Arylic S50 Pro+ preamp, dac, streamer, review! 

you can always remove som bass from the main speakers with tone controls, via the Arylic S50 Pro+

I appreciate you saying that, thank you.

nice! I've seen they have some really cool DIY options.

How is your up2stream board now? Any regrets?

@@breakthelegacy None whatsoever. thanks for asking.

Thanks bro.

good point! thank you!

Thank's Bob, I'm not sure since I don't use Roon, I'd def reach out to Arylic for that just to be sure :).

Thank's JT L, I'm not sure since I don't use spotify, I'd def reach out to Arylic for that just to be sure :).

thank you.

Yeah, I tried it on my 2i, it was cool but just made my speakers sound a little thin. I guess it could help with some speakers that don't have good bass or have too much bass maybe.

Thank you, I’m a but of an artist sometimes. 🤣

Oh nice, I didn't know the new one had ARC, I know the old one I have (the 2i) has the high pass but I never use it since I like to run my front speakers full range :).

@Simeon Perron so the sub out connection and immediately opened the manual/spec sheet. Didn't see anything advertised, so I assume this doesn't have a high pass filter :(

no highpass or build in crossover, no.

Hey Rock! The Arylic is an awesome option, I've been using an A50 in my bedroom for about a year now. The A50+ has optical input so you can use that from the TV to the amp and it has more than enough power for TV volumes. One way to keep the volume control on the TV is to use bluetooth but every time I've done that with any amp/TV combo I get lip sync issues so I really recommend using the optical cable and just accepting you'll have 2 remotes. At $179 I think the A50+ is a fantastic option. Upping the budget to $300 gets you ARC via something like the Yamaha RX-V385, I don't have any experience with that unit but Yamahas cheap stuff is usually decent :).

@@NemoPropaganda Thank you for the reply, feedback and the suggestion.

ahaha, I know right? Enjoy dude! p.s. the node is still worth it's asking price especially if you need arc.

So comparing the internal dac to a $200 dac like a schiit modeus, it's mostly the same. Comparing it to something 4X more expensive like the Denafrips Ares II was a bigger difference to my ears but still the type of change can be considered nuance by some. Things are more open, refined, organic, 3 dimensional. The internal dac is good enough unless you have a highly resolving system or are very pic and want to use the external dac to taylor your overall system presentation/sound. Thank's for the compliment on the mono blocks, I love them too :D. I think I was the first person in the US to buy them so I bought pretty much blind but damn it turned out well!!

@@NemoPropaganda THANKS so much for the honest, down-to-earth description of the DAC comparison! Sound differences sounds pretty minimal. I am considering the Arylic for my 300B Tube amp set-up where I am currently using a 10-yr. old Anedio DAC for my Woo Audio CD Transport. I want to add a streamer to that system and the Arylic sounds like a perfect choice…the DAC in the Arylic may even be better than my older Anedio…but if it isn't I would have the option to keep my Anedio DAC in the mix…PRETTY COOL! YEAH …DON'T ENCOURAGE me about The EX-B7's!!!!! I just wonder how much better/different it would sound compared to my Bob Carver…No way to know…so frustrating!!!! 😃 I am running some DynAudio Contour 20s there..and they LOVE the power! Great speakers.

S50+ does not accept USB input so you would need an external DAC, you'd need the A50+ instead which can accept digital signal via USB or add an external DAC like the schiit modi.

@@NemoPropaganda darn. Thanks tho!

@@NemoPropaganda actually I found some converters online. Usb to spdif or toslink. Doesn’t convert to analog, so doesn’t do anything to the sound, let’s the DAC do that.

@@je1540 nice dude!

these are all questions you should ask the manufacturer. I only review the product, I do not provide after sale support, I am not the company.

maybe ask arylic directly?

@@NemoPropaganda I did. If I can find their response I will fwd it to you so you can have a chuckle. Completely useless.

Awesome, I'm glad it worked out well for you! I have to reach out to them but I want to knock out these Arendal subwoofer videos before I take on more gear lol, house is getting cramped.

@@NemoPropaganda lol understandable. Looking forward to your upcoming vids, as always!

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@@NemoPropaganda Thanks.

yes

@@NemoPropaganda Then I'm missing something. My Tidal lowers to hifi.

@@laika25 Tidal HiFi is high resolution and streams at 1411 kbps.

@@NemoPropaganda ok, thanks, yes, you're right 👍🏼

What do you mean? I just want to make sure we're on the same page. Lmk and I will check :)

Gapless = when a song ends the next song begins immediately - there is no gap of time in between. Bluesound supposedly has gapless playback. I think I read Arylic units have approx 3 seconds between songs. A lot of people comment that this is a dealbreaker for them

Okay I just plugged it back in to have a listen: The Arylic does not have a 3 second gap. 1 second at most on wifi and closer to half a second with ethernet. The Node 2i is faster though and truly gapless by comparison but without comparing the two i think most people will think the arylic is gapless. It was probably a bigger problem on the older version of the app. The apps been updated a lot recently :).

Thank you so much for responding with your experience! I’ve had my eye on this for a while & will likely purchase one. Thinking about setting up additional units around the house for other zones in the home

Okay so the old model A50 in my bedroom for sure has a 2-3 second delay track to track. That must be what people are referring to. This S50 Pro+ is way faster.

Nah, I think sometimes it just changes based on where I put the mic on me, maybe it was an inch or two lower, or maybe I just talked softer. I did try to get a new mic but none of them worked, kind of annoying, I wasted like $200. It seems like most of this gear sucks and most people just fix their audio in post production.

@@NemoPropaganda Trust me I understand your struggle albeit from a different perspective. I have been trying to accurately capture audio recordings of my annual NYE backyard fireworks show for what feels like a lifetime now and just about every mic i've tried doesn't record anywhere near as accurately as i'd like. I don't like altering sound in post because that's not much different from adding "distortion" in a sense. Someday when I can geek out for days with nothing else to interrupt my focus maybe I'll figure it out.

@@yamafanboy yeah that sounds about right, and some people want sound demo's on youtube :/

@@NemoPropaganda 😂😂😂😂 I know right?