Can this HiFi MUSIC STREAMER Beat the others? The PS Audio Airlens is HERE and Compared!

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Today I talk about the PS Audio Airlens streamer. This is a new streamer, made in the good old USA. It features things not seen in some streamers such as Galvanic Isolation to eliminate noise, digital hash and all of the bad stuff that invades our hifi stereo systems.
As a streamer it is rock solid and does well with Tidal Connect and Roon. Also can use M Connect app to stream Qobuz (along with Roon).
This does work with Spotify connect but I would not recommend it for this. I talk about it all in the video above as well as computer it to the Eversolo DMP-A6, HiFi Rose RS130 flagship and others!
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@RoscoeCaveman 6 месяцев назад

I absolutely love my Airlens with my Denafrips Pontus 2 12th Anniversary. I use it with Tidal Connect.

@rcobsesssed 6 месяцев назад

Appreciate this, would love to know how this compares to Holo Audio Red

@oliivioljy9700 6 месяцев назад

Holo audio and HQ-Player program. Maximum resolution analog available. Not everyone knows about this.

@NiclasMardfelt 5 месяцев назад

There are lots of comparisons on PS Audio Forum. Most say that the Air Lens sound a lot better than the Holo Red, but the Red has got lots of more features (like AirPlay and AES/EBU-out)

@rcobsesssed 5 месяцев назад

I have HQ-Player embedded running, but I prefer using Chord Mscaler. I ended up getting a Red and while it sounds fantastic, typical audio nervosa wants to know of Airlens sounds better.

@mrronenza 6 месяцев назад

How it is ver Lumin U2 ? thanks.

@David-ik8wj 6 месяцев назад

i have an Arlens. Very happy with it. It performs as you described. Connected to a Bricasti Design M21. I have auditioned a myriad of PS Audio products. This is one of their best.

@DJ_BROBOT 6 месяцев назад

A wonder streamer that's overpriced 😢

@mat.b. 6 месяцев назад

A minimalist stream that's maximum priced ;)

@piotrbiedowicz1602 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely not for this price😂😂😂😂

@ptg01 6 месяцев назад

I believe "I2S" is pronounced "I SQUARED S" , not I 2 Squared... :)

@oliivioljy9700 6 месяцев назад

You can only fully benefit from the Hdmi 12S cable and its benefits if you understand how to use the technology made possible by the HQ-player program with either a PC or Mac mini/linux. Otherwise, that 12S connection idea falls short of its benefits! Everyone already knows this here in the Nordic countries, but over there, on the American continent, we like to travel in swampy areas for the hifi hobby.

@samlee2562 6 месяцев назад

I'm from a Nordic country and have no idea what your talking about ✌😂@@oliivioljy9700

@pokrog 6 месяцев назад

@@oliivioljy9700 for some reason I still haven't seen a single reviewer touch on the point of I2S. It's designed to have a total end to end length of less than 18 inches and that length includes the internal wiring length so even a 1 foot HDMI cable is nearing max length.

@SimonSezSo 6 месяцев назад

Not Eye Two Squared. It's Eye Squared S.

@danmarjenka6361 3 месяца назад

You try making 7 videos per week and see if you still cross all your T's and square all your S's.

@PBlaik 6 месяцев назад

I like this company, and I love Paul's commitment to helping the industry - but the Airlens should be a as similar form factor to the rest of the line.

@jamesrobinson9176 6 месяцев назад

I squared S

@joshuaschneck 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the review. I have an ifi Zen stream with a separate MCRU linear power supply into a Denafrips Iris D2D into a Denafrips Venus II DAC. Do you think this streamer, replacing the Zen Stream and Iris, would be an improvement?? I use Tidal Connect for all my streaming. Thanks!

@lupoal4113 6 месяцев назад

ok but pls compare with products in the same price league, yes? ... how is the Airlens compred to Lumin U2 mini?

@AA-df7bv 5 месяцев назад

Airlens vs lumin U2 mini?

@mrt6349 2 месяца назад

I think i would prefer the hifi rose, but my wallets says no stick with the air lens :)

@mact3333 6 месяцев назад

should have compared this streamer to the Eversolo AMP A8 since they are exact same price...would love to hear this comparison.

@HiFiHuff 6 месяцев назад

The A8 is very similar to the A6 when it comes to streaming. Its extra price is for its preamp features and much better DAC. It’s a preamp, streamer and DAC, so really a different product.

@TheMrgonzalo05 6 месяцев назад

That price of that coax cable is just insane 😳

@AlexReusch 6 месяцев назад

Pair it with the PS Audio DirectStream MKII DAC and use it as a Roon endpoint and you will experience its max capabilities.

