Arylic S50 Pro+ vs. Bluesound NODE vs. WiiM Mini: Which is the Best Streaming DAC?
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- Опубліковано 5 бер 2022
- A Comprehensive Comparison: Arylic S50 Pro+ vs. Bluesound NODE vs. WiiM Mini - Which Streaming Device Reigns Supreme?
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Terrific review! Learned a lot! Great job!
Thanks for the positive feedback, I appreciate it 😊
I have both arylic 50+ pro and Auris audifi. Both are good i think both are produced same plase. Except outer shell color everything same. But need better soft then 4 stream
Acrylic s50pro + and others using Linkplay A31 Wi-Fi modules is limited by software to give out 16bit 44.1khz however the pro+ is outputting with a Ess9023 dac which is a 24bit dac. Hope this helps. 👍
Thanks for the concise review, but especially for Patricia Barber’s version of A Taste if Honey. First time I’ve heard it. Incredible. A great song to use for listening for sound separation, staging, etc.
Thanks, you made my day 😊
Your digital analog stand alone DAC rme is amazing for what it costs I mean made in Germany wow that streamer and that DAC are probably the best combo
Great Video! Can I ask what audio rack are you using in this video?
Thanks 😊. The Rack is from Spectral. That's a German brand.
I bought this Arylic streamer and ended up sending it back. The remote control did not work at all, and dealing with the customer service rep was frustrating. Also the tone coming out of it was very colored. Soundstage and imaging were good, but bass and treble were exaggerated. Using the tone controls, I could make it sound better, but bass and treble controls are blunt instruments. I would rather have a flat frequency response to begin with.
Hello and thank you for the great content! The main advantage i read about Wiim Mini is the Spotify and Tidal Connect, where i am not obliged to use its 4Stream app, but directly stream thought the regular Tidal app for example. Does it work properly ? I am aware s50pro has only Spotify connect. I own Arylic s10 which do not support Tidal connect and this was a huge disappointment for me, so i plan to buy Wiim now. Could you please advise?
Hello, Tidal Connect is available in Wiim Mini application
wow as I can see you update your monitors from BM5MKIII to LYD 7 can you tell me if it's worth it the upgrade or not so much because I still like my BM5MKIII how they sound thanks in advance cheers
Hi Flip
I sold my BM5 MKIIIs because I got a KEF LS50 WII system, but after a while I really missed the Dynaudio sound and wanted to buy the same monitors again. Then I got a great deal on a new pair of LYD 7s. However, if I had not temporarily switched to the KEFs, I would still be using the BM5MKIIIs and I would not recommend the upgrade, unless you prefer the new look of the LYD 7s.
Have a great day and best regards, Yuri
Good morning,
very informative video, thank you very much! Now there is one crucial question for me: Is the S50 gapless in connection with Qobuz? I've owned the little sister, the S10 and it was not. Informations I've got are not clear. Thanks a lot. Looking forward to your next videos and Cheers from Düsseldorf! Take care! Achim
Hallo Achim
Vielen Dank für das positive Feedback, ich habe mich sehr darüber gefreut. In Bezug auf deine Frage muss ich sagen, dass ich leider kein Qobuz Abo habe. Aber, ich gehe davon aus, dass gapless playback via Qobuz nicht funktionieren wird, mit der S50 Pro+. Ich denke das, weil es bei mir mit Streaming vom Spotify, Audirvana oder direkt vom NAS auch nicht funktioniert.
Ich wünsche dir noch einen schönen Abend und freundliche Grüsse, Yuri
Danke sehr für die prompte Antwort. Dann bleibe ich bei der "kleinen Anlage" im Büro beim Raspberry, iFi ZEN DAC2 und Volumio. Take care!
@@achim3503 I agree. Despite of better analog sound qurality than WiiM Mini, gapless playback is also huge point for choosing newtork streamer, I should wait for another one has both affortable sound quality + gapless playback under 200$. Thanks for nice review. it was very helpful to me.
Does it have Tidal connect?
I have WiFi on my active speakers. I can still use arylic on it? I mean I can do Ethernet too?
Sure, you should be able to connect to the network with multiple devices simultaneously
What is the digital output on the s50pro+? Is it the optical out?
It's both optical and coaxial 👍
Arylic S50 Pro What is the latest firmware? it is with me 4.6.415145.35 from 2022 .04 .27 The update was supposed to be every six months.
Volume increases every five points 0-5-10-15-20... it should be every single point 0-1-2-3-4-5... How to fix it?
Is it possible to add radio stations that are on the Internet but not on the device?
Can I connect this to my active speakers via USB? I guess that way I will get 24 bit 192 kHz
No, the USB Port is no output. But if your active speakers have a built-in dac, you can use the optical- or the coaxial output.
@@YuriBrus so there is a bottleneck audio output: 44.1khz/16bits, (CD quality). It's a shame for this streamer, really.
hello, I would be very grateful to you for your advice. I have a good external DAC in my system and I am looking for a device that will be a good streamer for Spotify and tidal. When using the digital output for an external Dac, will there be a difference in sound quality between the wiim mini and the Bluesound Node 2i? Or maybe s50 pro?
Hello Mateusz,
In my opinion, when using an external DAC, there is not a huge difference between the WiiM Mini and the S50 Pro+. Over the analog outputs, I like the S50 Pro+ better than the WiiM Mini. As for software, they are very similar, but I prefer a hardwired connection to my network, and only the S50 Pro+ offers that option. The Bluesound NODE, to my ears at least, sounds a bit better via its digital output and a lot better over its analog outputs, I also find the software more advanced. Still, it is double the price of the S50 Pro+ and that might not be worth it for everybody. Withe both the WiiM Mini and the S50 Pro+, you get an excellent streamer, for a very moderate price.
@@YuriBrus Ok thank you! Im trying to decide… buy wiim mini or it is worth to spend MUCH more on Bluesound When using only digital output to my dac
@@YuriBrus How would you recommend to hook up the wiim mini to an external dac?
@@alejandroaranda5254 The only option is via Toslink, with an optical cable.
@@YuriBrus Thanks!
Decided to switch to dinaudio? kef ls50w2 became not interesting)))) and rightly so. Kef's high frequencies are bad ! =)
You noticed😉? I still like the KEFs a lot, but I guess I'm more of a soft dome tweeter guy😊.
@@YuriBrus certainly . Many do not like the high frequencies of kef. the sound comes from a bucket)))). pay attention to System Audio SA legend 5.2 silverback you will definitely like )))
@@toriuz271 Thanks for the tip, gonna see if I can get an audition. The active version seems very interesting..
Bluesound seems to be a more completed package as a whole with the app in the class of it's own.
Yes, within its price range, the NODE doesn't really have any direct competition
@@YuriBrus for now... No way I'm putting 500$/€ in an audio streamer
Waiting a bit to see what's going on this next year
44k :(
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