27-Aug-2014, 18:12
(This post was last modified: 27-Aug-2014, 18:17 by GuillaumeB.)
Well I managed to get everything up and running with a minimum of fuss... to be expected from UPnP really.
The power supply is heavier than the Aries itself! It's a pretty solid looking thing.
The Aries itself is made of plastic... it's not too bad actually. And a great screen which I can see from my listening position
The Lightning DS is very nicely designed but it does seem a little clunky at times... mind you that's probably just me getting used to navigating around.
On starting it up it (the LDS) automatically detected my Aries on the network and started downloading a firmware update. An absolute breeze to install (the MiND 180 wasn't quite so straightforward and involved unplugging the device whilst pressing the reset button at the back then reconnecting with the only feedback a flashing light at the back...
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Now the sound! First impressions straight out of the box are positive. It's quite different from A+ and AIR though. A bit more laid back and not quite as bright sounding. Actually at first I thought this sounds more like my MiND! I would have expected a brand new unit to sound a lot brighter (the MiND was almost unlistenable for days) so it will be interesting to see how this develops as it burns in.
More feedback to come once I've had more time to play.
Guillaume
The power supply is heavier than the Aries itself! It's a pretty solid looking thing.
The Aries itself is made of plastic... it's not too bad actually. And a great screen which I can see from my listening position
The Lightning DS is very nicely designed but it does seem a little clunky at times... mind you that's probably just me getting used to navigating around.
On starting it up it (the LDS) automatically detected my Aries on the network and started downloading a firmware update. An absolute breeze to install (the MiND 180 wasn't quite so straightforward and involved unplugging the device whilst pressing the reset button at the back then reconnecting with the only feedback a flashing light at the back...
)Now the sound! First impressions straight out of the box are positive. It's quite different from A+ and AIR though. A bit more laid back and not quite as bright sounding. Actually at first I thought this sounds more like my MiND! I would have expected a brand new unit to sound a lot brighter (the MiND was almost unlistenable for days) so it will be interesting to see how this develops as it burns in.
More feedback to come once I've had more time to play.
Guillaume
Industry disclosure: UK distributor for Shunyata Research
220 PRO, totaldac d1 server with additional external power supply, totaldac d1-seven, Echole PSU for Totaldac, Wilson Audio Sasha 2, Shunyata Research cables, Shunyata Hydra Alpha A10 + DPC-6 v3, Various Entreq ground boxes and cables, Entreq Athena level 3 rack, 2 X SOtM sNH-10G with sCLK-EX + 10MHz Master Clock input + sPS-500 PSU, i5 sonicTransporter w/ 1TB SSD
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