The end user is required to register with Oracle to get the file, as you can see from the description below. tar.gz archive in the public shared folder on the NAS. In compliance with the Oracle EULA the Java binaries cannot be redistributed, so this package looks for the downloaded. I decided to do something about that, mainly to pave the way for a Serviio package that didn’t require a huge guide to install. Odd.There is a lot of good Java software, but it’s difficult to get Java running on a NAS. The Resonessence Labs Herus displayed no such distortion but even with its software volume at max, it played too quietly to achieve satisfactory SPLs. This was most obvious with the Audioquest device. Both Audioquest Dragonfly v1.2 and HRT microStreamer were each recognized by the Aries but pushing play brought forth distortion artifacts. The emphasis here sits on ‘theoretically’. Toslink, coaxial and AES/EBU sockets handle transmission of up to 32bit/384kHz PCM to the downstream DAC- that’s fairly standard-but if you intend to stream single- and double-rate DSD, the USB output buffered by AURALiC’s patented ActiveUSB™ technology is the only way to go.Īny USB DAC can theoretically accept a digital audio stream from the Aries. Readers wanting to dig deeper into network setup and basic playback functionality are directed to the quick start guide here. Those with larger libraries must allow time for the app to cache library data and artwork after which browsing for an album and adding it to the active playlist is an appropriately fluid process. Three clicks into the iPad app’s menu system are all it takes to point the Aries at the Minimserver folder share. Think of the three devices deployed here as a networked triangle: server (Macbook Air running minimserver), renderer (the Aries) and control point (iPad app). In the meantime, the Linn Kinsky app acts as a perfectly capable substitute when controlling song selection and playback from a local library. Control clients for OS X and Windows are also on the software development roadmap. On the latter, AURALiC CEO Xuanqiang Wang says, "the Android version is due October this year for a basic version and full version (with streaming) is coming by the end of the year." And then, "yes, we will have an iPhone version maybe by the end of this year". At time of writing, no iPhone-compatible or Android app exists. 'Lightning DS' is the search term required to net the right result. Forget about searching for 'AURALiC' and/or 'Aries'. Finding it in Apple’s app store isn’t as easy as you might think. The only way to configure the Aries’ digital outputs, set up network streaming, activate Airplay/Songcast or browse cloud-based libraries is via AURALiC’s home-baked Lightning DS iOS app. …which itself gives rise to another niggle. My advice: ditch it in favour of the iOS app…. Firing horizontally or vertically off-axis was a hit and miss. And the Aries is quite particular about the RC-1 being pointed directly at its screen. Only useful for play/pause, previous/next and numerical track selection, it’s nothing to write home about. The supplied plastic RC-1 infrared remote is the same which ships with the Vega DAC. It is from this folder that the Aries streams digital audio. Once up and running (in the system tray), Minimserver announces the contents of a user-nominated folder to the network. Installation of Minimserver on my MacBook Air necessitated the installation of a Java Runtime Environment. Here Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, QNAP, Synology and ReadyNAS versions are available. But DSD compatibility currently demands the use of Minimserver. Of broader appeal is digital audio streaming from any UPnP/DLNA server. This review page is supported in part by the sponsors whose ad banners are displayed below
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