Why is it there is always one person who can't "cope" (as per Darko's latest video on audiophile behavior) with other people spending insane money chasing the 1 to 5% improvement. Hifi as a hobby is still nothing compared to people spending insane money on Rolex watches and beef up their BMW. Get over it please as it's just annoying. From my own experience listening to these people are just a waste of my time. Yes, I tried the Wiim and whatever and in my highly revealing system they are total rubbish. Luck for Amazon return policy but it's still a waste of my time. In Hifi, you are still getting what you paid for. Unfortunately this is still true so please get over it.
Streamers - Auralic, Aurender, Lumin, others...
Any recommendations, please? :)
I'm looking for a streamer only – without a DAC.
I’ve been leaning toward the Auralic Aries S1 since it’s reasonably priced and available pre-owned. It also has a coaxial input, so I could connect my CD player as a transport. I’d mostly use it as a Roon endpoint, as I run Roon on a Mac Mini and really enjoy it — especially for its great music recommendations.
I’ve read some threads here, and many of you seem to love Aurender and Lumin. Has anyone had a chance to compare them with the Auralic?
Thanks!
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Last year was in the same position as you are, i narrowed it down to Aurender and HiFI Rose RS130, finding our the Aurender does not support Roon and the fact i personally love the ascetics of having a beautiful display as the RS130 does, i went with the RS130 and have never looked back. I tried the Aurender as a loaner next to the RS130 and could not tell the difference. Now my MAC Mini only runs Roon where all the audio and video content lives on my HiFi Rose as a true media content server, and for these reasons, I find the HiFi Rose to be a far superior solution. |
@mdalton , yes my sire. I will do better with my rant next time. |
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