Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts?

Buying a streamer with no trial period or return privilege is foolish.   That's why Denafrips is a no go for me.   

That’s bananas….

Innuos is another great option. Mature platform , good support, hardware seems good.  I auditioned my DAC with an Innuos.    Seemed like a nice sounding stable platform

That press release says Tidal and Qobuz are not supported yet….    Gotta fix that first if it’s true. 

Aurender and Bluesound have invested heavily in streaming.....   I'll stick with them.  There is no way ARCE will have a better interface.   I would steer clear of this streamer.   

Don’t be surprised if ARCE owners get stuck with only ‘connect” type services.   Streaming is ALL about DRM and licensing.   I believe anyone who buys one will be a Beta tester for a long time.  They dragged their feet with the dropout fix….  What do you think it will be like owning their streamer?  No thanks. 

If you click on “info” in the Aurender app you will see a tab called licenses.  When you click it you’ll see that there are literally hundreds of licenses to make these work properly and be compliant.  I seriously doubt Denafrips will do that properly.  I do not see them supporting this like a BlueOS or Aurender product 

My Dad just picked up an Eversolo A6 and while not perfect it is quite good and they have released a few firmware updates already. Still , who knows how long a product like that will receive continued support.    

My Vault 2i has been great , my Aurender is really a great machine.   Support is almost concierge level.  It’s that good.   They can remotely diagnose and do firmware and beta releases.   Their support is top notch, reallly important with a device that is essentially a computer.  I just don’t see the ARCE as something with that level of support.  And that can be frustrating when something is buggy. 
 

All I know is my vault and Aurender keep getting better through firmware.  A lot of new features since purchased.   
 

RME support through firmware has been the same with my DAC.    I expect that in 2023 when I buy anything that connects to a computer 

I have Tidal and Qobuz , it's native to both machines.   The BluOS has a lot of streaming choices.  The Aurender has Tidal, Qobuz, and Apple Connect along with Spotify Connect.   

Who in their right mind would choose a streamer that does not include Tidal and Qobuz by default.   

I just bought a Cyrus amp and while on their website I saw that they are releasing a new streamer.   The new Cyrus units will be driven  by the Bluesound OS.   Smart move.  It is a very good, proven platform.   

The Denafrips sounds like it is full of compromise right from the start.   

The Eversolo is a damn good machine for the money.    I would pick that over the ARCE 

44.1k limitation with connect services ???   Why even bother ???    Aurender and Bluesound continuously update and refine their OS...  will these guys ?   Doubt it.   

How much is this thing ?

At that price they have their work cut out for them.    Thats a lot for something that has no affiliation with the top 2 streaming services.