Loxjie A30 Amplifier Review

[Kuppenbender]

Hello everyone. Long post incoming so bear with me. Totally new to this whole audio thing, been looking for solutions to my setup for last few days now. Anyway, newest thing I managed to come across that really caught my eye is this little Loxjie A30 thing. It seems like it could solve all my problems, but I must have skipped some part where I get disappointed. Here are the things I possess and will be part of my "man cave" project:

RFT k35 profile speakers (germany, 1987., 4ohm, 50-100w)

RIZ Tosca 15 gramophone (yugoslavia/croatia, 80's turntable, no phono input, uses ceramic cartridge apparently)

Hisense u507q television (modern 2025. tv model, equipped with optical input (toslink)


From what I understood, this little Loxjie A30 dac/amp (found it barely used for 120€) is all I need to connect these 3 things together!?!?

It should be capable of handling 2x80w at 4ohm, which seems ideal for my vintage speakers!?

Since neither Loxjie, nor Tosca 15 gramophone have phono input, according to chat gpt - they can be connected with cheap 5pin DIN (male) to 2x RCA (male) cable, without needing to spend money on another expensive device (preamp).

While TV can be connected to speakers, by hooking up optical cable from tv into Loxjie a30!?

And, on top of that, it has bluetooth so I can throw in some Tidal music via mobile phone, when I'm not in the mood for vinyl records!?

Ok, now comes the part where you ruin all of this for me and tell me I got this whole thing wrong. Thanks in advance.

Regards!

The 5 pin din socket is a headphone socket, so yes, it should work through the RCA analogue input on the Loxjie. Turn the volume on the gramophone to about 80%, then adjust the rest with the amplifier.

For anything approaching decent sound quality, never use the gramophone, replace the speakers with almost anything else, and use the Tidal app on your TV.

 

[antcollinet]

Hello everyone. Long post incoming so bear with me. Totally new to this whole audio thing, been looking for solutions to my setup for last few days now. Anyway, newest thing I managed to come across that really caught my eye is this little Loxjie A30 thing. It seems like it could solve all my problems, but I must have skipped some part where I get disappointed. Here are the things I possess and will be part of my "man cave" project:

RFT k35 profile speakers (germany, 1987., 4ohm, 50-100w)

RIZ Tosca 15 gramophone (yugoslavia/croatia, 80's turntable, no phono input, uses ceramic cartridge apparently)

Hisense u507q television (modern 2025. tv model, equipped with optical input (toslink)


From what I understood, this little Loxjie A30 dac/amp (found it barely used for 120€) is all I need to connect these 3 things together!?!?

It should be capable of handling 2x80w at 4ohm, which seems ideal for my vintage speakers!?

Since neither Loxjie, nor Tosca 15 gramophone have phono input, according to chat gpt - they can be connected with cheap 5pin DIN (male) to 2x RCA (male) cable, without needing to spend money on another expensive device (preamp).

While TV can be connected to speakers, by hooking up optical cable from tv into Loxjie a30!?

And, on top of that, it has bluetooth so I can throw in some Tidal music via mobile phone, when I'm not in the mood for vinyl records!?

Ok, now comes the part where you ruin all of this for me and tell me I got this whole thing wrong. Thanks in advance.

Regards!

Just a little confused by your description of your turntable. Turntables don't have a phono input - they often require a phone preamp between their output and the amp input - if the amp doesn't have a phono input.


If your turntable has a built in preamp, and outputs line level signals to your Loxjie - you are fine. If not then you may still need a phono pre.


Other than that - I think you are good to go. Enjoy your new amp.


EDIT - ok I understand now - the turntable has built in amp/speaker capability. That means it must have built in phono preamp. I also see from @Kuppenbender's post that the output is a headphone output. So yes it will work.

You are not going to get ultimate sound quality from this turntable I don't think. But it will more than likely be more than good enough for playing your vinyl collection. Certainly your Loxje and speakers will be very much better than the built in amp and whatever speakers come with the turntable.

 

[bevandur]

@Kuppenbender , @antcollinet thanks for the answers guys. From what I understood, after hooking up everything, with Loxjie's remote I choose for "optical" to get speakers+tv or choose "analog, aux" to get speakers+gramophone!?

Anyway, since my last post I found another aftermarket deal for 100€ (probably can lower it a bit too). It is Denon DRA-1000. Do you think this might be better option than LoxjieA30?

 

[antcollinet]

@Kuppenbender , @antcollinet thanks for the answers guys. From what I understood, after hooking up everything, with Loxjie's remote I choose for "optical" to get speakers+tv or choose "analog, aux" to get speakers+gramophone!?

