Arylic S10 Wireless Streaming Preamplifier User Manual
- June 4, 2024
- Arylic
Table of Contents
Arylic S10 Wireless Streaming Preamplifier
Introduction
S10 is a wireless streaming preamplifier with network and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. Applying S10 to your current stereo system will enable you to stream music from your smart devices, USB, NAS or streaming services, such as Spotify, Tidal or Qobuz in high resolution by 4STREAM app, AirPlay, Bluetooth or other third-party compatible apps. It supports streaming high-quality music in sample rate up to 24bit,192khz and support decoding lossless audio format such as FLAC, APE, and WAV. Adding more units to your home audio system could set up a wireless multiroom or multizone whole house audio system, it will give you totally new and great experience to play and enjoy music.
What’s in the box
Main Features
- Streaming music via the network without distance limitation or Bluetooth5.0 up to 30 meters.
- Spotify Connect, Airplay, Qplay, DLNA, and UPnP streaming protocols are supported.
- Support streaming sources from online services, smart device memory, USB pen drive, NAS, Bluetooth and line in.
- Multiroom and multizone streaming are enabled by multiple units connected in the same network.
- All music sources can be restreamed in sync to other models from us.
- Airplay, Spotify Connect, Qplay, DLNA, UPnP protocol, and 3rd party app compatible.
- High-quality music streaming support, sample rate decoding up to 24bit, 192kHz.
- Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Qobuz, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Napster, lots of online streaming services are integrated to use in the app.
- Free iOS and Android app are available.
- Free global online update for new features.
- Full-function remote controller to use without a cellphone.
- EQ adjustment via app or remote controller.
- The preset playlist is available and short buttons on the remote controller for one-button play.
- iTunes working with PC streaming .
Specification
Connectivity
| Wireless network| EEE802.11b/g/n 2.4G
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Ethernet| RJ45 single 10/100M
Bluetooth| 5.0
USB Host| 2.0
Bluetooth Distance| 30M
Power Input| 5V-1A micro USB input
Audio Output| Analog 3.5mm mini jack
Frequency response| 20Hz to 20kHz
Audio Input| Analog 3.5mm mini jack
SNR| 91dB
THD| 0.03%
Music Format| FLAC/MP3/AAC/AAC+/ALAC/APE/WAV
Sample Rate| Decoding Up to 24bit/192kHz
Protocols| AirPlay,DLNA,UPnP, Spotify Connect, Qplay
LED
| NET: White-power on/WiFi Mode BT: Blue-Bluetooth Mode
USB: Red-USB Mode
Aux: Green-line input Mode
Dimensions| 116.2mm64mm22.6mm(4.572.520.89in)
Weight| 0.2kg(0.44lb)
Interface
- IR receiver: for remote control.
- AUX IN: Green-line input Mode.
- NET: White-power on/WiFi Mode.
- BT: Blue Bluetooth Mode.
- USB: Red-USB Mode.
- LAN: Wired connection to the router.
- USB: to connect USB pen drive(1024 tracks at most)
- AUX IN： for external audio sources from TV, CD player, and so on.
- AUX OUT: to provide analog audio to other devices.
- 5V/1A : 5V/1A Micro USB input.
- RESET: short press to reset the device WiFi, long press to restore the device to factory setting. (reset button is right behind the AUX input, use a proper stick to press the button)
Remote controller
Connection diagram
How to use
App download
Download the 4STREAM application from App Store for iOS based devices and
Google Play Store for Android based devices.
The application supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portugese,
Korean, Simplified Chinese,Traditional Chinese and Japanese
Connection
Option 1 – Connection via app
- Power up S10, then wait for the system ready first before setup, when you see the white led become slow blink from fast link and hear a piano tone, system boot up ready and ok for app to connect .
- Please use your cellphone and install the 4STREAM app, have your phone connected your home router in 2.4G mode. (after setup, you can use 5G WiFi for control and playback Run the 4STREAM app, go to your cellphone WiFi setting as app guide, find S10 WiFi SSID(SoundSystem_XXX) and connect to it. If you don’t see any SSID as SoundSystem, please short press reset button to activate it )
- Come back to the 4STREAM app, it will guide you to type your home router password. Please have that ready firstly. To add more units, password will be remembered in the app.
Attention for Android users
Different brand mobile phones may ask you to allow to use SoundSystem WiFi
network ,please choose yes, if not ,you may not able to set up successfully
.
Option 2 – Connection via LAN
Plug in the wired cable to the RJ45 Ethernet, the device will show on the app in about 10 seconds. (Note: the cell phone and the device must be in the same network)
Option 3 – Bluetooth pair
- Open the 4STREAM app.
- Choose the Bluetooth mode at the bottom of the music source page of 4STREAM app.(to activate the Bluetooth).
- Open the Bluetooth on the mobile device.
- Pair to device Bluetooth “SoundSystem”.
