Arylic A50 Integrated Review and S50 PreAmp - Affordable HiFi Sound
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024
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great review, i think it would depend on receiver and speakers. Definitely wishlist this and dennon on amazon.
Yes indeed...
Absolutely. So glad you did this review. I have been considering an Arylic S50 to pair with a vintage Pioneer SX 1080 and Kef 104/2 in my living room and another in the tv room Marantz 2230 and a pair of Kvart & Bolge Sound Sommeliers. Add to cart Thanks again for another great review Andrew. Keep up the great work.
QOTD: my answer is yes. But that's because I'm a believer in quality informes price not the other way around. There are many many expensive products out there that sound horrible that are only expensive to make them appear high end. High end is not a price it is everything to do with sound quality.
I think so.... simple and with a good DAC and Bluetooth. Not exactly a Sprout but you can get close for a lot less
Big respect for bluntly comparing more expensive and more established companies' products. Hifi needs more people in the tent, no matter whose feelings get hurt. Including mine lol with this review!
I bought an A50 few months ago to power some installed patio speakers and it works great. It generates almost no heat so I leave on all the time. That is one drawback, you can't power on from the app like you can some other units, like a Yamaha WXC-50. I use Spotify connect and rarely access the 4 stream app. I have it named patio and just choose it from my device list. This allows volume control with your phone buttons without ever opening an app once it's playing. It's a great little unit. I've also connected it to my Tekton Lore speakers and it will drive them monstrously loud with great bass. Highly recommend as a budget device.
I was so impressed with your review that I bought it before the review was over. Big LOL. I got a discount and it cost me $185 CDN to ship to my house on my Amazon prime Ca. account. Thanks, Andrew, I love your style, knowledge and understanding of the issues. I will give this little unit a try with my Kliphorns and I bet I hit 105 108db before it runs out of steam. Cheers as usual.
I loved this review so much!!! Quality and affordability. I’m seriously considering getting an A50 for a secondary system after this exciting review! Great work as always!! Thank you!
First time commenting, but been subscribed for around 6 months, love the channel. This was a really really interesting review, as it is an item that fits my budget. I enjoy all of your reviews, just because I find you an interesting & likable reviewer, and I enjoy seeing items, that I may not necessarily be able to afford honestly reviewed. This item I may just purchase, thanks from the UK.
Thanks for yet another awesome review. A very interesting unit indeed! I have been using the SMSL AD18 as a 2.0 stereo amp bedroom option and it has served me quite well so far. The form factor is equally compact. It does not have any streaming options but a load of connectivity, a dimmable display, and a useful yet simplified remote control at an equal price. But given your description of the Arylic, I wouldn't expect the AD18 being able to keep up with it sound-wise.
Dude, this was fun! Who doesn't love a cheap thrill. So easy to get caught in the HiFi one up bit of brands and price. Here you can have your cake and another slice. I know I have another room that needs this. That's a review.
So glad you enjoyed it! We certainly have had a blast living with and reviewing the Arylic.
I love stuff like this. Great functionality and good sound for those of us without six figure incomes. Very cool. Thanks.
Thank you for watching!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews hello can the two amplifiers be connected in mono? in this case the dynamics problems should be solved?
@@andrewrobinsonreviews I just got a A50+ and I’m disapointed. .
Appreciate your reviews of a wide range of different priced audio components. Sounds like Klipsch wood be good speakers to attach to A50.
We liked our Heresy IVs on it so YES! Thanks for watching.
@@andrewrobinsonreviews I can recall a lot hatred for klipsch in the past..indeed they seemed to have rebounded quite well...
@@earlismarks7108 I sold Klipsch for 16 years in a stereo store., but left the business 14 years ago. They always had a good rep, so what happened?
@@bruceheitkamp1724 Maybe I should say horns in general but Klipsch had a love/hate status...like tubes vs solid state there are camps..I like klipsch grew up hearing them but some audio enthusiast did not like horn speakers..They have withstood the test of time..
