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Trending from CNET. Download Now. Developer's Description By Karaoke Builder. Full Specifications. I found myself closing my eyes and pointing to singers, guitars, and drums, everything was simply locked in place. Micro-detail improved as well, little reverberations were easily heard and the decay of notes became sharper and more focused. As I prepared to write this review, I went to look at what others have said about the Aries G1 in the past.
One common comment was that Roon playback sounded slightly worse then Lightning DS. As a result I spent a significant amount of time going back and forth between streaming music from Roon and streaming music from Lightning DS to see if I could tell the difference.
The answer was simply no, no matter how I streamed the music to the Aries G1, the result was the same, stunning detailed music that flowed organically. Normally, at this point I would choose a few songs and talk about how the Aries G1 improved the experience, but it improved every song.
It improved every experience, it simply made my system sound better than it ever had, and to me this is a much more powerful statement then how it enhanced "Mira" by Melody Gardot. The next thing I want to talk about is WiFi. There are many streamers out there that offer WiFi, however, for most there will be a downgrade in performance. This is mostly due to the fact that WiFi is noisy. In my testing I was not able to tell the difference between WiFi and Ethernet. Switching back and forth was not noticeable, and the Aries continued to be just as responsive.
Ultimately, I connected the Aries via Ethernet because I just prefer hardwired connections, however, I am happy to know that when I move I won't need to be hardwired in my audio room. After a lot of testing on my system, I found that I preferred the USB out, which seemed to be slightly smoother.
It is not possible to run both outputs in parallel. This is not the end of the world, but there are situations that I would really have liked to have both outputs running at the same time. So is there anything that I would change? I would love for Lightning DS to be able to be the base of my home streaming system.
This forces me to use Roon as a back-end, which is slightly disappointing. AURALiC used to have the Aries Mini, and I would personally love if they would bring it back to handle the lower fidelity use cases and needs, as it would really allow someone like me to build an entire home system on top of Lightning DS. My only other complaint is the inability to fully mange and edit metadata in your music library from within Lightning DS.
Again, this is not a big deal but something that I feel is missing given how polished everything else is. Finally, I do hope that the next revision of the Aries includes Bluetooth output.
With the rise in popularity of Apt-X and other high res Bluetooth audio formats, and companies like Hifiman making excellent Bluetooth headphones such as the Ananda BT, it feels like a natural extension of a streamer's capabilities. Who knows? Maybe they will add this feature in the future. The Aries G1 was a revolution for my system. I am keeping it, and I called Alex two weeks after it arrived to inform him that I did not want to send it back.
The improvements it made to my system were obvious from the moment I clicked play. Outside of its playback performance, it offered stable software, incredible design, and an excellent presentation.
Seeing the difference it made in low level noise in my system simply sealed the deal and explained some of the audible improvement I heard.
The Aries G1 is not cheap, so recommendations on buying one of these needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I owned the Vega G2, and think it is one of the best DACs you can buy, and it has a built in streamer though the built in streamer really does not sound as good as the Aries G1. Polish, software, and beautiful case work is what you get with the Aries G1. I bought one, and before you say a streamer does not matter, I encourage you to try this one. Just be careful, you will probably buy it after having it in your system for a few days.
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