Auralic Aries and Devialet 200

[baconbrain]

I had the opportunity to do a head to head comparision between the Aries and Moon Mind 180 this weekend with my 250.

IMO the Aries had the better SQ via AES and was even less "edgy" than the same tracks via AIR. (I guess I am one of the lucky few who has never had problems with the AIR solution.) Also the streaming quality via Qobuz was extremely good.

Honestly I was so impressed with the Aries that I am considering replacing my Moon 180 with one.

I'd add an Aurender to your list.. Just saying'

Thanks for the tip and N100 is a good looking / sounding kit, but unfortunately is limited to USB output only, which kind of defeats the purpose of my pricey AES cable ...