Auralic Aries (Hardware) - Impressions and Information

[Doak]

36 minutes ago, alice said:

I like the curvy look, it looks awesome sitting on my pre amp.

 

The new is too plain, like the album art screen though.

 

Do we know whether it's multi chassis ?

I, for one, think the "album screen" is superfluous and favor the minimalism of Aries Mk1. The only thing that should there are things that NEED to be there AND contribute to overall SQ and usability.  IMO the screen on the Aries II does neither.

[rickca]

2 minutes ago, Doak said:

I, for one, think the "album screen" is superfluous and favor the minimalism of Aries Mk1. The only thing that should there are things that NEED to be there AND contribute to overall SQ and usability.  IMO the screen on the Aries II does neither.

Well, it does make it look more like an Aurender. 

[alice]

3 minutes ago, rickca said:

Well, it does make it look more like an Aurender. 

Yuck  ? 

[pl_svn]

3 hours ago, Doak said:

I, for one, think the "album screen" is superfluous and favor the minimalism of Aries Mk1.

 

plus... I'm pretty sure cover art/track info will not show when using the Aries as RoonReady device, which is how I use it 90% of the time

[atletico]

Update from Facebook 

 

[pl_svn]

got a mail, yesterday evening, from Chris: told me they're at Axpona and that's why they're not replaying to beta bug reports

[Duke40]

I just got a reply 30 minutes ago from Auralic regarding my beta bug report, so more replying to beta bug reports should happen,

unless it was just me being lucky.    

 

For some reason my issue only occurred 3 times in the first 24 hours or so (settings being reset) after installing the Beta firmware,

then the issue never occurred again (in the last week).

[eligeorgia]

Gonna throw this question out.  Anyone here running a Synology NAS on the network to their Aries, who might understand stuff like smb protocols and such?

 

Oh, and does that same person have nothing to do on a Saturday better than to troubleshoot a smb error I'm getting on the Lightning DS app lol ??

 

Actually, my first question is, when trying to enter my Network Drive Path, how do I define the smb address?  is it my IP address followed by the music folder name?  I need the proper nomenclature too!

 

And if I get no response to this, I'll understand completely!

 

Thanks in advance.

 

[pl_svn]

if you are using Mac OS... in Finder's menu pick "Go/Network" and you'll se something like this (attached image)

 

Note how your Synology is named there and in Lightning DS write as path "MySynology/WhateverSubPath"

(in my case that's "Qnap-HS251/music")

 

if you're not using Mac OS... sorry, I can't help you 

(but you might figure out yourself something based on the above  )

 

 

[deuch]

what is your error ?

[eligeorgia]

Thanks for the responses.  My local IT genius friend got me straightened out.  For some reason, in 2 separate instances of updating to beta firmware, a connection issue related to my static IP occurred.  I had to re-establish a static IP address for my NAS, then remount the disk on Lightning DS to the proper path.

 

I was able to begin the re-indexing process, and the software is re-scanning my library as we speak. 

 

Sorry for hijacking the thread with my issue, and thanks for all attempts to help!

[MarkyRotterdam]

Has 5.0 beta 2 been pulled? My Aries is still on beta 1 and doesn't update to beta 2, although it is set to receive betas. It says I have the latest firmware.

[mikey8811]

I'm still on 5.0 beta 2.

 

I came back after a week away with the Aries in standby. The playlist I had left from the last time was still playing OK. Weird thing though, the library was now empty. It did continue to play tracks on the playlist though from this allegedly empty library.

 

I had to do a rescan which took a helluva long time and it repopulated the library.

 

Same observations as before soundwise. "Precise" is what I like and the sound is big, full with lots of timbre and instrumental layering. From what I remember, I prefer it to the current non beta version.

[pl_svn]

50 minutes ago, MarkyRotterdam said:

Has 5.0 beta 2 been pulled? My Aries is still on beta 1 and doesn't update to beta 2, although it is set to receive betas. It says I have the latest firmware.

 

try turning it completely off (pulling the power chord too) then reboot: had to do it myself as I was in your very same situation and a plain reboot was not helping 

[Morph]

So it's Aries G2. G stands for Grade.