@@earlismarks7108 Yea horns can have pretty bright and crispy highs.
I'm very attracted to the price point of the A50, coupled with a High-End quality at this price deserves serious consideration particularly for those of us who aren't willing to drop a lot of cash on stereo systems.
Yes indeed...I just saw it for $169..(nice)
I’ve just got a second one for the dining room and paired it with some Q Acoustic 3020i speakers as in the review. The combination is shaming the big towers in the living room in some respects! Thanks again for drawing attention to such a killer bit of kit.
So glad to hear you're enjoying the amp and speaker combo! I think the 3010/3020is with this amp is just amazing for the $$$.
Could you explain more about the wiring process? How do you connect to the strange green speaker connector it uses
Wow, never heard of this one, thanks for the review! Very interesting. Digging the typographic treatment in that Arylic logo, btw. Closing in on 100k subs Andrew, can you believe it, man!?
Thanks for watching! And yes, it is CRAZY that we're reaching that 100K mark!
It's pretty exciting! Thanks for hanging out with us, Sean.
@@KristiWright Very happy for both of you, Kristi, just superb production quality all around in every way. Congrats!
Hi Andrew - I love the quality and diversity of the topics covered on this channel. For example I particularly appreciated the assessment in this episode of a pair of speakers not “going ugly early”. Keep up the great work.
I'm curious on your take on how this would compare to the SMSL SA300, for a budget home audio system. Thanks.
I would have no issue building a system around the A50, and it depends on your definition of high-end if I would call it that. My definition of high-end includes expensive materials whose only real purpose is looks; like fancy VU meters and a high grade aluminum chassis. I would have no problem though calling it Hi-Fi based on your description of the sound.
Great video, I did some searching and I see that there is an Arylic 50+ now with 50 WPC over the 50's 35 WPC.
I have been through a similar exercise for my bedroom, due to needing a bit more I/O I ended up with a Denon CEOL N10 and Q acousics 3020i. ( I already have 2050i, 2020i and 200C in my living room system). I have become a fan of Q acoustics kit. Easy to get on with.
As for the high end question, probably not. but I may just buy one whilst they are still cheap. Be fun to put one in an amp case and see what friends/random punters think.
I started watching with the sound muted and auto-generated closed captions turned on, and RUclips spelled it Aurilic. That got my attention really fast.
I’ve been using versions of these amplifiers for a while. It’s basically the SMSL Q5 modules (I have a European model from another maker, as well). They’re terrific for tv setups where you don’t want surround. The built in streaming capabilities here make it a nice product.
Great to hear your experience! We really enjoy them ourselves.
Thanks ever so much for this review of your´s! And,, in function of this review, I actually bought one of these,,, and received it in Nov 2020! I must confess that I am extremely impressed!! I have them hooked up to my 40 year old JBL 100´s and I still can´t figure out or believe, just how good the set-up sounds! Thanks once more,,, I would probably never had thought of buying them, had it not been for your review! And by the way,,, congrats on all your reviews,, they are always worth watching!
I'm new to audio systems, but I got my hands on a pair of JBL 4311s and I'm considering the Arylic A50 too. I don't yet understand how to pair amps with speakers, so my concern is that the JBLs have a min 75watt and 8ohm requirement... Is it really fine to use such an amp (Arylic A50) with these speakers? Is there a risk to damaging the speakers? I don't need lots of volume as I live in a condo, so if the volume output isn't as high is no problem for me.
@@madcapsmc Hi, I don´t profess to be an audio specialist, but as you mention that you do not have a need for extreme volumes,, lol,, I would suspect, that the little Arylic will do well with these speakers,, and definitely will not overpower them! Cheers!
@@samsmithbr thanks Sam for responding! With this video, some research and your comment I am ready to make the purchase and try it out. Cheers!
Great review, never heard of this brand before. For main system would not consider, but for 2nd system office/garage seems reasonable. Better yet that S50 Pro preamp sounds like a cheaper version of Bluesound Node 2i and very interested. Has digital pre-outs, could definitely go in main system. Biggest feature for me is compatibility with Amazon music.
