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AURALiC ARIES: Sound quality diffs between USB and other outputs?


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Just comparing over the weekend the sound between my mini (i7quad/16gbRAM/120gbSSD/2tbFW) and the ARIES. Compared USB in each as well as SPDIF on the ARIES. DAC is EmmLabs XDS1v2 (same as Dac2x).

 

I find SPDIF and mac USB very close. I find ARIES USB more relaxed and at ease but frankly I prefer female sibilance on the other two. Anyone has had a similar experience?

NUC10i7 + Roon ROCK > dCS Rossini APEX DAC + dCS Rossini Master Clock 

SME 20/3 + SME V + Dynavector XV-1s or ANUK IO Gold > vdH The Grail or Kondo KSL-SFz + ANK L3 Phono 

Audio Note Kondo Ongaku > Avantgarde Duo Mezzo

Signal cables: Kondo Silver, Crystal Cable phono

Power cables: Kondo, Shunyata, van den Hul

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