Auralic Aries

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Moore's law guys.

It will be cheaper and more effective (cost & benefit) to outboard this type of functionality. I know that's not what you want to hear but it's the truth...computer based audio is changing so rapidly we would be upgrading our DSP's (thus the entire board) almost annually.

I don't see why there's such a big fuss over one outboard connection...especially one that holds so much promise for arguably pennies on the dollar (compared to overall system cost).

If your comment refers to the immediately preceding discussion, I think you're missing the point because it isn't about future upgrades. If the Dialog is being touted as the solution to existing problems with AIR, this is an admission that the product we have currently bought is not enirely fit for purpose (and will not be fixed). At the moment this is still speculation, but it would be a huge loss of face for Devialet to admit this.

For me, the need to add a Dialog to fix these problems would reduce the appeal of the D-series amplifiers, because it is in principle unnecessary - the amplifier was designed and sold with this capability "on board", it's "another box" (requiring it's own space, power supply, interconnect cable, etc.), and it's an extra cost. If it's adding new functionality such as streaming from Qobuz, etc., that's a slightly different matter.