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I measured the Advance Paris X-CD9 using my Audio Precision SYS2722 system. I first used the Pierre Verany Digital Test CD to check the X-CD9's error correction. It played the tracks with gaps in the data spiral up to 2.4mm in length without any problems, though there were audible glitches when the gap was longer than that or when there were two 2.4mm gaps in succession. The Compact Disc Red Book standard requires only that a player cope with gaps of up to 0.2mm. The Advance player's error correction is one of the best that I have encountered.

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Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds has been making quite a name for himself in choral music. He teeters gingerly between consonance and dissonance, and varies intimate whisperings, the strength of forces—sometimes a solo soprano over the chorus; sometimes a…

Analog sources: J.Sikora Standard Max Supreme turntable with KV9 tonearm and Aidas MC Tru Stone Gold Web cartridge. Thorens TD 124 turntable with Korf TA-SF9R tonearm/HS-A02 Ceramic Headshell and Kuzma CAR-30 MC cartridge.
Digital sources: Tascam CD-200iL CD player, Denafrips Ares II, HoloAudio May DACs.
Preamplifiers: Sugden LA4, Rogue RP7 (line). Tavish Audio Design Adagio, Manley Chinook (phono).
Power amplifiers: Air Tight ATM-1 2024 Edition, Doshi Evolution Stereo, Rogue Audio Stereo 100; Elekit TU-8000 (monoblocks).
Integrated…

Description: CD player with tube buffer stage, Wolfson WM8762 DAC, remote. Digital outputs: RCA (75 ohm), optical (TosLink). Analog outputs: one pair single-ended (RCA), one pair balanced (XLR). Maximum output level: (RCA) 2V, (XLR) 3.9V. Output impedance: 470 ohms, balanced and single-ended. Distortion: 0.008%. S/N ratio: 103dB. Crosstalk: –101dB.
Dimensions: 2.87" (73mm) H × 16.9" (431mm) W × 10.2" (260mm) D. Weight: 9lb (4.1kg).
Finish: Black powder coat.
Serial number of unit reviewed: FO23C0296AX06141. Designed in France, manufactured in China.…

Description: Two-channel, discrete-resistor R-2R ladder DAC with FPGA. Users may choose between oversampling and nonoversampling modes. Digital inputs: USB, S/PDIF over RCA, TosLink, I2S over HDMI. Supports PCM up to 786kHz and DSD up to DSD256. Output: balanced (XLR) only.
Dimensions: 1.6" (40mm) × 6.6" (168mm) × 3.8" (98mm). Weight: 1.5lb (0.7kg).
Serial number of unit reviewed: 20WF08ZZ28SU. Designed in Singapore, built in China.
Price: $994, shipping and tax included. ($1049 as of January 1 2026.) Sold direct. Warranty: Two years with product…

While some of the products Eversolo makes do just one thing, like the AMP-F10 two-channel amplifier Tom Fine reviewed in Stereophile's August 2025 issue…

I performed a full set of measurements on the Eversolo Play using my Audio Precision SYS2722 system. When I connected the amplifier's Ethernet port to my network, as is usually the case these days the Play updated its firmware to the latest version. Once the update to v1.5.30 was installed and the amplifier restarted, Roon recognized it as the Roon Ready "Eversolo Play." I then installed the Eversolo Control app on my iPad mini. I controlled the Play with both the front-panel touchscreen and the app. I also used the app to make sure that all the EQ settings were…

And if you've imagined a wild-and-crazy recording-studio scene from the '70s and '80s, the scene was all that and then some, a cocaine-fueled never-ending party/orgy with some great music made along the way. The gloriously depraved center of that universe was the Record Plant empire, with recording studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Sausalito,…

I used optical S/PDIF data for the digital input testing, as well as network data played with Roon and test tones stored on CDs. The Eversolo's optical and coaxial inputs accepted data sampled at rates up to 192kHz, and the digital inputs inverted absolute polarity at the speaker output. With the volume control set to "0dB," the output level from the speaker output with a 1kHz tone at –12dBFS was 5.64V into 8 ohms. This is 12.7dB below the clipping voltage into that load; the Play's DAC gain architecture is managed well. I examined the digital inputs' behavior…

Well, last week was spent shipping the November 2010 issue to press, and this week has been spent shipping the 2011 Buyer’s Guide to pre-press. At the same time, we’re pumping out copy for the December 2010 issue, getting some layouts done, and trying not to mix things up too much. You wouldn’t want the technical specifications for 1500 loudspeakers popping up in the middle of Art Dudley’s “Listening” column, would you? That just wouldn’t be right at all. And the week started with a whirlwind trip to the Princeton Record Exchange, where…