Auralic Aries mini

[AlexS]

The main reason is not SQ and not money: it's that I don't want to be locked into a single control point app.

Surely you could have used pretty much any UPnP control points with the Aries? That's quite a range, right?

Guillaume

Right, and I did try some. But did not like any (e.g. Kinsky, Lumin). The list of their shortcomings is long. Some don't even provide adequate support for the Composers view. And only JRemote (with JRiver) can give you the ability to build custom views, and use custom library fields. Also, JRemote's visual design is the most aesthetically pleasing (to my eye).
Also, Aries works better with the OpenHome protocol than with UPnP. Which limits the choice.