Another very informative article Hans, many thanks. I still run the original Aries LE in a secondary system and it has given me 10 years of trouble free entertainment. The only problems I had were poor routers.

Thanks. Very useful and perfect timing. I had booked a listening session for next week., so your review is timely. Looking to upgrade my G1

Great comparison of the two power supply options. I have been relatively happy with what folks call the ‘Stone age’ Aries (which I refer to as the ‘original’ Aries). I like them so much, I just bought a second unit for my second system. It is now possible for me to stream the same source on both systems at the same time. However, if I had known Auralic was coming out with the S1, I would have held off. The S1 will be my next streaming purchase as I find the price of ‘all-in-ones” a bit steep. Thank you, Hans, for all you do to help us old analog dinosaurs climb into the digital age. PS: I can attest that the Optical S/PDIF is a weak link. It has completely failed on one of my units.

Its look amazing and is with in my budget, very interesting review, thank you Hans.

I own the Aries G2.1 with Hoer-Wege PSU. An outstanding streamer! Every Auralic Aries product unfortunately has very medicore spdif and aes outputs. On the other hand the USB output is just magnificent. If you are testing it only using aes output, you are missing out a lot of performance the unit can deliver.

Thank you Hans, for another great review. I think that when you refer to Aires 1 in the video, you mean Aires G1, or am I wrong? If I understand correctly, the new ranking for streamers/network players is: 1st Aries G2 / 2nd Aries S1+Optional PSU / 3th Aries S1 / 4th Mano Ultra MK3 / 5th Arce / 6th Aries G1 / 7th 200 Ultra Neo + SBooster / 8th Emerson Digital + SBooster / 9th Rivo + Farad 3.

tx for review - looks tempting indeed. As scary as power via hdmi looks, I can sense the possibility for separation of noise, and resulting gains in SQ (think isolation of usb output stage).

Thanks for your introduction to this new S1 product . Soundwise I would have liked to know if this S1 is as good or better than the previous Aries G1 . And if this S1 plus power box is as good or better than the Aries G1 plus Hoerwege power supply card…

Thanks Hans. Very thorough as always. Very interested in the Dirac implementation. I would connect this to my Vega G2

Hi Hans. How does the S1 stack up against the magna mano streamer? Would appreciate your viewpoint. Thank you!

A very nice looking streamer similar in size and shape to the DCS Lina and the upgraded external power supply is a bonus that can be added at a later date to help spread the cost, however it was unusual to see a HDMI socket to transmit the external power supply rails. I like the idea of Dirac intergration within the streamer I've not seen that before, very swish.

Excellent review Hans. I wonder why you favor connection the streamer to the DAC using SPDIF? Why not AES EBU or especially USB? Is connecting via SPDIF sounds better than via USB in your opinion??

with all your many comprehensive streamer reviews, I'd really be interested if you could one day dip into Lumin streamers. Those "look" apealing to me as a streamer upgrade at one point in the future

Which "Aries 1" do you refer to (11:09) in the comparison / ranking of the S1? Aries G1.1, or the stone-age plastic-housing Aries 1 you also mention?

Thank you Hans, excellent review, I am considering buying a network player for my dac weiss 204, but I will wait for the review of the network player from Nagra if the price offered is reasonable

After having the vega s1 and powersupply at work, the new auralic stands out. Sadly it flogs the g1.1 dac in the low end. Comparing to other streamers the s1 series is up there with units double its price, i mean total price when combined with the power supply. Its a giant killer

I wonder why it doesnt provide a HDMI for I2S. Also, I didnt quite understand "half way between Magna Mano and Aries 1" - which "1"? And on what side is that, compared to the Magna Mano?

Thank you

Thank you for this review. Is the internet filter ENO an important add as you said the streamer also reduces the jitter from internet signal ? Thank you

I’m quite hooked on the Aries S1, especially because you can connect external digital sources, such as audio from a Tv, and upsample and equalize the sound in the processor circuits. In another test, however, (The British Audiophile) it was highlighted that there is a delay of the sound compared to the TV picture (latency - lip sync). This delay appears mostly in a subsequent buffer circuit, after the processor circuits. I have learned that the latency delay in the buffer circuit is as default set to 300 ms, but can be adjusted down to 50 ms. Is it enough to avoid lip sync problems? My TV is an LG C9.

Any news when Dirac live will be available ? also will it be the full version ?

Hans, at 11:09 and 13:56 did you mean the Aries G1.1, when you said “Aries 1”?

If the S1 gets Dirac Live I will definitely get it and sell my Magna Hifi Mano Ultra MK3.....

I´m a little confused by your earlier statements where you mention that strictly digital circuits (like this bridge) benefit from good switching power supplies where DACS function better with linear ones 🤔

The buttons on the top are a bit naff. Why not simply use a touchscreen? I'll most likely buy the Altair G1.1 for it's great DAC performance. Thanks for the overview.

Hi Hans, hope you're well. Will you review the Vega S1 by any chance?

Is DSD natively supported on Aries S1? If yes, up to what bitrate?...I was looking on the manufacturer's webpage but there is no information about the DSD format. Thnx...

My beef with Auralic is that they change models too quick. There will be a S1.1 in 6 months and another one not too long after that.

How does this stack up with the DMP-A8 as a streamer only?

HDMI pwr lead - interfence? or they were going to add PC?

Direc live for the full range or limited to the lower frequency’s?

Is the Lightning DS app stable? There are a lot of negative reviews on this topic..

price of the PSU please?

how much $ is the PSU?

And again, those Auralic noobs still support only iOS. On that way they loose 80% of customers. Pointless.