The Q Acoustics M2 Soundbase review this box delivers a great performance every time - Gadget Life

The Q Acoustics M2 Soundbase review this box delivers a great performance every time - Gadget Life The Q Acoustics M2 Soundbase review: this box delivers a great performance every time The Q Acoustics boasts that it has designed the M2’s pre-amplifier to be smar, dubbing it the Intelligent Pre-Amplifier or IPA. The IPA will automatically turn the unit on and auto-select a source when it detects an active audio signal. I also appreciated the fact that Q Acoustics provides a prioritized hierarchy of sources. In other words, if two inputs are active at the same time, the M2 will prioritize one active input over another. First priority is given to an active HDMI source, second to the Toslink optical input, Bluetooth is third, and finally analog Line In 1 and Line In 2. You can of course override auto source select by pressing the source select button on the remote or the speaker itself. When there’s been no active audio for a pre-defined amount of time, the M2 will automatically go into standby. For HDMI sources, the M2 will honor HDMI CEC control and for optical signals, the M2 will power on when the red optical light comes on or go into standby when the optical light goes off. For analog signals, the off time is 20 minutes. The only caveat to this automated setup is if you connect your TV via optical cable. Some TVs will continue to send an optical signal even when the TV is in standby. In such cases, you’ll need to put the M2 into standby using the remote. The Q...