baddog Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Lucky you getting to see Warren, he is quite the musician! Must have been a great show. Lots of Minimserver expertise with the Aries on this forum as well, maybe Jason will chime in, I believe he can confirm your question in regards to AlbumArtist as it relates to the Aries Mini, and Lighting DS software. Silver Circle Audio | Roon | Devialet | Synology | Vivid Audio | Stillpoint Aperture | Auralic | DH Labs Link to comment
Iansr Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Did you Guys get the free 3 months Tidal subscription as I was told we would get in Europe? Link to comment
deuch Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Well, took a bit time but eventually got everything set up as it should be. Still have to copy my music to the external harddisk. Have it playing wit stock wall ps and external dac. It's different from my MacMini with Audirvana. Is it better? I don't know, it's different. Do I like it? Yes I do. Using it is a lot easier than a headless MacMini, thas for sure! Is it me or am I missing an upsampling function? Hello, there is no upsampling fonction with Aries familly (not yet, maybe DSD upsampling in the future will be reserved for the Aries big brother) Link to comment
deuch Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I am hoping someone else pipe's in, cause I have just switched back to using Lightning Server as opposed to Miniserver with the Auralic Aries Mini ( before that it's big brother). Using the latest version of Lightning DS and Lighting Server I can see the Warren Hayes Benefit concerts which per track lists the respective artists all sorted under Warren Haynes, so it is reading the Album Artist tag. If I use Folder view rather than the default library view I can browse the compilations folder which has all my compilations but if I choose one compilation each track is listed individually. I can however use Library view, and search by artist or album and locate compilations. To play an entire album, select an album by tapping it, then just click the album title to play the entire album. Oh and setup was a breeze, aimed Lightning Server at the NAS my music is on and it pulled it all in. Issues related to album covers are as previously noted. Now enjoying music via coax to the Devialet. Using wireless, no hiccups. You can do a search with multiple criterias too like : - Jazz DSD64 - Diana Krall 96Khz Link to comment
Leeuwarden Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Did you Guys get the free 3 months Tidal subscription as I was told we would get in Europe? No Tidal for free... Link to comment
Leeuwarden Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hello, there is no upsampling fonction with Aries familly (not yet, maybe DSD upsampling in the future will be reserved for the Aries big brother) That's too bad Link to comment
Leeuwarden Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 My questions has to do with the way the Mini uses tag information. Are you able to do either or both of (1) browse by the "album artist" tag (not "artist" or "artist-album") and play an entire album with one click and (2) browse your collection by folders and play an entire album with one click (with the songs in the correct track number order)? Album artist and folder browsing are very important to me because I have a very large library with many compilations (e.g., complete Stax Records collection) and browsing by artist results in 100's of artists with only 1 or 2 songs in the list. Thanks, and happy listening! 1 I'm not sure, maybe someone else can answer this. 2 As far as I found out you need two clicks to play an entire album. As you might notice I'm still in the exploring stadium myself. Link to comment
SuperPang Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Quick question (and apologies if it's been answered already) Can you turn this one on/off from the app? I see there is no remote on the specs sheet. Link to comment
Leeuwarden Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 No, it's on all the time... Link to comment
SuperPang Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 That'll do. The Auralic remote clashes with my Cyrus remote and it's a right pain. Thanks. Link to comment
Joe Fonebone Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 1 I'm not sure, maybe someone else can answer this.2 As far as I found out you need two clicks to play an entire album. As you might notice I'm still in the exploring stadium myself. Two clicks is good. I have a Bluesound node and, when trying to play an album from folder view, you must click each song to create a play list. Joe Link to comment
