Replace my Auraliti


I have a Auraliti that only plays my external hard drive flac files.

I believe it is on its way out, so I would appreciate recommrndations for something ONLY FOR playing what is on my harc drive. I have a  LTA DAC, so no dac needed or wanted and I never stream. 

I was thinking of a Lumin U1 mini as I do not wish to spend several thousand dollars

BTW the Auraliti runs through a Sotm SPDIF box

Thanks for your opinions in advance,

 

Paulie who is on his very last system.

LTA dac LTA preamp level 3 Michi M8 monoblocks Snell Illusion A7 factory prototype speakers 

paulie123

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I used to have the Auraliti PK90 back in the day. Great player for that era, made even better when I added a linear power supply. On the downside it could be fussy and didn't always work 100%, even with the simplistic functionality it offered. I put up with it for a long time because I felt the sound was quite good. When it started acting up as it seems yours might be doing, I figured it was time to move on.

Even though I felt the Auraliti was one of the best sounding options when it launched, there are so many more new devices these days that will sound at least as good or better. 

Not sure your budget but I would look into Auralic, Innuos, and Lumin as those are all great options. Plenty of second hand models out there from each brand as well.