We used the S50 Pro with the Musical Fidelity M8xi to stream music, as well as with the Bandwidth Audio system, two incredibly high-end setups and the S50 Pro did NOT disappoint.
Setting up a new home 4 room stereo system and I’m not looking to spend $1,000’s so I might pickup 4 of these to run the show! Thanks for the in-depth review.
Will the Arylic A50 accept 14 gauge speaker wire?
@@davidfluty7213 Phoenix convectors are pretty small, you might get half of the strands in there. I think the largest I've been able to fit is 18 or 20 gauge... I'm interested to hear if you were successful in piggybacking 4 units together on the network, and how your user interface works for controlling them; independently and collectively.
Just managed to order one for the equivalent of $155 on the strength of your review. I have some really nice Panasonic bookshelf speakers I’ve been hanging on to from a previous system and this should bring them up to date and make them usable again.
Sincerely hope it works out for you!
I've been thinking about buying my Sister and her bf an entry level hi-fi speaker setup eventually. This might fit the bill perfectly, pair it with Q Acoustics 3020i or something, and they'd be set....
I couldn't agree more as we used that exact combination in our testing. If you want any other ideas, you'll find everything we paired up with the Arylic in the description.
I had this for about 6 months now. I agree to his reviews, nice sound, small foot print, perfect for my bathroom. HOWEVER, it takes about a minute to connect at least. Had to factory reset a few times because it won’t connect to WiFi. Now I have found a quirk to connect, each I have to power it on, the connection light keeps blinking, won’t connect, I switch it off and on again and it’ll connect in a minute. Very annoying. Customer service even though they respond, is not very useful.
I'm pretty much an average consumer and enjoy your show Andrew. After my Denon RCD-M38DAB stopped working I replaced it with the Arylic A50, kept the original pack in Denon speakers as they sounded fine with the original system. For £130 the A50 sound is ok but a bit thin, so I give it a little bass bias though the app in some tracks. Sound stage & Separation and resolution sound fine to me but these terms are subjective. speakers are 3m apart and I'm sat about 5m away. High end? never heard high end but the A50 is an adequate sounding substitute and does Spotify connect, job done
We love ours.
@@andrewrobinsonreviews is growing on me, will probably invest in some Bowers & W 606 S2 Anniversary Edition's tho
hey andrew, i have setup a number of these for multi room audio via in ceiling speakers (mostly q acoustics) and mostly am like you and super happy with them in pretty much every way.
Not sure if you are aware but they also have a pc program that has DSP functionality minus time alignment, but the EQ is great to help with in ceiling speakers!
As you mentioned speakers NEED to be efficient i have tried connecting to a set of other in ceilings and it struggles to power them big time, so i have just ordered the SA100 model as it has 50w @ 8ohms so hopefully that sorts it.
I will also add it depends on what source is used as if playing any steaming radio via app (tunein, internet radio, iheart) it really struggles to play loud enough, and to get any sort of listening volume the A50 needs to be at almost full volume.
would be great if it just had am little more grunt!
We are buying a mountain house with a lot of small rooms so this is very timely. Already have a couple on the way, but no, these won’t be high end rigs.
When using the A50 pro as a preamp, was volume adjustment controlled well enough to be plugged directly to a power amp or was it better suited using the line out to a dedicated preamp?
A50 pro, musical fidelity M5Si and some KEF LS50 metas with a REL Ti series sub. Thinking that may be my setup for years
Hi, I’m having similar set up as yours. I currently steaming music from my AVR. Do you think getting the Arylic 50 would have better sound due to different DAC? Also, do I have to bypass the amplifier function in the Arylic if I just want the MF to handle the amplify function? Thanks in advance
I purchased the B50 and I built a 2.1 home theater system with it.
That's great!
I think this is exactly what I have been looking for. Awesome review... I know you are a audiophile snob lol so it gives me some confidence in this budget option.
