I'm a happy owner of an Aries G1, a great choice for your budget. For access to Tidal or Qobuz, you can use Auralic's own control software running on an iPad. If Android is preferred, you can use a DLNA control point (e.g., BubbleUPnP) on an Android tablet, as I do. A third option is via Roon.
A nice feature of the Aries is serving as a music server/player from a USB drive (thumb or spinning). Not every network unit offers that capability. I would advise not counting on future features, but FYI, Auralic plans to support plugging an optical disc reader into the Aries's USB drive port, allowing the Aries G1 or G2 to serve as a memory-based disc player as well as a streamer. I found the Aries G1 a noticeable improvement from the older Aries Femto. The Bricasti M5 in comparison offered the same sound quality as the Aries G1, but fewer features. As an existing Auralic customer, I received a large trade-in value towards a G1, which made it a compelling choice. |
Mike48, Thank you for your post. I have been trying to find a decent streaming transport that is not tethered to ethernet cable... and you solved my problem. They must be pretty well thought of because I can not find one on the used market.
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Glad I could help. Good luck finding one! (You know about HiFi Shark -- a site that indexes used gear from many sites?)
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A budget alternative: Project Stream Box S2 Ultra
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IMHO that’s an overpriced Raspberry Pi. There’s nothing really unique about it. |
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I simply pointed out a less expensive streamer than the aurelic that also includes wifi. There is no question that if one is inclined to DIY it could be done more cheaply. I just ordered a yggy and have a microrendu with linear power supply laying around I will likely use with it. |
Btw, pointing out the Project Box was in no way a knock or comparo with the Aries or any other bridge; just info. Aurelic makes nice stuff.
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Inexpensive stream renderers (network bridges)
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Here's Johnny Darko https://darko.audio/2020/01/raspberr...streaming-101/ |
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