Arylic Up2stream Pro. WiFi & Bluetooth HiFi Audio Receiver Board testing.

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Electronics Old and New by M Caldeira

4 жыл бұрын

I was sent this board by Arylic to try out and give my honest opinion. I believe the reason they contacted me was because I've often used bluetooth boards to add BT to the tube radios that I restore.
I'm always a little wary about these gifts in exchange for a review, but fortunately the decision here was simple: It is a great bit of gear!
I go through the set-up of the unit and test it out in this video.
Enjoy.
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@EsotericArctos 4 жыл бұрын

I have been looking at Arylic recently and I am glad you had a chance to review this. I trust your review on this device. You've convinced me to give a few of these modules a go for multi-room audio, which seems to be what they are designed for. I believe, from what the rep told me, they can also stream from the Line-in to mutliple devices so you can distribute audio from line-in on one device to multiple devices.

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

I have been quite happy with this system since I first tried it, and am currently building a set of speakers for the version with built-in amp, precisely for multi room use.

@EsotericArctos 4 жыл бұрын

@@electronicsoldandnew I would be interested in a video on it if you have time. I think this Arylic system is a serious contender for the market Sonos has tried to capture, especially with Sonos killing support for some of their earlier, and quite expensive, speakers. Older tube radios all setup in a multi-room audio does sound interesting too :)

@bugdrvr 4 жыл бұрын

I've been looking to stream from Qobuz and storage drive to my DAC without using my laptop. This seems just about perfect. Thanks for the honest review, I'm going to order one now.

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy.

@Arylic 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir! very nice video

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

@spranto 3 жыл бұрын

Que nice! Uma app da CGD. Quem diria. Boa review. Abraço

@borayurt66 4 жыл бұрын

For $50 price tag, it better be good :-) Good review, thanks!

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

@EsotericArctos 4 жыл бұрын

This system is also multi-room audio. If you have 2 or 3 of them, you can synchronise music between them and transfer music between the devices. It also has full spotify-connect and other online music services.

@jamaus555 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. I saw that they gave you 2 devices, have you tried pairing them over bluetooth so you can output audio from your mobile to 2 seperate amplifiers at the same time? I'm interested in diy speakers that can be joined together for a louder output.

@electronicsoldandnew 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that works. Currently I’m using it as multi-room setup, streaming the same audio to the two rooms, but you can operate them separately as well.

@Neraxia 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a good device, albeit a bit pricey for what i am (or maybe most of us are) doing. I might go this way if i ever get my hands on a top line stereo radio i.e. Saba Freiburg 9/11..... Do you know if it can work this way : analog input ->up2stream-> (portable ) bluetooth speaker ? I tried the faq on their website but couldnt find sth . As always thanks for the upload. Cheers.

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

If I understand correctly, you need a Bluetooth transmitter. This board is a receiver so I don’t believe it will work.

@Arylic 4 жыл бұрын

Someone Diy a portable speaker with Up2stream amp2.0 and pro. you can find some info on www.arylic.com/products/23 the video section

@scarhole 4 жыл бұрын

It does play flac files 🦖🦕 - "Stream via WiFi or Bluetooth 5.0 -Airplay,DLNA, Spotify Connect Supported -24bit,192khz Decoding, Flac,Wav,Ape supported"

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried most of the features. Mostly focused on what I need it for :)

@MisterBigwolf 4 жыл бұрын

There is no testing in video, just plug and play

@JustAlb1n 4 жыл бұрын

What’s the bass frequency like on these boards, do they lack bass ?

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

No, they don’t. I’ve used them with various speakers in the system, and the bass was great. Better than the Bluetooth modules I normally use.

@JustAlb1n 4 жыл бұрын

Electronics Old and New by M Caldeira I bough 2 of these mini V2 and seems like the lack on bass compared to the Bluetooth 5 module, I kept the exact speaker setup that I build my self and had loads of bass, unless I’m doing something wrong!

@victorflorinstefan480 3 жыл бұрын

@@JustAlb1n In 4stream app, you have equalizer settings where you can adjust the bass, and if your amplifier has equalizer, that will give you the boost you want.

@JustAlb1n 3 жыл бұрын

VICTOR FLORIN STEFAN yea I’ve seen that but it wasn’t enough, so have to build the systems differently now :)

@victorflorinstefan480 3 жыл бұрын

@@JustAlb1n Let us know your design, maybe it can help other users also. Thanks !

@srinathtube4307 4 жыл бұрын

how can i buy this module in india? pls provide proper site to place order in chennai-tamilnadu-india

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

You need to go to the site link that I provided and order from there. I also believe they are being sold on amazon.

@TSilva01 4 жыл бұрын

I think i'll go to the S10 Wireless Preamplifier, probably is the same board...

