I am using it with a pair of Q acoustics 3020 and a 3070S sub. Hooked by optical to the tv. It drives the speakers really well and the bluetooth from an iPhone sounds great to me. The headphone out is enough for casual listening of tv with the hd 6xx. I am wondering if it is worth the upgrade to a similar device with AirPlay or with hdmi inputs like a Marantz NR1508, NAD D3020 or a Denon RCD-N10.
Thanks!
Orozkoinsider1) Did you just get yours? I've been waiting for mine... it's taking forever. Shipping notification on the 19th and as of yesterday still several states away.
2) Depends if you need the HDMI - If you have a Roku, dvd, or something plugged into the TV via HDMI, you should still be able to get the sound via optical, correct?
QuotientI get mine on AliExpress a year ago for 97€. It came really quickly from Germany to Spain.
About the second point, currently I do use the tv optical out to the ad18. But even if I don’t need the HDMIs do the sound upgrade be worth 300 or 400$?
OrozkoinsiderI also added Airplay 2 support with a 2nd gen Airport Express. I use the digital optical out of the Airport to feed the Optical 2 input of the AD18.
The TV is hooked to a fiio taishan that feeds the Aux input of the amp.
OrozkoinsiderOne of my friends blew out his amp a couple months back when the cables shorted out. Installing a banana plug takes about 30 seconds and a screwdriver.
OrozkoinsiderHaha, nice :)
I know that photos can be deceptive depending on angles, but it looked like some of the wires between terminals came pretty close to other terminals. That's when you get the magic smoke.