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Affordable WiFi streamer - simple but effective mods.

My goal was to find an affordable pre-owned WiFi streamer and optimize its performance. My digital chain includes a Fidelizer AirStream WiFi router. To do it justice, I needed a good WiFI streamer. Ideally, for less than $1K.

Mission Accomplished.   I modded this Auralic Aries.

Improved:

- weight

- transparency

- separation

- tonality

- dynamics

- black background

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Note: This is not a wired vs wireless thread.

steakster

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carlsbad
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Well after readying your first post i had alread cracked my knuckes to post asking what you did. Clever to break it into 2 posts to pique interest.

All you did makes sense to me. I just upgrade the power supply to my DAC with Farad but it is quite a bit more expensive than what you chose. I’m impressed you did this all for $1k.

Well done,

PS I think the things you did are independent of wired vs wireless.  

Jerry

 

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