
I don’t want to like advance paris, that was easier to say when they didn’t offer anything this cheap (as far as I know). At this price and if you’re that impressed with it then I guess I have yet another option to consider, damn you both, but mostly thanks again for sharing!
Watch this space and wait before you make a decision.
Ed, nice review. Awesome amp. One question, around 9 minutes you show the remote to allow choosing speakers A & B, yet the back view only show one set of left and right speakers. Where are the B speakers connecting?
That was a mistake on my part. They use the same remote on another unit that has a "B" pair connection. Good eye. So far you are the only one to catch that. Thank you my friend.
Great Review Ed! How does the A.P. compare to the Galion? I'd consider both if I were looking for an amp. Thank you for what you do!!! 👍👍👍
Different. The preamp used on the Galion would influence the sound. The Galion has a bit more authority. Wait my friend because I also have an Audiolab 6000A & a Cambridge CXA81 MKII in the review que. We can discuss it off line if you want.
Nicely Done.
Did Skylabs just raise the price to $1200 since you posted :(
No, That is the retail price. There are other sellers online that offer it for $995. I don't know what his policy is, maybe you can call Kevin and see if he will price match. I don't want to speak him though. Thanks for watching.
I wished you had tested also with a large classical work.
I did. Mahler's 7th. Solti's 1960 Ring with the Vienna. I just try and mix up my music recommendations to keep it fresh.
Where did you get your fish tank screensaver from that is displayed on the tv behind you in the video ?
It is a Roku TV so it is part of what Roku offers.
Odd that it only has a connection for one pair of speakers.
Honestly I think that 90% of Hifi enthusiasts only run a single pair at a time. It makes sense. Thanks for commenting.
Check out the Creek 4040A in comparison, theyre in the same ball park and prolly a cool comparison
Creek is very good stuff I had one of their integrateds back in the day. I will reach out to them. Thanks so much.
@@OldGuyHifi Oh yes, you already know theres somethin behind them then. Michael Creek designing quality for 30+ years.
People would like the 4040 ( OG model or new) and gettin the Creek name out more would be 👍 for that reason. ( good peoples, great product, pricing in line and under that of the quality level)
Bang for buck, Quality equipment for the people.
The orig. 99$ price, probably still working units an all; now looking around 1200. ($1000 mark + - $200 is pretty solid)
@@Crmsnraider It is good stuff and I would love to give the exposure it deserves. Thanks.
Okay, quickly narrowing down between this and IotaVX SA40….thoughts? Oh, I have Zu DW6
Carl, Hang on. I have reviews coming for the Audiolab 6000 & the Cambridge CXA81 MKII, All of which I think sounds better than IOTA. thanks.
@@OldGuyHifi oh really?! Okay then, I can wait. I do really want to make a decision though so i can just get it coming already. But wise money supports a little patience
The Advance Paris is warm and smooth, the 6000 has a forward midrange and the Cambridge has power with a capital P and smooth detailed sound.
I just checked the website, and it's being sold for $1,200..... :(
That's full retail. I think resellers are discouraged from discounting on the web. It's galled MAP pricing. Minimum Advertised Price. Call Kevin maybe he will make you a deal. No promises.
I am thinking of selling my PA and going back to an Integrated. I like the Parasound NC 200. I am wondering if this has an HPF as my room likes having the bass from a different location than my main speakers.
@@DeMorcan It has no bass management just a summed full range mono sub output.
You sure this amp will blow me out of my mind? Will it blow me out of my couch and out the window too? I live on the 10th floor of a building.
As far as blowing you out the window, a lot will depend on what you had for dinner. Thanks for watching.
Code name... "The Defenestrator". 🤸♀
@@Douglas_Blake_579 LOL.
Why does the associated CD transport cost as much as the amp? That makes no sense. It's a CD transport... not that complicated.
I don't know. Maybe it is very well built.
Emotiva 2.0 🙄
They are very different units. Both very good just very different sonically. Thanks for watching.
This made in China amp might be for some, but there are better choices not made in China
You are most certainly entitled to your opinion. Consider this, almost everything electronic is made in China or uses components made in China. I bet the computer you used to watch the video and write your comment was made in China. I will not allow anyone to disparage products based on country of origin.