@sameer0581 4 месяца назад

That’s $10k 😢

@tomclark7551 6 месяцев назад

Isnt everything galvanically isolated these days?

@Pete.across.the.street 5 месяцев назад

no, not much at all

@StanThePigeon 6 месяцев назад

It’s worth noting that updates should improve the sound quality and features. Both are fairly new and will have some improvements.

@Roni-u2c 5 месяцев назад

VS EVERSOLO DMP-A8 soundwise? Thanks

@loscaccianoce 6 месяцев назад

It would be interesting to compare it with Volumio Rivo!! ;-)

@irisfinchmusic Месяц назад

Hans Beekhausen reviewed both.

@alstonmaccow9386 6 месяцев назад

Not feeling at that price

@2madamimadam290 6 месяцев назад

Yeah, Denafrips Arce has I2S at half the cost w/ isolation and reclocking. Noticably better then Wiim Pro

@razzman2987 6 месяцев назад

Play a wave file without internet you beat any streamer 😊

@commane21 6 месяцев назад

Yeah, ok, mmhmm.

@David-ik8wj 5 месяцев назад

hopefully not on a computer

@robgallos4669 6 месяцев назад

I wonder if the galvanic isolation on the Airlens is necessary or beneficial if the DAC input that you are connecting to already has galvanic isolation?

@Pete.across.the.street 5 месяцев назад

probably

@grommie 2 месяца назад

The added noise will also go into the dac.

@MrBonger88 6 месяцев назад

I’ve heard the same thing from others that the Air Lens lacks a little meat on the bones

@alexwild6463 6 месяцев назад

Any plans on reviewing Cabasse Abyss amp?

@HungryEatNow 6 месяцев назад

Really… audiophiles rejoice!!!

@joeythedime1838 2 месяца назад

How does the sound stage of the Airlens and HiFi Rose compare to the Cary Audio DMS-650 that you reviewed?

@beaucauchemar 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been pretty impressed with the Denafrips Arce running as a Roon endpoint via I2S to the Ares 12th. Definitely a crowded streamer market at the moment, but for half the price of the AirLens it’s a contender worth some attention (especially given the popularity of the Ares and ideal pairing.)

@audiorick841 6 месяцев назад

I have one and I like it but I wish the sound control was more linear with Roon. All other Roon devices I have with RAAT protocol have a native volume control from 0 to 100. The Airlens shows up as DSP controlled in Roon and has a non-linear attenuation where you get 80% of the volume control in the last 20% of the slider. Very annoying. This is a little bit like many Raspberry Pi control volume. Other than I wished for a better volume implementation, and updating the firmware is not very friendly either but otherwise it’s a great little streamer.

@mat.b. 6 месяцев назад

It's criminal that the AirLens can't even do AirPlay

@greenbow7888 5 месяцев назад

Wondering if anyone could suggest a product like the Eversolo, to use a file source. Would prefer a known and reliable brand.

@stimpy1226 6 месяцев назад

It’s all about the relocking

@danmarjenka6361 3 месяца назад

Reclocking. E before L, except after C

@smaarch1 6 месяцев назад

Thanks and I need to watch this again - trying to decide what to do with my Antelope Audio Zodiac....

@Rob-Davidson Месяц назад

Holo Red

@mat.b. Месяц назад

Holo Red

@Skye_the_toller 6 месяцев назад

Meaning no Apple Music?

@oliivioljy9700 6 месяцев назад

It was not mentioned, so then of course it is not there!

@iborrada 6 месяцев назад

Heard they had a shocker in Montreal

@robgallos4669 6 месяцев назад

They did, but the suspected phasing issue with the speakers was corrected and later became one of the best sounding at the show according to one of reviewers that heard the system before and after remediation.

@iborrada 6 месяцев назад

@@robgallos4669 thanks for the clarification

@Audio-Maxi 6 месяцев назад

Furthermore it wasn't actually PS Audio's fault... It was reported that the dealer was often switching speakers and they changed to speaker cables with banana connectors. In the switching, labels of the cables came off on one of the speakers, and when they returned them, they had mistakenly switched red & black. Because of this, the problem was not visually obvious. The dealer figured it out and then managed to corrected it.

