Arylic BP50: Preamplifier with Bluetooth 5.2 and DAC

Arylic BP50 is an inexpensive Bluetooth 5.2 preamplifier based on the ESS ES9023P 192 kHz/24-bit DAC with support for aptX HD, aptX LL, aptX Adaptive, AAC and SBC audio codecs.

The amplifier can also transmit signal to two Bluetooth headphones at the same time and has various ports such as HDMI ARC in, Phono in, Optical in, RCA in, Sub out, Optical Out, Coax Out, RCA Out and more.

Like the Arylic B50 Bluetooth amplifier , the Arylic BP50 Bluetooth 5.2 preamplifier works with the GO CONTROL app for Android or iOS with playback control, equalizer, input mode switching and a convenient Bluetooth connection wizard. Advanced users can also use the ACPWorkbench audio tuning tool for advanced settings such as adjusting the frequency of each channel, adjusting the balance of left and right channels, adjusting equalizer settings, etc.

Characteristics of Arylic BP50:

• Bluetooth connectivity
  • Version 5.2 with a range of up to 15 m
  • 2x Bluetooth Tx for connecting up to 2x Bluetooth speakers or headphones
  • 2x Bluetooth Rx to connect up to 2 devices with Bluetooth transmitter
  • Bluetooth audio codecs
    • Tx: aptX HD, aptX, aptX AD, aptX LL, AAC, SBC
    • Rx: aptX HD, aptX, aptX AD, AAC, SBC
• Audio
• Frequency response – 20 Hz to 20 KHz
• THD + N/SNR – 0.05%/>95 dB
• Codecs from USB drive – MP3, MP4, WMA, MOV, M4A, AAC, FLAC (96 kHz/24 bit), APE
• Inputs
  • Line input – analog RCA, maximum input voltage 2V RMS
  • Phono stage – analog RCA, MM/MC support
  • Optical input – PCM only up to 192 kHz/24 bit
  • HDMI ARC – PCM only, CEC function supported
• Exits
  • Subwoofer Output – Max. output 3V RMS, cutoff frequency: 250Hz
  • Line output – max. 2V RMS
  • Optical output – 48 kHz/16 bit
  • Coaxial output – 48 kHz/16 bit
• USB
  • 1x USB port for playing USB disks (FAT16, FAT32, exFAT up to 128 GB)
  • 1x USB Type-C port for using Arylic BP50 as a USB DAC for PC up to 48kHz
• Power input – 12 V/1 A
• Dimensions – 185 x 155 x 50 mm
• Weight – 750 g