Auralic Aries UPnP Renderer: Double DSD Over Wi-Fi

[ted_b]

Update:

 

7:42 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery

 

I can beat that! 6:30am On FedEx vehicle for delivery. LOL!

 

Of course we won't have the beta app till morning, so not sure how far we can take this. Anyway, it's fun.

[The Computer Audiophile]

I can beat that! 6:30am On FedEx vehicle for delivery. LOL!

 

Of course we won't have the beta app till morning, so not sure how far we can take this. Anyway, it's fun.

Ha!!!

[MikeJazz]

I can beat that! 6:30am On FedEx vehicle for delivery. LOL!

 

Of course we won't have the beta app till morning, so not sure how far we can take this. Anyway, it's fun.

 

You could test it's openness to other apps...Lumin should do the trick...

[Jimmypowder]

incredibly jealous and excited!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I just soiled my depends!

[Distinctive]

I hope Auralic sent the Lightning app to Apple store at least one week ago, if not you won't see it for another week.....

[ted_b]

You could test it's openness to other apps...Lumin should do the trick...

 

Yes, I will use Lumin and/or Kinsky for the time being, and my front end (of my dual JRiver/jplay regualr day-to-day setup) is a JRiver DLNA server. I will later fire up Minimserver on my 1513+ too.

 

The beta app will be delivered to us by morning, certificate and all. I guess they don't need my UDID but I sent it to them, regardless.

[ulysse21]

I don't understand one thing... On PC running JRiver I can point to whichever path I want (Internal HD, NAS, USB attached) and JRiver builds the library and if tagging is done properly everything functions like a charm.

 

Now, why is so hard to make a device that will have everything inside (hardware + software) I just attach ethernet connection, point to NAS, other end to DAC, take my iPad and sit down?

Hi,

 

When you access to your NAS directly from your PC it uses a specific network protocol so you can browse files on your NAS. UPNP is another protocol, dedicated to access multimedia files on the network : it has been invented to simplify connection between all heterogeneous home's devices so you don't need to know network information as IP address, you don't need to build complex configuration to connect together Apple OS, Windows OS, Android OS, Smartphone, Camera, etc...

 

With UPNP, all devices from all brands compatible with UPNP can talk together and share multimedia files., without network configuration knowledge.

 

The good thing is that Aries should be compatible with USB key or external hard drive : so you loose the media files share capability in your home but you don't need to buy a NAS.

[toast]

The USB hard drive connected to the Aries will behave like a NAS, so you can share music files from that USB hard drive with other Aries you may buy, wirelessly through out the house.

[ted_b]

FedEx arrived. The Aries officially exists in Computer Audiophile consumer land.

 

[baddog]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Ted!

 

Barr

[The Computer Audiophile]

FedEx arrived. The Aries officially exists in Computer Audiophile consumer land.

 

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Damn you beat me :~)

 

My FedEx guy hasn't arrived yet!

 

I'll call you shortly Ted.

[junk]

Damn you beat me :~)

 

My FedEx guy hasn't arrived yet!

 

I'll call you shortly Ted.

 

Ted / Chris,

 

With all this build up to the Aries arrival, you must post some first impressions ASAP. There's the whole CA community waiting to hear how she looks, sounds, behaves, sings, dances, etc. It will be greatly appreciated by the masses. Thanks!

[karmakuma]

glad to see this but a little disapointed that this thread did not make it to 50 pages before first arrivals

[Gordian]

Yes, I will use Lumin and/or Kinsky for the time being, and my front end (of my dual JRiver/jplay regualr day-to-day setup) is a JRiver DLNA server. I will later fire up Minimserver on my 1513+ too.

 

The beta app will be delivered to us by morning, certificate and all. I guess they don't need my UDID but I sent it to them, regardless.

 

 

Too bad, Aries is not Squeezebox compatible, it would have been plug and play for music files and web radios as appz for Ipad and Android already exist. Hopefully in the near futur

[The Computer Audiophile]

glad to see this but a little disapointed that this thread did not make it to 50 pages before first arrivals

Ha!

[MikeJazz]

Too bad, Aries is not Squeezebox compatible, it would have been plug and play for music files and web radios as appz for Ipad and Android already exist. Hopefully in the near futur

 

for that, you have the sotm mini server, review by chris here in the ca.

[Gordian]

Thanks MikeJazz. I bought (and sold) the sotm server a few months ago as it didn't compete with my CAPS V3 Lagoon (with SOTM USB card). I have great hopes with the Aries

[ted_b]

Update:

After a couple of silly user error issues (like not having my main amps on!!!!! ) I have the following:

* Aries was easily found by Kinsky, as was my JRiver DLNA server

* After rebooting my Hugo it sees the Aries via USB; however it saw only 44k (red lighted output)

* Chris and I discussed JRiver and DLNA and he walked me through setting up the secondary options correctly (see below; we agreed we need to update the JRiver tutorials). No wonder the Hugo saw 44k, I had it set for Mp3.

 

 

* Now all is well and Aries passes all sample rates, including DSD128. Note: day one I am wired ethernet.

 

So far everything is playing nicely; no dropouts, no noise.

[firedog]

Really cool to know that basically, it does work as promised. The devil is in the details, but that is a good start.

 

Thanks, Ted and Chris

 

Update:

After a couple of silly user error issues (like not having my main amps on!!!!! ) I have the following:

* Aries was easily found by Kinsky, as was my JRiver DLNA server

* After rebooting my Hugo it sees the Aries via USB; however it saw only 44k (red lighted output)

* Chris and I discussed JRiver and DLNA and he walked me through setting up the secondary options correctly (see below; we agreed we need to update the JRiver tutorials). No wonder the Hugo saw 44k, I had it set for Mp3.

 

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* Now all is well and Aries passes all sample rates, including DSD128. Note: day one I am wired ethernet.

 

So far everything is playing nicely; no dropouts, no noise.

[labjr]

I thought Aries wouldn't work with JRiver? Or am I confused?

[tboooe]

aside from sound quality would love to see how this performs via wireless.

[tboooe]

I thought Aries wouldn't work with JRiver? Or am I confused?

As I understand it, Aries need some sort of server to get the info. So the server can be a PC or some server software loaded on your NAS. This is one area where I was hoping I could just point Aries to the NAS on my network and have it work.

[ted_b]

I thought Aries wouldn't work with JRiver? Or am I confused?

 

JRiver is configured as a DLNA server, and Aries (and Kinsky GUI) see it as such. No issues.

[moosehunt]

Wait, so I can't just point it to my NAS? I would want this to replace my Mac Mini, not augment it in some way.

[Audio_ELF]

Wait, so I can't just point it to my NAS?

You can if your NAS has a UPnP server (or you can install one such as MinimServer).

 

Eloise