Auralic Aries Mini sporadic crackling/static on co axial output.

It’s funny you mention this I’ve had my Mini for a few years now and always used the RCA coax outputs. Never had a problem until recently with very occasional static-y sounds usually when I’ve been playing it for a long time. But maybe like once or twice in the last 6 months total. I powered the unit down and back up last time and problem solved. If your unit is new reach out to Auralic it maybe hardware or perhaps a firmware issue.

Sorry. Can’t address your "crackle" problem with coax out. I didn’t notice anything like that during the brief time I used coax out. Mostly I use USB out to a Gungnir MB DAC via Oyaide USB cable. Primary reason for replying however is to confirm my Aries Mini runs pretty warm too. So, I think that is normal. I used to be concerned about the apparent cozy operating temp, but not so much anymore. I’ve lost track of how long I’ve owned it. It’s powered up 24/7 and gets several hours of daily use. Hope that helps a little.

@jond Good idea. I will email them tomorrow and see what they say. I'll keep this thread updated as I hear back. 

@ghosthouse Thanks for the input. I was quite surprised at the operating temp. Good to know it's probably normal with her. Great little unit btw. And the Lightning DS operating system is pretty slick and stable.