The buzz saw riffing on Welsh rabble-rousers Funeral for a Friend’s Streetcar could cut logs. The A50’s somewhat surgical approach works with other genres, too. There’s a throbbing bass line that sits a respectable distance below the poppy chorus and synthy doodles. It’s a punchy, vivacious dance track with a whippy metallic treble and an electronic trance beat that drops deep, reassuring us that the A50 isn’t a lightweight when it comes to dishing out club anthems.Ĭharlemagne by Blossoms, from their self-titled debut album, enjoys similar attributes. High You Are (the Branchez remix) by What So Not plays to the A50’s strengths. Given a little help from our resident Q Acoustics speakers, it created a soundstage that was wide and deep. The A50 impresses with clear stereo separation. It may be diminutive, but that doesn’t stop it from getting rowdy.Īny fear is that this low-cost amp might be monaural quickly proves unfounded. Related: Best multi-room systems Arylic A50 performance – This feisty performer is good for partiesĭespite its modest price point, the A50 is a feisty performer good for parties, it’s the sonic equivalent of Ouzo. Alternatively, pop an Arylic Cobblestone speaker into a spare room, bedroom or den and stream to that. Buy multiple A50s and you can group them together to form a whole home multi-room audio system. It isn’t smart enough to automatically reconnect to any network it’s been previously parked on – a convenience we’ve become accustomed to with Amazon Echos and their ilk. Rather irritatingly, you have to repeat the set-up procedure should the unit lose power. You can leave the amp with its default ID, or rename it to something friendlier. The app supports a wide range of music services including TuneIn, Spotify, Tidal, Napster, Qobuz and Deezer. Initial setup, as managed by the 4Stream app, proves quick and painless – we didn’t feel the need to use the WPS pairing button. Arylic A50 features – This wireless amp represents a low-cost middle-groundįor this audition, we partnered the amplifier with a pair of Q Acoustic Concept 20 bookshelf speakers.Īlthough intended to be driven by the 4Stream app (for iOS and Android), the A50 ships with a conventional remote control for those who prefer to wave a wand to switch sources. The fact that there isn’t an optical digital audio input is disappointing, though: the unit is small enough to be tucked behind a flatscreen TV and it would have been an interesting alternative to a soundbar. Speakers are connected via plug-in Phoenix terminal-strip connectors. There’s also a stereo phono input, stereo pre-out (should you want to use the amp with a pair of active speakers, or connect to a larger amplifier), USB and an Ethernet port, should you opt to hardwire to your network. Rear-mounted Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (here in a 4.2 iteration) aerials provide the wireless backbone. The front panel is blank bar some Arylic branding, leaving only a blinking LED to communicate intent. The aluminium chassis may not win any design accolades, but it’s robustly built. It measures just 120 x 110 x 40mm, not least because it employs an outboard power supply that’s almost the same size. It will take next to no room on your AV shelf, providing an inconspicuous hub for wireless and wired sources. The fact that this diminutive box of tricks is almost unfeasibly small is central to its appeal. But that might not be strictly true of the Arylic 50 hi-fi amplifier. If you’re looking for a low-cost sound system to stream tunes or play files from a network server, it could be just what you’re looking for.īut given Arylic is hardly a household name, just what can you expect from this esoteric box of tricks? Arylic A50 build and design – Almost unfeasibly small It’s built for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, comes multi-room ready, and is DNLA /UPnP compatible. It may be tiny, but the Arylic A50 digital stereo amplifier isn’t short of functionality.
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