App features
Device setting
- Rename： to customize the device name Speaker info: you will see the device information like Mac ID,device, IP, SSID, etc
- EQ: open to control the device bass and treble Preset content: you will see all the preset contents here
- Sleep timer: Countdown to stop the music
To play local storage music
Click “My Music” on the application and choose the music ready there. NOTES: the iOS-based devices have blocked the access to iTunes library.
To play music from NAS
Please note that our system only supports NAS with DLNA feature.
To play line in mode
- Connect the Aux 3.5mm cables to the TV or other audio sources
- Choose line in mode on the application or remote control
To play Bluetooth mode
- Choose the Bluetooth mode on the application or remote control, the LED will change to blue
- Open the Bluetooth on your cellphone/tablet
- Pair the device with Bluetooth (SoundSystem) and play
Streaming services
To use the online streaming services, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Tidal, Qobuz and Deezer may need to register account at the service provider platform.
Spotify
- To use Spotify, you have to own spotify premium account .
- You will find the device in the device list on the Spotify application and choose the device you want to play.
NOTE : one Spotify account can only streaming to one device at a
time.
AirPlay
The device supports AirPlay1, you can choose the AirPlay and play music
Qplay
Our devices support QQ music using the Qplay protocol, you have to turn on the
Qplay in the QQ music player setting and then find the device in the Qplay
list.
Multiroom and Multizone
Users can group multiroom and multizone on the Application, for example you
can group device 1,2,3 and 4 together and play same music in sync, or group
device 1 and 2 as zone A and device 3 and 4 as zone B, and play different
music in zone A and zone B.
Left and right channel
Users can choose the right channel or left channel or stereo mode on the application, or choose left channel on device A and choose the right channel on device B, and group them together and play in sync to make stereo.
Preset
There are 6 buttons on the remote control, users can preset playlists(only the
lists with speaker icons can preset) on the application form 1~6 for example,
then when you press button 1 on the remote, the preset list 1 will play.
(Users can preset 10 playlists on the application, but the remote control can
only save from 1-6)
Source mode change
Method 1: change on application
Users can change play mode on the application, WiFi, Bluetooth, Line input and
USB. To change from Bluetooth/line input/USB to WiFi, only need choose the
online streaming services such as Tidal, Qobuz or Spotify or cell phone local
storage music or any music via DLNA or UPnP streaming.
Method 2: change with remote control
Users can use the remote control to change the play modes-WiFi, Bluetooth,
Line input and USB.
Restore factory setting
Two methods to restore the device to factory setting
- Method 1 -long press the reset button on the device for 8-10seconds
- Method 2 -go for “App setting-speaker info-restore factory setting”
Firmware update
The application will notify you in app when there is a new fireware version
available.It’s recommended to update fireware whenever available as this might
not only correct bugs or improve security,but also can add new features or
services.
Play on PC
There are several tools to play music from the PC
To play music from iTunes on Mac and Windows PC
Our devices can stream audio sources from local storage, media library in Mac
and Windows PC and online services from iTunes. Users can easily play and
switch music, control volume and choose the audio devices to group and upgroup
the audio devices.
To play music from Windows PC via Foobar2000
Our devices support UPnP protocol, with the popular foobar2000, you can play music from Windows PC to our devices. Please follow the steps below:
- download the foobar2000 and install it.
- refer to the doc how to add UPnP component at our website download column.
- refer the link below how to add UPnP component http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index. php?title=Foobar2000:How_to_install_a_component
- restart the foobar2000, then check: Library>configure>output>device, you will see the PLAYER in device option column.
- Choose the device to play the music.
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FAQ
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Q: Do your devices support airplay and third-party DLNA apps?
A: Yes. They support airplay and third-party apps like BubbleUPNP… -
Q: How many zones can you group in one system?
A: 12 rooms is the maximum, while 8 zones are recommended. -
Q: What distance can your wireless audio system cover?
A: Once the system is connected to your WiFi router, you can stream your music anywhere there is a WiFi signal. -
Q: Can it play high-resolution music?
A: Yes. Our devices can play APE and FLAC within the normal bit rate range. They also support decoding 24bit/192kHz music files. -
Q: How many languages do you support?
A: Our devices will auto-detect your mobile device language and change automatically. Currently, we support English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese, and more are on the way. -
Q: What online music services do you support?
A: Spotify,Deezer,Quboz, Tidal, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Napster, and more, with more pending. -
Q: Can I play local music?
A: Yes. You can play music from “MY MUSIC” on the application from local storage devices such as mobile device storage, USB thumb drives and NAS. -
Q: Can the device work with Windows devices?
A: The Windows application is not available at the moment, but on the Windows PC, users can use iTunes, Foobar2000 and Spotify connect. -
Q: Can all music sources play in multiroom mode?
A: Yes, the online streaming music, line input and Bluetooth all can play multiroom mode. -
Q: Does your device support Google Assistant or Alexa?
A: Our devices donot support Alexa, yet through Bluetooth, our device can work with Google Assistant.
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References
- Arylic® - Best Wireless Home Stereo Amplifier, Preamp, DIY Audio Kits.
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