2/26/2023 0 Comments Advance acoustic reviewAdvance Paris A10 Classic: Sound Test & Comparisons My brother-in-law who happened to be present entered the room, saw the amp and immediately said “Wow, it looks cool”. If you wanted to complain: The dot matrix display from the “modern times” placed in the lower right half counteracts the successful vintage atmosphere that is created by the level meters and tubes for my taste. But that’s petty mischief – one could just as easily argue that tradition and modernity are pragmatically combined here. Anything you like is allowed. And now: off to the listening room – the A10 is first loaded with my CEC CD 5 via XLR and my HiFiAkademie Stream6 mini via cinch. It looks really cool, especially in a slightly darkened room. In terms of design, the Advance Paris A10 Classic is definitely a statement, the dark mirrored Plexiglas front exudes an authentic retro charm, at least at first glance, and is inspired by the iconic 1970s cars from the Marantz, Technics, Yamaha and McIntosh brands : Two generously dimensioned and beautifully blue-violet illuminated analog VU level displays take a viewing glass in the middle, behind which the two “strictly selected” (self-promotion) ECC81 double triodes are displayed with a soft orange glow – well, a red LED helps a little with the coloring. So much for the technical details, let’s look up instead of under the hood: I would consider the processing quality to be solid and absolutely worthy of the price range. Of course, at the price you can’t expect top-notch connections on the back, the front is clad with plexiglass instead of glass, but at least the company logo is decoratively milled into the lid and the amp looks neatly processed overall. That’s OK. The Advance Paris A10 Classic and the design that enchants the brother-in-law
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