I'm pretty happy with my A50 but I'm moving to an all Sonos system. I saw some guy on Ebay had a good deal on this. Ten bucks lower than anywhere else online that I could find. For that price it's a steal!
Why move to sonos?
Thanks for reviewing this amplifier. I have now orders the S50pro, it going into a vintage set up, in fact you've inspired me to start my own RUclips channel! 👍
I watched your video, good first outing. If I may offer a little guidance, don't apologize for what you're doing or how you make your content. You do you, and just be yourself and don't compare yourself to others. The more you make videos, the more comfortable you will become, and things will improve. But let the viewers come on that journey with you rather than alerting them to potential "problems" before you even start. Honestly, your quality was better than a lot of other channel's who have followings and do unboxing, so don't sell yourself short. Be well!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews thanks so much for viewing, and taking the time to offer helpful guidance. It has really helped, & made me feel more confident. Thanks.👍
I have been messing around with there DIY boards pretty much since covid happened, it was a gamechanger for me, for DIY there is basically no competition.
I'm just starting to build my budget system n i can't thank you enough for this review. Have enjoyed all your videos even those on gears i can only dream of. Cheers.
Small powerful systems like this are interesting. I would, and have built a two chanel system using the small Radio Shack Optimus STA-20, bought brand new in 1998, and paired with (Salvation Army rescued) vintage KLH bookshelf speakers when I was temporarily rooming with a friend in a two bedroom apartment. My audio system was stored during that time. He was searching for a decent sound system. We were both shocked and amazed at how great the sound and power that little, inexpensive unit delivered. Both being audiophiles, I questioned the need for a huge system. I moved out into my own place with my Optimus in tow. (He had bought an entirely new system by that time.) I super enjoyed that Optimus for months after until I had the energy to reassemble "the grand system" I have. I still have that made in China (and/ or Taiwan) Optimus, costing less than $50.00 (sound is very respectable having powered my large Advents for a while) Please, be careful interchanging "cheap" and "inexpensive"! The Arylic is inexpensive. Symantics, I know, but using "cheap" here, connotes poorly made. The Arylic units seem to be solid products. Comparatively, the Optimus is very low, old school tech, but that's part of its charm. However, another excellent review of a product to possibly look into.
I understand what you are saying, Jon, and I'm not trying to imply these are cheaply or poorly made. If build quality was an issue, I would tell you so. That said, people search for words like "cheap" far more often than they do "inexpensive" (trust me, Kristi does extensive research on every single video we produce) and as much as we wish we didn't need to play the title game on RUclips, it's unavoidable. That is at least until we reach those Marques Brownlee numbers 😜.
Great honest review, many snobbish reviewers would always rank sound quality purely according to price
Appreciate you watching!
Sound is sound. If it's good, it's good. Does spending more often give you "better" sound, sometimes, sure. But, a Watt doesn't know if it's expensive or not, nor does a product. So it's possible for a cheap amp to sound as good as an expensive one. It's the listener that puts all the qualifiers on the sound, not the product itself. Thanks for watching!
There was a restauranteur in London who when asked for the most expensive wine on the menu would fetch a bottle of any old plonk and charge a huge amount for it. He would then watch the diners coo over their expensive wine and how great it was because of how much it had cost them. Wealth doesn’t buy good taste.
@@callumk5 this restaurant sounds like exotic cable manufacturers, lol
Love to see something on the Soundavo NSA-250. Very similar product, same price range, 50w @ 4, 25w @ 8, better binding posts, actual front panel volume pot...
Andrew i nearly went nuts using that stupid green wire connector. Mine came closed for some gawdawful reason and it took me nearly an hour to figure that out, no sound coming from the speakers. Cant for the life of my understand why they went that route. It was ALMOST a deal breaker.