Anyway, since my last post I found another aftermarket deal for 100€ (probably can lower it a bit too). It is Denon DRA-1000. Do you think this might be better option than LoxjieA30?

The denon is at least 25 years old. It might be reaching the age where it need capacitors replacing - or it might be good for another ten years or so.

On the other hand - it will be more repairable than the Loxjie. If the loxjie fails it will probably not be repairable. But only get the Denon if you can confirm it is working properly before you purchase.

Sound wise, there will be no significant difference between them.

 

[bevandur]

Yeah. Makes sense. Thanks @antcollinet . I pretty much already settled on Loxjie. Managed to lower it down to 100€. Really seems like a no brainer now.

The 5 pin din socket is a headphone socket, so yes, it should work through the RCA analogue input on the Loxjie. Turn the volume on the gramophone to about 80%, then adjust the rest with the amplifier.

For anything approaching decent sound quality, never use the gramophone, replace the speakers with almost anything else, and use the Tidal app on your TV.

Must say I have question marks above my head for the second part of your message? Never use gramophone for what exactly? My main piece of equipment will be speakers and via Loxjie I'll connect everything else to them (gramophone, tv, laptop, mobile phone..). That is the plan, so don't know what you meant by this?

 

[antcollinet]

Yeah. Makes sense. Thanks @antcollinet . I pretty much already settled on Loxjie. Managed to lower it down to 100€. Really seems like a no brainer now.


Must say I have question marks above my head for the second part of your message? Never use gramophone for what exactly? My main piece of equipment will be speakers and via Loxjie I'll connect everything else to them (gramophone, tv, laptop, mobile phone..). That is the plan, so don't know what you meant by this?

I think he meant to not use the speakers that come with the gramophone - you are already not doing so but perhaps he didn't realise.


He might also mean that you will never get the sound quality from vinyl that you will from digital. This is true - but sort of irrelevant. There is a type of joy in listening to vinyl - especially if you've owned it for years - that has nothing to do with ultimate sound quality.

 

[Kuppenbender]

Yeah. Makes sense. Thanks @antcollinet . I pretty much already settled on Loxjie. Managed to lower it down to 100€. Really seems like a no brainer now.


Must say I have question marks above my head for the second part of your message? Never use gramophone for what exactly? My main piece of equipment will be speakers and via Loxjie I'll connect everything else to them (gramophone, tv, laptop, mobile phone..). That is the plan, so don't know what you meant by this?

Never use your gramophone for listening to music.

I searched for video clips of the Riz Tosca 15, and believe it may be of questionable audio quality:

The Loxjie A30, with commendable SINAD and THD+N ratio for the price, would neither improve nor impair the audio fidelity of a poor input signal. The best quality would come from the optical input of a digital source.

However, in terms of functionality and budget, the Loxjie A30 would perfectly suit your requirements.

 

[bevandur]

Yeah, understood. Never played a vinyl before, but have dozens of LP's that father collected 40+ years ago. Found the gramophone next to the speakers so decided why not revive that one too. If I happen to enjoy vinyl sound and that little hobby, will surely invest in better equipment and make the lp collection even bigger. But, right now, just interested in hooking everything up and trying to make it work. Thank you all for comments. Loxjie A30 is just being sent to me, as we speak!

 

[Kuppenbender]

Glad to hear you settled on the Loxjie.

I was in a similar position a couple of years ago when clearing my parents’ house. I ended up upgrading with a used turntable, as I already had the Loxjie and some half decent speakers for my garden shed system.

 

[antcollinet]

Never use your gramophone for listening to music.

I searched for video clips of the Riz Tosca 15, and believe it may be of questionable audio quality:

The Loxjie A30, with commendable SINAD and THD+N ratio for the price, would neither improve nor impair the audio fidelity of a poor input signal. The best quality would come from the optical input of a digital source.

However, in terms of functionality and budget, the Loxjie A30 would perfectly suit your requirements.

Not sure that is a good video to base your assesssment on. The record isn't even centered (the center disk of the single is removed, and there is no adapter in use) - which is why there is such a horrendous 'wow' effect.


I think it is also using the built in amp and speakers.

 

[Kuppenbender]

Not sure that is a good video to base your assesssment on. The record isn't even centered (the center disk of the single is removed, and there is no adapter in use) - which is why there is such a horrendous 'wow' effect.


I think it is also using the built in amp and speakers.

True. The video simply reaffirmed my unconscious bias against 50 year-old, east European gramophones. I’m too old to change.