AIYIMA T5 320W Tube Phono Turntable Amplifier & 2.0 Channel Stereo Bluetooth 5.0 HiFi Home Audio Digital Headphone Amp with DC 36V 6A Power Adapter

I am blown away by this thing.I bought this to use as my primary 2-channel record player/turntable Amplifier, using it's phono connectors. The fact I can connect a subwoofer to the aux-out is a massive bonus, and is something I immediately began using. Plenty, plenty, plenty of clean power...more than enough to drive my RP-600m speakers to a level that fills the house with crisp sound. Capable of playing at uncomfortably high volume levels, which is nice, as it means at my normal listening levels it plays with absolute ease, even when using the phono connection, which is something I could not get to work/sound correct with my previous phono amp (fosi audio).Build quality and materials feel excellent. Fit and finish was also excellent. All my connections fit snug, exactly how I prefer. The glow of the VU meter and the tubes is awesome, my pictures don't do it justice. The included Tubes also surprised me how good they sound out of the box. I played around with swapping them out with GE 5654's (which did sound amazing), but that's mostly a preference thing, the included tubes are more than good enough, but it's great you can easily swap them out as you desire.This thing punches way, way, way above its price point in every aspect. I did test out the bluetooth, and it sounded excellent. My phone immediately/easily paired with it and connected via the highest quality audio bitrate it supports.I'd say this thing is for anyone just getting into 2-channel audio, all the way up to actual "audiophiles" and everyone in between. This is my absolute go-to recommendation now to ANYONE asking about an amp for a turntable...but realistically this thing is also perfectly suitable for those who wish to primarily stream audio over bluetooth. This thing is so good, and so well priced it's perfect who those just entering the hobby, but legitimately is something you can grow your system around.It's great.

I actually quite like this amp. The build quality is quite nice with the body being made of aluminum I believe. You control the tone and input with the buttons on the front, although it would be nice to have some sort of basic remote to turn it on and off as well as quickly changing inputs. The output is quite powerful, and you don't need to dial it all that high to get to a sufficient volume level, especially with the phonograph.Having something that can output to both speakers and headphones is quite nice, and offers a lot of flexibility. I do wish that it came with RCA output as well even if AUX out can also do the job well. I also appreciate the ability to do both RCA and phono inputs. However, I would rather have an AUX input instead of a Bluetooth one, especially since you'll most likely connect a DAC that has the BT option to it.However, I'm pretty sure it's a hybrid amp with a solid state stage and the tubes offering some coloration. That being said, it definitely does sound nice. Regardless, I recommend replacing the default bulbs (which aren't really good) with some GE 5654 bulbs for best effect.The VU meter is for back outputs, and is a neat little thing even if I don't think it's completely accurate.Edit: It's actually quite accurate, but it's only activated for the Phono In option and doesn't work with headphone output unfortunately.Overall, I love this thing and I'm glad that I took a chance on it and purchased it!

We received this in a slightly torn box from Amazon, and set it up. I took a chance on this, having very few Amazon reviews and no demo videos I could find. Aside from a couple mentions on Reddit without elaboration, I could uncover very little information on this unit. Straight away, the sound was way in excess of expectations in the phono, RCA/aux, & Bluetooth and Bluetooth connectivity was fast. The T5 has exactly the features I wanted - I didn't need a DAC as on the T9 Pro for this analog-only (+BT) system, and I did need a phono stage since I prefer not to add an external one. I did want a headphone jack.Unfortunately, after under 30min of use, the unit began shutting down. It could only be powered back on by unplugging the power supply and plugging back in, and it wasn't warm so no suspicion it had overheated. Powering on the unit would then almost always shut down completely after only 2-3 seconds making it unusable. Whether this was a problem with the board in the unit or with the power brick I did not troubleshoot. I was not interested in tracking down the fault so I returned it to get a T9 Pro rather than roll the dice on a replacement T5. That model doesn't have the feature set I really wanted but it is common with a lot of available info.

Given the relatively affordable price, I trimmed my expectations a bit until I had a chance to actually fire it up for the first time. The instant the tubes lit up with that classic glow and my jazz started pouring from high-end (for the 1970s) JVCs, I was immediately assured the sound quality would be what I wanted. The tones are warm and what one would expect from a tube amp, the full range of pitch remains crystal clear, and it's easy to drive the speakers as loud as I am comfortable. The aesthetics of the unit are sharp, clean, and rectangular, which isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I like it, and the tube and backlight colors are warm. The knobs have a smooth, high-quality feel, and I appreciate the phono inputs for this turntable-ready unit. Customer service Aiyma was excellent when I needed to process a return on another model. Plug connections are solid, and my bluetooth connection wasn easy to set up and has a reliable signal. I highly recommend this unit as both easy and great-sounding for both those entering the tube-amp / vinyl arena, as well as more seasoned autophiles looking for an additional amplifier option.

The VU meter unfortunately did not work from the beginning. The quality is decent for the money but the VU meter was one of those features I bought it and did not work