Not blaming you, BUT I'm blaming you lol. I was in the market for an easy and affordable network streamer earlier this year. All my searching did not turn Arylic up. I settled on a Yamaha WXC-50 which is adequate, but frustrating (app interface, buggy playlist). It has more inputs, a volume knob, and source selector on front, but also costs more (I got a good deal on eBay for $265). Had I know about this OR the S50 Pro, I could have very well gone w/ Arylic. I may still test the Arylic and swap it in for the Yamaha if it works better. The only thing the Arylic seems to lack on paper is DSD playback which the Yamaha supports (on paper as I haven't gotten it to work). If you are holding onto gear that no one knows about, maybe at least mention it? A full review isn't even necessary. Just say "hey guys, here's the gear we have that you might want to know about and here's what it does". This could even be a new segment of your show. Just saying.
Sincere question; what about bi-amping with 2? Just curious how the extra bang would sound if they were daisy-chained and had uniform volume matching.
just placed my order on Amazon, $169 with one-day delivery.
Fantastic review as always guys, Arylic offer a range of streaming and amplifier PCBs for the home constructor as well, though I would stick with AB amplification to better match my analog sources, I`m am very keen to purchase their streaming PCB & build it into a cabinet for hifi use
At the 6:07 mark you show the Arylic , Dentons, solid steal stands. , headphones on a stand on top of the sideboard!!
Holy crap..,,Beautiful!
I need to screenshot this.
and a great review!
Thank you for the great video! Any way to use multiples of these to power multi-room in ceiling speakers and have one audio stream to to all of them and possibly be able to use Alexa voice command to stream to all rooms?
Hi Max! Big fan. Multi room - yes. As far as Alexa, that I'm not 100% on. You can pair multi A50s together at once through the 4Stream app easily.
Andrew, how do you like the newer model, the Arylic a50+? And how does it compare to the Loxjie A30?
I really enjoy this channel, very informative!
I love your channel.man, you’re informative, thorough and all your videos are entertaining - good work.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you watching.
Hey Andrew great review, would love to see you update this with the A50+ best wishes
Andrew, about the question that you asked regarding being able to call a system paired with budget pieces "high end". I have to say that I think "high End" is such a bullshit term. Using such a term means that you obviously care what others think about your system. For me, my system has to sound musical. Yes, that is a purely subjective concept, but it's the concept that I live with and it's how I choose to define the performance of my kit. I wish that the term ''high end'' could be abolished, but the industry might not like that idea as much as I do.
I have 2 on the way. I also purchased a 24v linear power supply. It should make an interesting comparison to the stock switching supply.
I saw someone on ebay had a great price on a Arylic preamp. I own a S10 and it's great!
Why does it hurt my brain to like this. For me when I was a teenager I just had the old technics hifi system the silver stacked one with a fancy glass unit and all the speakers that came with it. Then the iPod came out so all my music was on my ipod so then I bought a bowers and Wilkins egg shaped speaker with the stand and I just sat my ipod on the dock and I was away. Then I went travelling sold all my stuff and never came back. But now I'm beginning to come back into the music home theatre genre that we live in and I know so little but I'm learning thanks to you. But this device just feels backwards because you still need your phone to use it then you need speakers, for what it is wouldn't you be better off just buying a Bluetooth speaker. I understand for the people with vintage amps now that's cool but for the future, I don't see it. Maybe it's just been a long day and I'm not functioning properly but anyway....
Good to know there are still options for those on a budget. Great review!
Thanks! I was looking for something cheap to power my neglected Visaton self-built speakers, and the result blew me away. I never expected as much enjoyment from what is basically a 300€ system (the speaker cost is somewhat skewed as I got the furniture as part of a workshop at Visaton).
Does it goes well with KEF LS50 Meta? thinking of what amp should i get with a budget.
aryiic a50 + MS302
loving it!
if it werent for you, i wouldnt have known about Arylic. Thank You.
So glad it is working out for you.
Thank you, Andrew, for this information. I'm glad that decent HiFi does not need to cost 5 figures!
So where does one go about to get those kind of particular speaker cables???
