Auralic Aries Vs Aurender X100

[amabrok]

Looking at the app it doesn't do volume. So you still use the remote?

Hi Pim

The X100 is just a pure transporter. Think of it as a high quality CD transport with only one function that is to pick the data to the very last bit from a compact disc and then send it to a DAC through a digital out. The X100 is a transport in the same sense but instead of picking up the bits from a CD it picks it up from a file then send it to an external DAC via a USB audio out. As such and being a pure transport, it has no built in DAC nor a preamp so there is no volume control function.

Now your Devialet gets the digital signal through its USB in and does the volume control in its preamp section. Remember, Devialet has a high quality built in DAC, preamp and amp all in one and of course you control the volume through the Devialet physical remote or the Devialet app on iOS or Android.

Cheers