WiFi & Bluetooth Music Streamer Receiver | Arylic S10+ | Airplay DLNA UPnP | Multi-Room Sync | Spotify, Tidal, TuneInRadio, iHeartRadio, Deezer etc | LAN Connection | 24bit 192kHz Decoding

Something good in a small package. After having to return a TIBO unit on grounds of poor quality, I thought I’d be saving up the £500 for a Bluesound Node 2i. Until I found the Arylic S10. At half the price of the TIBO, I was slightly suspicious of the very positive reviews, but thought it worth the gamble. Thus far I am astonished by how good this little box has proved to be, at least for my needs.The Pros -The Arylic is smaller than it looks on the page and would not quite cover an adult palm, lengthways. it is light and all plastic, but seems well constructed. I’m using it primarily to stream from my NAS drive, controlled by my iPad or iPhone, into a Denon AVRX 300 and out of KEF surround sound speakers. Mostly, using the front wall mounted speakers for stereo. Setup was easy, with none of the usual jiggery-pokery. Just push a button and enter the password at the right time. So far, I’ve had it running via Ethernet, WiFi and Bluetooth. Every app on the iPad that is capable of AirPlay or a Bluetooth connection has worked flawlessly, with no real lag. Spotify, Deezer, NAS based music, TuneIn Radio, etc, etc. Only when using iPad based musical instruments could I detect any lag at all, at that was so minimal it is not an issue.Using the iPad to contact the NAS, and Bluetooth to send to the Denon seems the best option. But Ethernet is also sounding good and mostly solid. It may be imagination but the Ethernet connection sounds a little better to me than the Bluetooth. There were one or two small glitches when using WiFi, but nothing to ruin the entertainment. WifI is registering as 29%, which is odd as the Arylic is sitting right next to a Roku 2, which latches onto the same WiFi at near full strength.The remote is a dinky little device, without batteries. Also, the remote has a button labelled ‘Opt In’ which may confuse some people as the Arylic does NOT have an optical in or out port. What this button does is invoke the Ethernet connection. I am running mine into a Netgear Wi-Fi range extender, as that works much better than the Arylic’s internal WiFi. The middle button on the Arylic remote invokes its own WifI. Next to that is a button marked BT. Not a link to British Telecom, just the way to invoke Bluetooth mode. Handily, the remote also includes power on/off and mute buttons.The Cons -Other reviews stated that the Arylic came with a US style power brick. So I ordered up a USB UK plug, only to find that Arylic now include a similar plug in the box. The Arylic also comes with bog standard cables to connect to an amp, but I provided my own for better quality. 4STREAM, the free app to control the Arylic is okay, and way better than the junk that controls TIBO units, but I can find no way when using it to turn the Arylic off. For that I must resort to the remote.One point it may be worth making for those who also own a Roku device, is that the Roku remote triggers the Arylic when certain buttons are pushed. Usually just turning it on. This is an irritation, but the quick fix is to use apps to control both devices (except for switching off the Arylic).Longevity is, obviously, something I cannot yet comment on, but will amend this review if there are any problems. Otherwise assume it remains working well.Thus far, I can strongly recommend the Arylic S10 for anyone who wants to pump NAS and Internet based audio into their stereo amp or AV controller. It might not satisfy the ears of an audiophile with deep pockets, but for most people the sound will be more than good enough.

A few months back bought an Amazon Basics Bluetooth Headphone DAC to feed music from an iPad into a vintage high system - Quad66/306 amplifiers and ESL 63 loudspeakers. Was not expecting it to be great but was pleasantly surprised.Bought the Acrylic hoping that Wifi would be better than Bluetooth but found the sound quality not any better on a side by side comparison.So, yes the Acrylic unit does the job and for what it costs is very good value but cheaper solutions do exist for same sound quality. I saw no sound quality advantage for Wifi and Apple Airplay over Bluetooth from an iPad.Was easy to set up although did wonder why it needs a remote control apart from powering the box down, the power LED is quite fierce.It’s a good product but with a discerning Hifi system seems I need a much better streamer solution to get the quality I want.Don’t let this put you off buying an Acrylic, all the bits are in the box, the App is simple to use, and the set up instructions good as well. If I hadn’t bought the cheap Amazon Bluetooth DAC I’d have hung on to it while looking for a better streamer.

I’m really pleased with this S10 box, that has worked well in my DLNA system. As a dedicated audio renderer, with a decent D to A, it produces much better results than is achievable from a general computer audio output, which also has to cope with many other time shared tasks.Secured on the local network with WPA2. As with most network devices it goes through the usual palaver of setting up on the network, which of course always initially fails. But once done its done, and can remain on the network, plugged into the Aux input to your HiFi amplifier, ready to receive audio streams, of single files or playlists.Specifically, I have proved it working with a miniDLNA server running on Linux Lite, and the BubbleUPnP Android app, as the controller, running on a Cubot Lite with Android 9.The S10 box is powered by 5v via a USB connector, which is perhaps its only minor down side. Most mains adapters that supply a USB 5v output, do have low level switching regulator type noise spikes Which are not normally a problem with the use for which they are primarily intended. But the S10 box includes high resolution analogue circuitry, and using a standard USB adapter results in a low level noise component, particularly on the left channel. When the gain settings are set appropriate, it is quite low, and may be acceptable by many. But those with the know how will be looking for a cleaner 5v power source. I have chosen to build a linear 5v regulator to connect to the S10, which in turn is supplied by a 12v/1A switching regulator. Very easy to do, if you can, and eliminates the noise. You can also buy such things, but they are absurdly expensive for what they are.On the up side, I was surprised to see that the S10 box comes with a remote control, and 3 cables. The USB, RCA to Phono, and Phono to Phono.