Another great review, thanks. I have a Bluesound Node 2I and an Arylic S50 feeding 2 different amplifiers in different rooms. For me the Bluesound UI is far superior to 4Stream which I use for the Arylic. Regarding value for money the Arylic is excellent. I've been using it via it's own DAC as well as feeding a couple of others I have at home. I think Arylic are another company showing what good value you can get for a relatively small amount in today's HIFI market.
Hey Derek, I've been thinking about doing exactly that. The Arylic would be connected to an outdoor Klispch speaker (the Rock) and the Bluesound as my main system and two channel Home Theatre, I'm curios which speakers did you pair both systems? Thanks!
Great channel and great reviews! Thank you! I bought the A-50 after your review.
I didn’t hear it specifically in the video, I’d gapless playback supported??
Does this put out 24/192 through the coax out if using Amazon Music HD or would it down-sample to a lower bit rate before passing to a separate DAC?
I have 8ceiling speakers, and want to make multi zones. whats the suggestions
Just a little nitpick but the A50/4sound doesnt support deezer hifi. I could hear the blunting of transients from 320 mp3 immedeately.
Best used as a NAS/bluetooth streamer
I hit the Like button and I'm ready for a potential ADVENTURE
GREAT VIDEO!! Keep up your good work!!
Thank you so much!!!
Another great video, yet again! Actually considering this amplifier now. I'd probably center this amp with a Fluance turntable or maybe a vintage Denon.
If you want to connect a turntable to this product know that you have to use a phono preamp as the A50 nor the S50Pro have a phonostage. Thanks for watching!
Hello Andrew. The App used with the Arylic amp looks about 99% like the one Vifa uses and about 90% like the one used by Audio Pro (like with the A26) which would suggest that they are all using a "off-the-self" solution to cut down costs. The two above mentioned Apps can also detect and control devices from the other manufacturer.
Can the arylic app ‘see’ audio pro or other products? Have to say am very happy with the app and having great fun linking up the various pieces of kit i have. I was toying with a audio pro multi room system but tried arylic first for cost and flexibility. Have a50 paired with dali oberon 5s as a main room sounds great. Puts my old hifi system to shame.
Ha loved the spray and pray reference!! I think you can consider something "Hi-Fi" if you think it sounds that good to you no matter what equipment you run. I think if other people could listen to your setup and think its "Hi-Fi" without knowing what equipment your using... goal achieved. If you can "fool" people you have a high end system but really you're running low priced equipment... maximum audiophile status achieved!!
Great review, it would be great to watch your review of a NAD integrated amp with BlueOS like the C368, much more expensive than this amp, but similar features. If this only had MQA decoding I’d jump on it right now.
We'd love to review them. Let them know you'd like to see their products on the channel and maybe it will give them the nudge they need.
Sounds like a winner. The preamp version is intresting to me particularly. Thanks for the review.
Edit: Used your link to check it out. Then went to amazon £160 for the preamp....new item goal set 😍
Really enjoyed this one. Might have to check this out for myself.
Thanks for watching!
Not everyone is going to like it (I'm sure), but it's one of those amps I feel people should have if for no other reason than to put potentially higher priced products in their place 😉
Thank you for the enjoyable review. If I’m reading the tea leaves properly this might make a really good bathroom system and I’m not kidding. Who doesn’t love singing in the shower? Maybe one of their plate style amps hidden in the bathroom closet. I appreciate you setting my mind to wander. Nice work.
Shame the A50 doesn't have an optical input. or it would be a great soundbar killer.
Great video and maybe a solution to update my 2096 B&K ct 610 which went bankrupt 2010. Andrew I have a 6 zone speaker setup that all terminate at the B&K. Could I add one ayrlic pro 50 for each zone and still use the CT 610 as an amp? Then use my iPhone to control each zone?
I spent WAY too much money in 2006 with keypads in each room to control the B&K and do not want to re program a 16 year old system.
Appreciate your thoughts and willing to pay for your experience to help setup new system.
Btw all speakers are in ceiling for total of 12
Thanks for what you do
Jay
Hello Andrew, thank you for a top-notch review. as always.
