This Riff sees the guys looking at a slick yet sensibly priced digital transport that's also upgradeable with an external power supply. The guys agree that this new Auralic is an important product in the current scheme of streaming things, with great sound and a really good user interface. They love the halfwidth packaging too.

Each episode of HiFi Riff features Mike and David's unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hifi designs. Business executive Mike has a wealth of knowledge from previous hifi retail experience, and David has written about hifi for thirty years. Now EditorinChief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way.

So relax and enjoy some onetake hifi riffing – and please leave your comments below. And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven!

The eightiestastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.

For more detail on the Aries S1, read David's comprehensive StereoNET review here: https://www.stereonet.com/uk/reviews/...


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