Auralic Aries

[jjo]

My library is 1.4 Tb and fits onto a portable HD, the size of a pack of cigs. It's actually my backup, the library is also on a Synology 212j and I'd intend to keep the NAS as my main storage, and just copy to the HD every week.

I guess that is one way of doing it

I have a Devialet 200 and, to my ears, the USB input sounds a little better than Ethernet or S/PDIF. However, there's not much in it, to be honest.

Interesting in more than one way.

Would be very keen to hear your views on the Aries. Did you opt for the LE version or the upgraded one?

Beforehand I was really torn and could not seem to make up my mind. Luckily only the upgraded one was available in the initial batch of devices to the distributor, so that's what I ended up ordering.