@craigosterberg5045 6 месяцев назад

Thanks

@my_wood 6 месяцев назад

IS THIS BETTER THAN　IFI？

@oliivioljy9700 6 месяцев назад

It's hard to say what you're looking for in terms of general superiority? -Apps? -Usability? - Speed for a different action reaction? - Sound quality? -The difference in the connectors? - Tablet/phone user interface? -Ergonomics of the remote control/battery durability? -Appearance in line with the future compared to competitors, i.e. looking at durability? -Lack of internal memory for own files compared to competitors?

@HiFiHuff 6 месяцев назад

Sound Quality? Yes. See user reviews over at the PS Audio website. Lots of info there. ; )

@irisfinchmusic Месяц назад

for anyone using IFi Zen Stream, pair it with Audirvana software. It's a huge step up in sound quality over Tidal Connect, MConnect or Volumio.

@my_wood Месяц назад

@@irisfinchmusic i use roon,is Audirvana better?

@Scaadoo 6 месяцев назад

Is this the streamer for the next Bluesound Node to compete with?

@RoscoeCaveman 6 месяцев назад

I have the Node X is a second system, the AirLens is sonically superior.

@larryowens3704 6 месяцев назад

Really? The node, which I own is great for the price but the PS is four times the price and a significant upgrade.

@danmarjenka6361 3 месяца назад

@@larryowens3704 Classic example of "Law of diminishing returns."

@steve-94951 6 месяцев назад

looney tunes

@garyalexander5686 6 месяцев назад

Or you could use a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 as a streamer and spend less than $100. Some high end designers use it as the basis for their streamers. That's because it works really well.

@nathankimmett8803 5 месяцев назад

The worst streamer's I ever heard use Pi computers... Allo Digi one sig was not even close to my Innuos Zen MK3...

@commane21 6 месяцев назад

Rasputin Audio Reviews.

@genek3815 4 месяца назад

“EYE-2-SQUARED”? “DANA-FRIPS”? Really?

@amosmoledi 6 месяцев назад

Can we still call it a streamer even without a dac? Should we not call it a streaming transport?

@blairsprague8112 6 месяцев назад

You are correct

@banabachung4490 6 месяцев назад

I think it goes like this Network streamer : streams to DAC over network Network player : streams over network, and plays with internal DAC

@mat.b. 6 месяцев назад

If it had a DAC it would be a "Streaming DAC". A streamer just streams.

@Karto86 6 месяцев назад

Yeah baby, the 0 and 1 from this streamer are so hi-res... And yes, I know that is an electric current - that gets error correction, just like almost every digital signal nowdays, otherwise your PC would not even work.

@phantomplastics6582 6 месяцев назад

You're right of course, but then go and actually listen.

@Thunderbird139 6 месяцев назад

Please listen before making comments like this.

@Karto86 6 месяцев назад

@@dajikbatarang1 woah, why by old, inferior tech streamer then :/ it's like buying old tv now. There's no magic in digital signal, it's either bit perfect or not.

@net_news 6 месяцев назад

@@Karto86 I agree, but the timing is important too. If you go coax the clock is embebed in the signal, thus the DAC uses the clock of the source OTOH if you go i2s the clock signal is separated and the DAC can use its own clock. Obviously this fact is overly exaggerated by companies and audiophools but I can tell you that little improvements can be heard when you go i2s, in my experience is the best digital connection.

@banabachung4490 6 месяцев назад

@@net_news gosh I'd love to try myself to hear any difference. Gotta admit, even if its digital it's all about the implementation!

@matt8746 6 месяцев назад

I still cannot figure out how a bit from one streamer is different from on other streamer

@DJ_BROBOT 6 месяцев назад

It's all in the application

@YuengsNwings 6 месяцев назад

More expensive bits = better sounding bits. Isn’t that obvious?

@Pete.across.the.street 5 месяцев назад

bits are the same

@grommie 2 месяца назад

The electric noise makes the bits sound more digital.

@mabehall7667 6 месяцев назад

Bit perfect is bit perfect is bit perfect. End of discussion. But… as experiments have shown, our ears will hear differences where there are none.

@hanschristeler2392 6 месяцев назад

I’ve heard many of the dac’s mentioned in this review and I would have to say that if you heard ANY huge differences in quality that it would have to be psychological prejudice.

@mikelautermilch8939 6 месяцев назад

this "bit perfect" nonsense has been utterly debunked time and again and yet it persists. there's more to it than that -- jitter for example. please do some research.

@ioancristianus 6 месяцев назад

The only thing that matters in all dacs, are resilience to noise and analog output stages. The rest is just ones and zeroes. Output stages gives you the “sound”.

@mat.b. 6 месяцев назад

@@mikelautermilch8939 exactly, just because the data is the same sequence doesn't mean everything else is.