I have the original Femto Aries with updated power supply, and find it to be superior to other streamers I've owned (i.e., Bluesound N150, Sonore Micro and Ultra rendus, Lumin U1 Mini, Wiim Pro and Plus, any number of RPi and Pi2AES). I'm seriously considering either the S1 Aries or Vega, but the Innuos is also a consideration. It might depend on which companies support Qobuz Connect when it becomes available.
Streaming/DAC Upgrade
Currently have a Bluesound Node running through a Cord Qutest in my main system which includes Arcam C31 Pre-Amp and two Arcam P1 Mono Blocks and Energy Varitas V2.4 Floorstanding Speakers. Considering moving to Auralic Altair G2.1. The Altair 2.1 has was discontinued last year but they are offering NOS at a significant discount, currently $2439. Also under consideration is the new Aries S1 or Vega S1. I would move the Bluesound Note and Chord Qutest to my secondary system.
Potential setups would be…
1. Altair 2.1
2. Aries S1 with Qutest (possibly adding PSU to Aries S1)
3. Vega S1 (possibly adding PSU to Vega S1)
Again I would move Bluesound node and , or Chord Qutest to my secondary system.
Advise is greatly appreciated, keep in mind my budget is about $3000.