What is an AURALiC Aries Mini?

What is an AURALiC Aries Mini?

ARIES MINI is a wireless streaming node designed for your existing audio system connection. It enables your home stereo with wireless high-resolution streaming capability at an affordable price.

Is AURALiC a Chinese company?

Think about it, the company was founded in China and the products are designed in China. It makes zero sense to outsource the assembly to the United Stated or European Union, when the company can build the products itself and have its hands on all aspects of the design and build. I’m no stranger to Auralic.

What is the Aries mini for?

ARIES MINI is a wireless streamer designed to plug into your existing audio system. To this end, ARIES MINI has a pair of high quality analog outputs which are powered by a ESS Sabre DAC chip: ES9018K2M. It has 2 USB connections, an ethernet connection and a digital output in addition.

Does AURALiC Aries support Spotify?

Santa Claus done and gone brought Spotify Connect functionality to AURALiC products this Christmas period. The upshot: we now have one more way to stream music to an Aries, Aries Mini, Altair or Polaris on top of an already burgeoning set of streaming inputs: Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay, Lightning DS and Roon.

How do I play Spotify on AURALiC?

If you’re a Spotify Premium paying subscriber, you’ll be able to direct Spotify’s stream of music to your AURALiC streamer via Spotify Connect. But you will not use Lightning DS to do this, you have to use Spotify’s native app, and direct the stream to the AURALIC Streamer.

Does Roon work with AURALiC?

AURALiC streamers are all Roon-Ready network players, playing seamlessly as endpoints in your Roon system. Device setup and configuration can all be performed with any web browser on any system, (be it PC or Mac), such as Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.

Is AURALiC Aries mini Roon ready?

FS: Auralic Aries Mini – black, boxed, complete, Roon Ready.

What is the Roon core?

The Roon Core is the brain of your system. It manages your music files, streaming services, and your audio devices. You can also download and install the Roon Core for free on Mac, Windows, Linux, select QNAP and Synology NAS, and Intel NUC running ROCK.

How do I link Tidal to streamer?

How do I use TIDAL Connect?

1. In the TIDAL app, open the “Now Playing” screen while playing a song.
2. On the “Now Playing” screen, look for the. icon.
3. Choose a TIDAL Connect enabled speaker from the list. It’s that simple.

Does Tidal connect use AirPlay?

Tidal has announced its answer to Apple AirPlay and Spotify Connect, allowing users to wirelessly cast music to their speakers via the app for the first time.

Does AURALiC support Roon?

It has software that is polished and provides a native app for control. It has pre-built integrations with all the major music streaming services, and it has Roon integration.

Which is the smallest streamer in the Auralic range?

The Auralic Aries Mini is a compact network audio player and the smallest and most affordable streamer in the Auralic range. This extends up into very rarefied territory indeed and includes some of the most sophisticated devices on sale but, at £450, the Aries Mini has to rely on slightly more conventional hardware to get the job done.

How much does the Auralic Aries mini cost?

In this context, the Aries Mini is a WiFi-able NAS drive. (Pro tip: add your music AFTER installing the drive). On internal fit out AURALiC have specified an almost identical Tesla hardware platform to the original Aries (US$1599) and Aries LE (US$999): quad-core 1GHz ARM Coretex-A9 processor but with 512Mb RAM instead of the forerunners’ full Gb.

Why do you need to know about Auralic?

Built around the idea that true hi-fi should be accessible to everyone, AURALiC enjoys a worldwide reputation for innovative digital and analog components that sound as great as they look. We build devices that help you explore digital streaming, discover new music, and share experiences with friends.

What kind of processor does Auralic aries have?

It is powered by AURALiC’s proprietary Tesla hardware platform that includes a Quad-Core ARM Coretex-A9 processor running at 1GHz, 512MB DDR3 onboard memory and 4GB internal storage.