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

Seems to be

@Patricia-kk8tr 3 жыл бұрын

The S10 and s50 are not going to have DSP, though it may be updated later

@SmartDevX 3 жыл бұрын

Why 4Stream app do not support Bluetooth Mode play music? when I turn on BT and play music, it's goes to Wifi automatically and disconnects BT. How can I use 4Stream App with BT?

@electronicsoldandnew 3 жыл бұрын

On your phone, you chose which you want to use, BT or wifi

@victorflorinstefan480 3 жыл бұрын

In 4stream app, you have options, line in and bluetooth.

@atoiler1389 7 ай бұрын

You must be a novice to how to manage your phone signal options….others below have offered you the obvious and simple solution

@SmartDevX 7 ай бұрын

@@atoiler1389yes, I'm... can you give me a solution?

@atoiler1389 7 ай бұрын

“Yes, I’m….?@@SmartDevX

@SereghiAlexandru 4 жыл бұрын

This module is able to play internet radios?

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

Via your phone streaming, yes.

@SereghiAlexandru 4 жыл бұрын

@@electronicsoldandnew if the phone rings, is the music interrupted (as with simple bluethooth modules)?

@lyntonprescott3412 4 жыл бұрын

First woohoo! Lol

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

@brankozivkovic6555 3 жыл бұрын

Can it play TIDAL Master files?

@electronicsoldandnew 3 жыл бұрын

Check out their website. I haven’t tried tidal.

@danielsaturnino5715 4 жыл бұрын

That's... quite an overkill for a tube radio? Anyway, a nice device non the less. Thanks for sharing

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

True ... but nice :)

@tayro7265 4 жыл бұрын

What's the advantage in paying fifty bucks for this opposed to just buying a $35.00 R-Pi?

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

That is a very difficult question to answer. If you go into the topic of hi-fi audio preferences, you’re opening a hornets nest. Everyone has strong opinions, and it’s safer to not argue :)

@tayro7265 4 жыл бұрын

@@electronicsoldandnew I ask because I built a multimedia stereo. It has a 1964 Maranz pre-amp clone followed by a 600w transistor amp and various pre-amp modules for tone, eq, vol, fm radio etc. To tie it to the internet and give it a vid out I used a Pi. I'm more interested in audio output clarity than anything so didn't know if this unit had any claims to provide better performance. Or at this point would it be negligible?

@EsotericArctos 4 жыл бұрын

A Raspberry Pi, out of the box, does none of what this device does. It is just a computer. This device is a dedicated music device. It is designed to stream audio from different sources and to be a multi-room audio device. Multiple of these can link together and play the same music in different rooms. Basically, this is the equivalant of a Sonos system, but without the main amplifier and speaker. Sure, you could likely do the same on a Raspberry Pi, with a lot of mucking around to get software and self-maintaining to try and get all the online services connected and then you'd have to work on how to get multi-room working without any lag or delay between devices. I am always up for DIY, but to me, $35 for a Raspberry Pi and the muck around, vs $50 for one that works out of the box .... $15 saves me hours of time, plus you get a nice app with everything integrated.

@EsotericArctos 4 жыл бұрын

@@tayro7265 Quality of this device would be far superior to pulse audio from a Raspberry Pi.

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

The Raspberry Pi gets you to spend more time on setting it up than listening to Music 😊

@tubeDude48 4 жыл бұрын

Try *NCS* music...

@hejsanii5769 3 жыл бұрын

Two downsides... 1 - this is not 'AirPlay 2' receiver (just regular 'AirPlay'); 2 - in case of power loss, you need to configure this device again...

@electronicsoldandnew 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been using mine in the living room and office quite satisfactorily for a few months now. I’m actually quite pleased with it so far.

@atoiler1389 7 ай бұрын

What? Are you saying that if I connect this to my receiver, via a switchable power connection, that every time I turn the receiver off and then back on again, I will have to reconfigure the Arylic unit? ie. are you suggesting that every time when you power up the unit, you have to reconfigure? That can’t be the case….I must be misunderstanding what you are suggesting…please advise

@electronicsoldandnew 7 ай бұрын

After power loss it’s back up automatically

@atoiler1389 7 ай бұрын

So here is my update. The good: The Arylic unit automatically reconnects to the wifi unit it was already paired with, each time it is turned on. The bad: I have a constant ‘tick, tick, tick’ sound coming from my speakers now. I soldered the Arylic mini to the tape 2 input of my receiver. I used an Apple branded (little white cube) power supply that I solderedinside the receiver - to the common and switched powe. Maybe some sort of shielding is required????

@NotMarkKnopfler 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone with Tony Joe White on their phone is okay with me 👍

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

I have from opera to fado with rock, jazz, blues and even rap in between :)

@lyntonprescott3412 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say it’s all mumbo jumbo to me. I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way but I have no experience with this kind of technology. God I must be very old!

@electronicsoldandnew 4 жыл бұрын

It is a little more complex than what we were used to :)

@minaskky 3 жыл бұрын

@@electronicsoldandnew I'm laughing my head off !