Whole House Audio on a Budget - Should Sonos be Scared?

Sonos is increasingly getting scared with newer, cheaper and better alternatives hitting the market. In this video we will show you just why they should be scared, as you can go a whole house audio system for a fraction of the cost. Take a look at the company Arylic and their new flagship streaming amplifier the A50.

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[Camrographer]

Home audio devices are intended for reliable long-term use. whenever I see products which utilize apps to function I become concerned about the long term support as without the applications being updated to function with smartphones and PCs, the devices could become useless. What happens when a unit fails, will there be parts? When they produce a newer unit will it be backwards compatible? these are important things which I would like to know before becoming invested into a system.

Am I wrong about my concerns?

[eyewandersfoto]

I am the first *of many* to come here for the first time or revisit following the disastrous Sonos announcement 24 hours ago.
This is everything. Sonos should have been a bit nervous before yesterday's announcement - and now they should be *terrified*.

Can you achieve channel separation with this unit to create a stereo-pair with two in conjunction?

[JimacGTti]

I've setup my whole-home audio using about a dozen Google Chromecast Audio (for circa £25 each), Class D amps (mostly SMSL98e, some with a seperate DAC if the speakers on the amp are worthy) and various floorstanders, bookshelves and in-ceiling speakers, oh and a couple of Google Home Max for the Office (as they were on sale). Those Arylic A50 look pretty decent, but I'm fairly happy with the current setup.

[ggroch]

I like the video, but I think it would have been even more helpful if you mentioned that Arylic uses the LinkPlay Wi-Fi system. This is good because you can get a lot of other LinkPlay devices that will work great with these, and because some of the other choices may fit your needs better. The Dayton Audio WBA31 is an example. It is a lot like the $160 Arylic A50 but with no speaker amp. Its only $42 plus ship, and if you have any little amp speaker sitting around it will do most the same things. Also brands like GGMM, AudioPro, & Fabriq make smart speakers with Linkplay built in, and some work with Alexa too. I have several Linkplay devices and they work great. I mostly use Spotify and they work great with that with no dropouts.

[kylerober]

Any good speaker recommendations for this puppy?

[oskarzon]

Thanks for a great video!

one question though; I understand that it is possible to play, for example, one song in the living room and a different song in the garage at the same time. Is this also possible using one Spotify account as the source? as with the Sonos system.

[esaulpr]

Does it work with the Google Assistant

[gopalbijarniyan]

Maximum how many speaker conect eatch other with same music and different music through WiFi and control through mobile app and WiFi

[copperoutletghosttown]

Hello, Great video. Is there any kind of audio lag between speakers on the system. For example. If you have 4 powered speakers all Bluetooth / in the same room, will there be any type of lag or echo or are they perfectly synced. Or lets say you have 6 speakers in the same room. If there is no lag then there will be no need for in wall speaker wires. Just power wires, correct.

[mindbodyspinechiro]

is the A50 the same as their DIY WiFi & Bluetooth 5.0 Amplifier Board Up2Stream amp V3 with a pretty case?

[christiandehlinger]

What is the GUI and what can it pull in? A SONOS Amp is $649, 125w per channel and connects to your TV via HDMI arc.

[garyfriedman]

2nd updated : Update Have you updated your thoughts/comments/reviews about best whole house audio devises such as Acrylic A50 and the update version H50 or Juke Audio to permit non amplified/ no wifi ceiling speakers whose all home speaker(s) wiring is located in an stereo room located a distance from TVs . I want to use Roku 4K streaming devises instead of Apple TV 4K and to send audio from streaming apps by wifi or bluetooth connected to optical cables (maybe have to convert to bluetooth) or maybe ARC cables out of TVs ) or from Roku by wifi or bluetooth directly to WHA devises ( Apple TV /air play 2 permits video in to TV and audio in sent directly to Jude Audio devise) I also want enough amplified sound sent to speakers to product good sound out of ceiling speakers and permit different zones for different output coming from different streaming sources to play at same time. Is there an additional reasonable cost single amp with line in which can increase/boost output from under powered Jude Audio devise which might boost sound quality of individual speakers in system-maybe as many as 30 speakers could use boost in amp.

[traumarn]

Do you have a link to the system to purchase?

[renerioscom]

Great video!! Is this amp compatible with Spotify Connect?

[KolfMAKER]

Great video, and yes, Arylic products are great. I have built several systems, with great joy.

In my new setup I have an issue.
- Situation: I have a TV and the S10 connected to the audio-OUT of the TV. And I have two active speakers each with Up2Stream Mini integrated. 
- What I want: I want to use the S10 as audio source only. It is connected to the TV, so it only needs to stream TV sound ‘out’. So in the 4Stream App I have my two speakers to stream sound to. And instead of using Spotify as a source, I need to see the S10 as a source.
- Question: So, how do I configure the S10 as an audio source, to play the music to my speakers?

[franklinchaves]

Which in ceiling wireless speakers would you recommend to pair with Arylic A50 Amp through wifi? I would like to create a multi zone system.

[sohal]

I have three zones 6 speakers)in my house at the moment. Would I need three of these units to complete this ?
Thank you

[DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

Should it not feed the signal through the mains wiring to be picked up via special adapter.

[ryanmichalski]

Do you know if I can duplicate a 5.1 set up that would play the same sound through both, and how I would go about it the things and equipment I would need if it’s every possible.

[speakerpat]

Thats pretty cool! I bet Sonos will have to get their prices down now that there is some kind of competition.


..But I dont need that. I just turn up my system and you can hear it in the whole house :P
I feel like this house is made of cardboard. Its unbearable because you can hear everything 😂