Description

Advance Paris X-P500 – Hi-Fi Preamplifier Dual Suit

The Advance Paris X-P500 preamplifier is a model dual mono designed to ensure optimal channel separation and detailed sound reproduction. Thanks to the two toroidal transformersdali High-capacity, it offers stable and powerful power management. It supports a wide range of sources, including analog, digital, and USB, and includes a Wolfson WM8742 DAC for high-quality signal conversion. The system offers two modality operative – Class A and modaliDiscrete – to suit your listening preferences. Complete with balanced and unbalanced inputs and outputs, it also offers dedicated settings for headphone use.

Specifications

Amplification type	Class A
Stadio phono	MM+MC
Analog inputs	9 analog inputs, including balanced XLR and configurable MM/MC phono
Digital inputs	2 USB inputs (Xmos asynchronous USB-B, USB-A)
Trim	Black
Integrated DAC	Wolfson WM8742
PCM max	32 bit / 192 kHz
country of origin	France

About the brand

Advance Paris is a French hi-fi brand founded in 1995 under the name Advance Acoustic. It stands out for its hybrid amplification, combining a tube preamplifier with a transistor power amplifier, and in 2025 it celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with the APEX series.

The brand began with a range of five speakers; in the early 2000s, it expanded its offering to include center channels, surround speakers, and subwoofers for home theater. In 2002, it began developing its own electronics, and in 2004, it launched its first integrated amplifier. Today, the core of its production is electronics: integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers, power amplifiers, CD players, streamers, and Bluetooth receivers.

The most recognizable technology is hybrid amplification. In the A12 Classic integrated amplifier, an evolution of the A10 Classic, two ECC81/12AT7 valves, visible from the front window, work in the pre-amplification stage, while the final stage is a class AB transistor, with a construction dual mono and dual toroidal transformersdali, one per channel.

The APEX series, introduced in October 2025 to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary and positioned above the Classic line, includes the A8, A10, and A12 APEX hybrid integrated amplifiers and the ACD APEX CD player; the limited 30th Edition is recognizable by its black finish with white VU meters. The A12 APEX delivers 190 watts per channel into 8 ohms in Class AB.

The catalogue is completed by the X series integrated amplifiers (X-i50BT, X-i75), the XP700 preamplifier and the X-A160 EVO and XA220 EVO power amplifiers, the X-CD7 and X-CD9 CD players, the Playstream line streaming amplifiers (A1 HDMI, A5, A7), the WTX series Bluetooth receivers and the WTX-StreamTubes streamer.

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