The H50 (32V) has been in the house for almost 4 weeks, needs to be tested a bit before one can draw a conclusion.
have tried various speakers and subwoofers.
everything from 10" speakers and up to 15" sub.
but..... I landed on a setup, as the amplifier is sold as a "bookshelf"
Some old classics Mission M70.
Klipsch SW-110.
And the combo played out of the office (the office was too small), and into the kitchen/living room.
The amplifier connects easily and quickly to the network and other wireless devices.
and no ugly power on/off sound. as some of the YouTubers have reported.
I also liked that you could remove the terminal screws, so you could more easily install the speaker cables👍
The amplifier connects to Spotify without problems on Android.
and you can easily select the amplifier as playback, and it happens in seconds.
AirPlay 2 works equally well from both iPhone and iPad.
As a hifi head, I am happy that Tidal has support, since Tidal has higher sound quality.
You notice this if you compare playbacks of the same song on both Spotify and Tidal.
But I miss Youtube music support, since it also has higher sound quality than Spotify. Hopefully it will come later. Since this is in software and not hardware.
I also like that the H50 has the option to use the API for a smart home solution, but I have to try that later.
I don't need this yet,
since the amplifier has Alexa support.
It was very easy to link to Alexa, and works excellently with voice control.
Another bonus of the amplifier being Alexa supported is that it automatically came up in my smart home system Homey Pro. Since I have linked Alexa and Homey Pro.
The HDMI arc is one of the highlights of this amplifier, especially if you don't want to have more than one remote control when using it with a TV.
You just plug in the HDMI cable and the TV turns off the internal speakers and the sound comes straight to the H50. And the volume on the H50 is controlled by the TV/TV remote control.
I liked this better than the remote control that comes with the H50.
The remote control that comes with it is a bit of a letdown, because it is of the simplest kind.
But it works as intended.
But this is nothing to complain about, since remote controls are almost 2000s.
In 2025, App control is the thing, since the music player is operated wirelessly from a digital device.
The 4stream app is very easy to use, but feels a little unfamiliar.
and I have one complaint about the app, the EQ in the app.
it has a little too few notches and adjusts the sound.
so I'm considering spending $20 on ACPWorkbench Audio Effect Tool.
but it will have to wait a bit since I'm planning to change PC soon. and the license is tied to 1 specific PC.
price/content in relation to competitors.
Acrylic actually has a hidden secret there 👍
I have to pay import duty of course. but.... Acrylic was so nice to set the value at $12 !!!!!!!!
So the total price was about 23-25% lower than if I had imported from a competitor with roughly the same features.
I am so satisfied that I will buy the S50 pro, or som of the Diy cards from acrylic.
And diy against 2 old diy Cristiansand's
lyd fabrikk, Elektrokompaniet power amplifiers dravings from the early 2000s.
https://www.arylic.com/products/h50-airplay2-amplifier
info pictures borrowed from the manufacturer's website.
The other pictures were taken in my kitchen
have tried various speakers and subwoofers.
everything from 10" speakers and up to 15" sub.
but..... I landed on a setup, as the amplifier is sold as a "bookshelf"
Some old classics Mission M70.
Klipsch SW-110.
And the combo played out of the office (the office was too small), and into the kitchen/living room.
The amplifier connects easily and quickly to the network and other wireless devices.
and no ugly power on/off sound. as some of the YouTubers have reported.
I also liked that you could remove the terminal screws, so you could more easily install the speaker cables👍
The amplifier connects to Spotify without problems on Android.
and you can easily select the amplifier as playback, and it happens in seconds.
AirPlay 2 works equally well from both iPhone and iPad.
As a hifi head, I am happy that Tidal has support, since Tidal has higher sound quality.
You notice this if you compare playbacks of the same song on both Spotify and Tidal.
But I miss Youtube music support, since it also has higher sound quality than Spotify. Hopefully it will come later. Since this is in software and not hardware.
I also like that the H50 has the option to use the API for a smart home solution, but I have to try that later.
I don't need this yet,
since the amplifier has Alexa support.
It was very easy to link to Alexa, and works excellently with voice control.
Another bonus of the amplifier being Alexa supported is that it automatically came up in my smart home system Homey Pro. Since I have linked Alexa and Homey Pro.
The HDMI arc is one of the highlights of this amplifier, especially if you don't want to have more than one remote control when using it with a TV.
You just plug in the HDMI cable and the TV turns off the internal speakers and the sound comes straight to the H50. And the volume on the H50 is controlled by the TV/TV remote control.
I liked this better than the remote control that comes with the H50.
The remote control that comes with it is a bit of a letdown, because it is of the simplest kind.
But it works as intended.
But this is nothing to complain about, since remote controls are almost 2000s.
In 2025, App control is the thing, since the music player is operated wirelessly from a digital device.
The 4stream app is very easy to use, but feels a little unfamiliar.
and I have one complaint about the app, the EQ in the app.
it has a little too few notches and adjusts the sound.
so I'm considering spending $20 on ACPWorkbench Audio Effect Tool.
but it will have to wait a bit since I'm planning to change PC soon. and the license is tied to 1 specific PC.
price/content in relation to competitors.
Acrylic actually has a hidden secret there 👍
I have to pay import duty of course. but.... Acrylic was so nice to set the value at $12 !!!!!!!!
So the total price was about 23-25% lower than if I had imported from a competitor with roughly the same features.
I am so satisfied that I will buy the S50 pro, or som of the Diy cards from acrylic.
And diy against 2 old diy Cristiansand's
lyd fabrikk, Elektrokompaniet power amplifiers dravings from the early 2000s.
https://www.arylic.com/products/h50-airplay2-amplifier
info pictures borrowed from the manufacturer's website.
The other pictures were taken in my kitchen
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I forgot the most important thing, what chip is in this one 😂
That was half the reason why I tried this one.
Equipped with ESS9023p Sabre DAC and Qualcomm QCC3040 Bluetooth chip
Dac works great from all sources I've tried.
And BT has reasonable quality for wireless headphones.
It should be able to play with 2 sets. but I only have 1, so I haven't been able to test this.
.
I forgot the most important thing, what chip is in this one 😂
That was half the reason why I tried this one.
Equipped with ESS9023p Sabre DAC and Qualcomm QCC3040 Bluetooth chip
Dac works great from all sources I've tried.
And BT has reasonable quality for wireless headphones.
It should be able to play with 2 sets. but I only have 1, so I haven't been able to test this.
.
