29-Nov-2015, 14:29
I am in a similar situation. Aurelic Aries Mini was my first choice until I heard about the stopping of app development for android. Stupid decision going after mass market but neglecting 80% of devices...
Anyway, without Dialog compatablity there is no perfect solution for android users at the moment. Therefore I bought the incredibly cheap, brandnew Chromecast Audio from Google. It is attached digitally optically to the Devialet.
Chromecast Audio:
Pros:
-super easy to use, it just works (Goggle knows how to make software)
-app support is great (Bubble uPnp for flac-streaming from NAS, Youtube, dedicated Streaming Apps form Spotify etc)
-multiroom
-absolutely no drop outs, super stable, exeptional wifi-reception
-incredibly cheap
Cons:
-at the moment there is a software issue, which Google promises to fix with the next firmware, re-sampling all content to 48khz
-until this is fixed, the sound quality is not perfect. but even with this resampling in place, streaming flacs from NAS sound very close to Air
Anyway, without Dialog compatablity there is no perfect solution for android users at the moment. Therefore I bought the incredibly cheap, brandnew Chromecast Audio from Google. It is attached digitally optically to the Devialet.
Chromecast Audio:
Pros:
-super easy to use, it just works (Goggle knows how to make software)
-app support is great (Bubble uPnp for flac-streaming from NAS, Youtube, dedicated Streaming Apps form Spotify etc)
-multiroom
-absolutely no drop outs, super stable, exeptional wifi-reception
-incredibly cheap
Cons:
-at the moment there is a software issue, which Google promises to fix with the next firmware, re-sampling all content to 48khz
-until this is fixed, the sound quality is not perfect. but even with this resampling in place, streaming flacs from NAS sound very close to Air
