Bluesound Node 2 vs. Auralic Aries Mini
@audiofreak32 Sorry but I must disagree. The Mini has a Sabre DAC. See info at link here... http://www.audiostream.com/content/auralic-aries-mini#ByVpvErih8LxZ5hx.97 |
Hello @tomic601 I was surprised to read your comment about the Aries Mini being discontinued. I've been enjoying mine. It has become the source of choice for most of my listening. If you will, where did you read it was to be discontinued? I just visited the Auralic site and didn't see mention of it. Could have missed it, of course. Please advise. Thanks. |
Clarification... "Didn’t see mention of it." meaning, I didn’t see dropping the Aries Mini mentioned on the Auralic internet site. I don’t see it listed in the Audio Advisor on-line "digital" product offerings but do see the Aries Mini in the 2 most recent AA catalogs just received in the mail. I sent Auralic an inquiry. Will post their reply if I get one. @mr_bill Would you please elaborate on "It’s not discontinued. Auralic owner said so."? Thanks. |
No reply yet from Auralic. Did just call sales at Audio Advisor. The sales rep I spoke to confirmed the Aries Mini is to be discontinued though he stated they continue to see a lot of demand for it. He did not know anything of Auralic’s future plans for the Mini, i.e., would it be be replaced by something else?...e.g., an upgraded model or completely new model. Complete speculation on my part but I’m hoping Auralic has an improved version of the Mini in mind; e.g., Roon ready and MQA capable? Not that either of these matter to me, personally, but this might signal an intent to provide ongoing support for the older model. Again, total speculation on my part. |
