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I recently acquired the Arylic B50 Bluetooth Stereo Amplifier with built-in audio Transmitter/Receiver. The B50 features 50W x 2 at 24V into 4ohms & 30W into 8 ohms. That may not sound massively impressive but it drove my Dali Oberon 5's (rated at 6ohms up to 150W) with ease. What surprised me was the variety of interfaces on offer, including HDMI ARC, Phono in, RCA in, Optical in, USB Host, USB type C for PC audio(DAC), and Subwoofer. HDMI ARC is PCM only so I had to change my TV settings to PCM and turn on CEC. CEC worked well and I was able to use my TV remote to adjust the B50s volume and place the TV & amp into standby. Bluetooth APTX HD was stable and sounded good from my phone using Amazon HD Music. Also, it's pleasing to see that you can transmit Bluetooth to two devices. The phono is usable for a beginner but I prefer to stick to using my Schiit Mani 2 to handle my vinyl needs. The one thing that let it down was the USB. It sounded good but I was unable to see my folders or files, which makes it very difficult to navigate. Hopefully, a potential update in future will fix this? I appreciate that many people prefer to bypass their tone controls but I was pleased to see that the app included them and some equalizer pre-sets. Ultimately, priced at under £150, this is quite a lot of amp for the money. Soundbar manufacturers beware! Arylic B50 Review
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