Joe Fonebone Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Lucky you getting to see Warren, he is quite the musician! Must have been a great show. Lots of Minimserver expertise with the Aries on this forum as well, maybe Jason will chime in, I believe he can confirm your question in regards to AlbumArtist as it relates to the Aries Mini, and Lighting DS software. Yes. Very lucky. My brother got the tickets. We arrived very early and got great seats. That is my foot directly in front of the stage! Joe Link to comment
Iansr Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 No Tidal for free... Auralic told me there would be. Link to comment
Leeuwarden Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Well, I didn't get it... Do you already have your Sigma 11 up and running? Link to comment
Iansr Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I only got the pcb today and mouser has just despatched the components. How about you? Are you using an external DAC? Link to comment
Leeuwarden Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yes, I'm using an external dac. I have the pcb almost finished. Need to buy some resistors for r10 and r16 and mount the heatsinks. I was a bit suprised the Aries Mini needed some time to 'burn in'. Sound is about the same as my Mac Mini. Can't wait to hear what the lineair ps will bring! Link to comment
Iansr Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yes, I'm using an external dac. I have the pcb almost finished. Need to buy some resistors for r10 and r16 and mount the heatsinks. I was a bit suprised the Aries Mini needed some time to 'burn in'. Sound is about the same as my Mac Mini. Can't wait to hear what the lineair ps will bring! I'll be interested to hear your thoughts then on the Sigma as you will have yours up and running before me. I'll be making it regardless of course but it will be interesting to compare notes. Link to comment
JohanS Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Thanks guys for the interesting discussion! My Mini is sent Thursday, so should arrive Friday or Saturday! Audio Auralic Aries Mini > SBooster Vbus Isolator > Clicktronic USB 2.0 cable 0.5m > UpTone Audio REGEN (amber) > Curious USB REGEN link > Wadia 121 Decoding Computer > inakustik Reference NF-102 (RCA) > PrimaLuna Prologue Premium Integrated Amplifier (EL34 tubes) > AH! DLS Direkt KB10 Speaker Cable > Sonus Faber Liuto Tower ~ and ~ Wadia 121 Decoding Computer > Belkin male 3.5-3.5 stereo jack iPod cable (with 6.3 adapter) > Sennheiser RS180 Powerline Dedicated power group > Oehlbach Powercord OFC 1.5mm2 Schuko-C13 > Furman AC-210A E Power Conditioner > Powerline 1 to PrimaLuna, Powerline 2 to Brennenstuhl Premium Powersocket UpTone Audio REGEN is powered by Meanwell SMPS with SBooster Ultra for REGEN Auralic Aries Mini is powered by SBooster BOTW P&P ECO 15/16V with SBooster Ultra 15V Link to comment
baddog Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Thanks guys for the interesting discussion!My Mini is sent Thursday, so should arrive Friday or Saturday! I believe you should be very happy once you receive it. Have had mine now for two days, and so far, so good! Silver Circle Audio | Roon | Devialet | Synology | Vivid Audio | Stillpoint Aperture | Auralic | DH Labs Link to comment
badlyread Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I will be receiving a white Mini very soon (no black and there are no new deliveries until January of either colour apparently). I want to insert an internal HDD. Do I need to wait until Lightning DS 2.3 or will it be ok to go ahead with the current version? Many thanks Neil Link to comment
RolandGo Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Mine should arrive tomorrow. In black. SCNR. Link to comment
badlyread Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Mine should arrive tomorrow. In black. SCNR. I think I can live with the white one thanks. Auralic have REALLY screwed up with how they have rolled this out with delays and a complete lacks of units. V poor. Link to comment
Misterpete Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Just heard it will be end of Nov or early Dec before we get them in the UK. Interest may well have waned by then. Palmer TT, AN CDT, Auralic Aries,Uptone Regen, Devialet D200, Focal 1028be Link to comment
badlyread Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Just heard it will be end of Nov or early Dec before we get them in the UK. Interest may well have waned by then. Hmmm. I'm in the UK and I'm getting mine within the week.... Dealer says January for 2nd shipment. Who is your dealer Misterpete? Link to comment
Misterpete Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Audio emotion. Palmer TT, AN CDT, Auralic Aries,Uptone Regen, Devialet D200, Focal 1028be Link to comment
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