groovybassist

I'm wondering if my Aries can't see past the subnet it's on. Unfortunately, the wireless router it's connected to right now can't run in AP only mode. I do have another wireless router that can - I'm going to set that to AP only, connect the Aries to it and connect that AP to the switch. I think this might solve the problem. ****UPDATE**** That did it!

Yup - my computer is plugged into the same switch and can access the NAS no problem.

I could use a little networking help here. I made a small change to my network, inserting an HP Procurve 1410 switch into it and now my Aries can't find my Synology NAS drive. I'm sure the answer is something simple, but my network skills are just above the bare minimum needed to be safe. My prior path was: Aries>Wireless Router>Synology NAS plugged directly into wireless router My new path is: Aries>Wireless Router>HP Procurve 1410 Switch>Synology NAS Both the Wireless Router and Synology NAS are plugged into the switch. I'm using Lightning server and smb share, so I expected it would find the NAS with no problem, since both the wireless router and NAS are plugged into the same switch. Every other aspect of my network is working fine, all other devices are working and have found each other no problem, and the Aries can stream internet radio no problem - it just my NAS music library that can't be found. My network expertise just won't get me to the next step. I did try using the NAS IP address in Lightning DS setup to no avail. Thoughts anyone? Thanks in advance for any insights you have!

kennyb123: Agree 100% - Stillpoints are the real deal.

I'm with kennyb123 here - Stillpoints have proven effective under every piece of equipment I've added them to. They are expensive, so I'm slowly deploying them across the board. There is a methodology for deploying them that may seem counterintuitive to some - rather than starting by placing them under components you would expect to be most affected by vibration, you deploy them starting with components that generate the most vibration and work backwards from there. Speakers first, power conditioning unit next (it benefits multiple components), then work your way from component with largest power transformer to smallest. This of course assumes you're implementing over time vs. in one shot. Good luck in your search.

I can heartily recommend the Curious Cable USB cable. Lots of kudos on this site and web reviews. Best USB cable of the (admittedly limited) ones I've tried in my system.

If you're not interested in DSD, I can heartily recommend you also check out the Mojo Audio Mystique line of DACs. Yes, I'm biased as I own the Mystique 2.0, but Mojo offers a 45-day trial period on all their stuff, so plenty of time to see if you like it. I've found it's the most musical DAC I've owned - love the tone, PRaT and emotional communication. There's a few online reviews for you to check them out. Good luck with whatever you decide.

I use an iPad Mini 3 and it works great

Ken: I'm also curious about the power supply for an Auralic Aries and pricing. Thanks. Mike

I use a Mojo Audio Mystique v2.0 - sounds like music to me.

Lots of feedback in the Uptone Regen threads. I use the Curious Cables and think they're great.

Cary, NC TWC here as well - 140/20, which is well below the 300 download speed they say I should be getting. I think it's $80 or so/month. Waiting patiently for Google Fiber - infrastructure being installed all around town.

I'm not sure I'd jump to that conclusion so quickly. The only way to really know would be to try it in your system and decide for yourself.

Jud: Certainly doable - maybe I'll play around with that.

Jud: Mojo Audio Mystique v2.0 I have a few high res files, but don't have any music where I have both Redbook and high res. Maybe I'll experiment over the holidays.