Auralic Aries

Auralic Aries $1599/€ 1499

Streaming audio player supporting PCM up to 384 kHz and DSD up to 5.6448 mHz.

Streaming: uPnP Qobuz WiMP Songcast AirPlay
FIle formats: AAC,  AIFF,  ALAC,  APE,  DIFF,  DSF,  FLAC,MP3,  OGG,  WAV,  WV  and  WMA
Sample rates: PCM in 44.1KHz – 384KHz at 16 ‐ 24bits, DSD 2.8224MHz and 5.6448MHz

Inputs:
RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet,
Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless
USB 2.0 High external HD

Outputs:
USB 2.0 High‐Speed for compatible USB DACs,
AES/EBU,
OAXICAL,
TOSLINK

Interface:
AURALiC Lightning DS App on iOS, Android, OS X and Wind
UPnP compatible control points

Clock: Dual 240fs  Femto Clocks
Power: 10uV  Low  Noise  external  PSU


Aries LE has the same specs but simpler clocking and PSU ($999)

Bryston BUC-1 USB Converter

Bryston BUC-1 USB Converter $750

• Native 24 bit resolution at sampling rates of up to 192 kHz
• Asynchronous USB receiver
• Controls master timing of the audio system
• Outputs transformer coupled
• Input sample rate indicators
• Ultra low noise linear power regulation

Dimensions

• 2.25” H x 5.63” W x 8” D
• 57.15mm H x 142.88mm W x 203.2mm D

Audiobyte Hydra X+ USB to SPDIF converter

Audiobyte Hydra X+ €699.00

- asynchronous operation
- DSD compatible
- Lithium Polymer nano , low noise battery technology
- 384k/24 bit on all outputs (optical could be limited to 96k)
- bitperfect operation
- Native on Linux, Mac
- Windows drivers available
- I2S/DSD output , LVDS compatible
- S/PDIF, AES/EBU, BNC