Streamer with AES3 Out and no DAC

That’s alright I wish they did the Matrix were nice looking units. It looks like it’s down to Cocktail and Simaudio which have remotes and Lumin which has a great interface. I read the Simaudio moon app is terrible. The Cocktail you use a browser to control. Like usual nothing perfectly ticks all the boxes. The main thing is AES3 out and good volume control and app. 

djones, hows about an Apple mini with a usb to SPDIF and AES converter. Channel D's Pure Music has a stream through option which allows you to stream anything the computer can stream which I believe is just about everything. The computer can be run from any phone or pad.
I'm not sure but I think this would give you much more flexibility over any streamer. Pure Music is the program Michael Fremer uses if that means anything.  

I have a NUC with USB out but any conversion needs to be done with an impedance transformer per the speaker recommendation. The only flexibility I need is AES3 out and good streaming the less boxes  and cables the better.

The Aries G1 has the ability to program a universal remote of your choice to work with it.  I bought a new remote from Upscale for the previous Aries Femto and programmed it but hardly ever use it.

Thanks jackd good to know. I'm not sure how accurate or easy it is using sliding volume controls in an app which is why I was looking for one with a remote.