I'm currently on a lookout for a good sounding, well-connected integrated amp to my (leaning on a budget) hifi-system. I've watched your review in amazement about how A50 apparently checks out all the boxes at such an affordable price - so much that I was almost waiting for a catch (like I dunno, it potentially burning your house down or something). So imagine my heartbreak when you mentioned it NOT being a good match for a power-hungry speakers such as Elacs B6.2 - which is specifically what I upgraded to just a few months back😭
Do you think that a bit bulkier Acrylic amp, SA100, could match well with Elacs? Best regards
I've been looking for an amp like this. Not sure if I'll build a system using it, but really wanted to find a solid entry level streaming solution. Thanks!
Thoughts on pairing this with a decent pair of powered studio monitors?
Great review Andrew, good gear for us no multimillionaires :)
We try to have a little bit for everyone on the channel. Thanks for watching!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews It's not a reproach o o critique, I enjoy every review you do! The reviews of gears I can't afford make me very happy! Thank you for your dedication, hope you continue many years!
I didn't take it as such. :)
You don't need to be rich to enjoy good audio
Sounds like a great match for Omega Speaker Systems.
Thanks for another great video Andrew, waiting anxiously to hear your thoughts on Ambeo...
Thank you very much for the nice review. Budget audio is best it's ever been, but I would never call this amp high end. Thankfully we don't need high end anymore to get good sound.
thanks for the info, I control my Naim with Roon, and as I understand this little amp is not Roon compatible, just great for the money.
It's very interesting topic. It would be awesome if you could continue doing reviews on wifi multiroom speaker system. I was thinking to expand my sound system to other rooms (Marantz av) with heos, but for me it does not justify the price. Maybe you could do a video on (budget)wifi multiroom setup + integration with for example sonos, heos, etc. BTW I'm big fan of your channel, production quality and narration are just top notch! Keep up the good work Kevin Spacey :)
Maybe bypassing the internal DAC on this and using a Schiit Modi 3 might add some mid range meat on the bone and then upgrade the schiit's power supply and the ampage on this units power supply? Or utilising an active sub.
Looking at this and the SMSL AD18. Not sure which one will sound better.
Excellent Review, I would pair it with a pair of Klipsch RP600M and I would call that a HIGH-END mini system. HIGH END to me has more to do with HIGH QUALITY, than HIGH PRICE.
Love you guys for Another great review picking products out of the mainstream. This must be class d and I like class d. Btw upgrading the power supply usually results in better power
Nice little amp to put on the desk in my study!
Interesting little product!
I’d love to see a review of the entry level Prima Luna Evo 100 w/ stock tubes one day. It’s beautiful but pricey and wondering if worth the hype compared to solid state.
This makes me want to try an S50 Pro with something like a Schiit Vidar... Streaming and Class AB power for $900
Hey Andrew, love your channel! I've been lurking for a while and I was wondering if you could make a video where you talk about "Tube amps vs home theater receivers" in the same price range. Pros and cons for both and what performance you get out of both for the money. Keep up the great work ! :)
What AWG speaker wires should I use for the Arylic A50? Also, is there an updated A50 on its way with optical audio?
hello can the two amplifiers be connected in mono? in this case the dynamics problems should be solved?
Oh my, just saw your Wharfedale Denton 85th...lol, no please go for 80th instead.
Cost prohibitive! Like the sound of that! Another great review man! This product really caught my attention, I'll do a little more research...
Hi Andrew, love your channel.
I am looking for a desktop solution for my home office. Its a 3m×3.2m room and I have a 1.8m wide desk.
The source will be a streaming service like apple music( i prefer this)/spotify/tidal.
I am looking at 2 options:
1. a set of active speakers like Kanto yu4/yu6 or Audioengine 5+ which can be connected to my laptop or phone.
2. Passive bookshelf speakers with an integrated amp/streamer
Speaker options are Q accoustics 3020i or Dali spector 2 with the Arylic A50
I like the idea that the Arylic can play natively hires music from the streaming services.
I can't audition these setups myself so looking for your opinion which one will sound better.