Units shipping "at the end of summer".

No further details as yet.

 

 

 

[MarkyRotterdam]

2 hours ago, pl_svn said:

 

try turning it completely off (pulling the power chord too) then reboot: had to do it myself as I was in your very same situation and a plain reboot was not helping 

Thanks, that did the trick! And bass seems to be back too!

[George Hincapie]

I am trying to reset my Aries Femto but it isn't working. I get the Resetting to Default message, but nothing is reset. It remembers my network and Tidal etc. Any ideas?

[Cornan]

15 hours ago, pl_svn said:

 

try turning it completely off (pulling the power chord too) then reboot: had to do it myself as I was in your very same situation and a plain reboot was not helping 

 

Thanks @pl_svn, your trick worked for me as well! ? I am now on 5.0 beta 2. The strange thing is that I prefered "smooth" with beta 1, but on beta 2 "precise" suddenly sounds better to me.

Beta 2 seems a bit slower to load the album than beta 1. The previous album stays a while after album change. It plays fine though! ?

[fdiog]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm a happy owner of an Aries and an Aries Mini.

 

Recently I've found that my Aries Femto w/LPS (latest firmware 4.1) produces a light but audible in close range (less than 50cm) buzz when the display is on. Fortunately I can't hear it from my listening position. In fact I discovered it changing some cables in my amp, after almost a year with the Aries happily streaming! It gets reduced considerably (almost non-audible) if I turn off the display. I've found some mentions online to this, and it should have been addressed in a previous firmware update.

 

I've sent an email to Auralic support already, but I was curious to know whether this is normal or not, and if your units produce the same noise. It doesn't seem to compromise sound quality, however. But I would like to know your opinions regarding this issue. My main concern is if the buzzing noise could get louder in the future.

 

Related to this, one more question: Is there a way to turn off the display completely? Because it interferes with my tv and amp's remote and it turns on again whenever I operate them.

 

Thanks a lot.

[michaelg]

11 minutes ago, fdiog said:

Hi everyone,

 

I'm a happy owner of an Aries and an Aries Mini.

 

Recently I've found that my Aries Femto w/LPS (latest firmware 4.1) produces a light but audible in close range (less than 50cm) buzz when the display is on. Fortunately I can't hear it from my listening position. In fact I discovered it changing some cables in my amp, after almost a year with the Aries happily streaming! It gets reduced considerably (almost non-audible) if I turn off the display. I've found some mentions online to this, and it should have been addressed in a previous firmware update.

 

I've sent an email to Auralic support already, but I was curious to know whether this is normal or not, and if your units produce the same noise. It doesn't seem to compromise sound quality, however. But I would like to know your opinions regarding this issue. My main concern is if the buzzing noise could get louder in the future.

 

Related to this, one more question: Is there a way to turn off the display completely? Because it interferes with my tv and amp's remote and it turns on again whenever I operate them.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

I think it is common to Femto's. If it can be a comfort, it was much worse in the beginning before AURALiC made a firmware update which essentially lights up fewer pixels. And it is indeed irritating that the unit lights up the display again when I  regulate my preamp volume.

[pl_svn]

afaik it was a known issue with earliest firmware version(s) but was fixed afterwards

 

never heard it on mine, though... when, last year, I *had to* send my Aries to the factory (because a fw update bricked it ) I noticed, once I got it back, a protective sheet on the display which makes me think that, whilst at it, they replaced it

or, maybe, they just placed a protection to avoid scratching the display while working on the unit. who knows? 

[vlomdmdiv]

Does anyone know if the 15V/1.2A iFiAudio iPower Supply works with the Aries Femto?

 

http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-ipower/

 

Thanks.

 

[pl_svn]

Aries femto's stock LPS is waaaaaay better than that one

 

anyway: http://support.auralic.com/hc/en-us/articles/206600207-What-is-the-specificaion-of-ARIES-power-input

[acaro]

The iFi power supply is a really nice improvement over the stock switcher.  Worth it for $50.

[pl_svn]

Aries "femto" comes with a true Linear Power Supply, not a switching one, and poster I replied to has an Aries femto