DIGITAL SOURCE COMPONENTS
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AURALiC ARIES<br />
The AURALiC ARIES is a new network “bridge” that allows<br />
you to control, access, and stream all of your digital music<br />
to your DAC of preference. What this means is that you can<br />
stream any digital format—PCM up to 384kHz, DSD128, and<br />
DXD—to your DAC, and control everything via AURALiC’s<br />
Lightning DS App. With dual-band WiFi (2.4GHz and 5GHz<br />
for faster operation), Gigabit Ethernet, USB inputs, and USB,<br />
AES/EBU, Coax, and TOSLINK outputs, the AURALiC AERIES<br />
is the ultimate digital interface for the serious audiophile.<br />
The ARIES can easily replace your computer and allow you<br />
the freedom to finally stream all of your music—including<br />
TIDAL, Quboz, and WiMP music streaming services—to your<br />
reference DAC in native resolutions.<br />
Price: $999. auralic.com<br />
NuPrime DAC-10H and ST-10<br />
The NuPrime DAC-10H is the world’s first fully integrated digital<br />
headphone amplifier capable of PCM 384kHz and DSD256<br />
decoding. Its balanced headphone amplifier is capable of driving<br />
headphones in either balanced or single-ended configuration, and<br />
can be used with up to two dynamic headphones. With five digital<br />
and two analog stereo inputs, the DAC-10H is also a fully-featured<br />
DAC and preamp for any high-end audiophile system. It delivers<br />
pure natural sound, while also providing the widest support for<br />
the latest high-resolution music formats. The NuPrime ST-10 is<br />
a new Class-D stereo amplifier with an incredibly high switching<br />
frequency of 70kHz, which provides definitively smooth and<br />
detailed sound.<br />
Price: DAC-10H, $1795; ST-10 $1495. nuprimeaudio.com<br />
Cocktail Audio X30<br />
Professional video<br />
equipment manufacturer<br />
Novatron, Inc. has created<br />
Cocktail Audio, a new brand<br />
aimed at music lovers<br />
seeking modern musicsystem<br />
solutions. Cocktail<br />
Audio’s first model is the<br />
new X30. Like a Swiss<br />
Army knife, the X30 is a<br />
single-box solution that<br />
incorporates an integrated<br />
amplifier (with color display<br />
screen), a UPnP-compliant<br />
Network Streamer capable<br />
of decoding 24-bit/192kHz<br />
files at native resolution,<br />
and a music server that can<br />
store up to 4TB of music or<br />
other files. The X30 can rip<br />
your CDs or vinyl collection,<br />
drive headphones, be used<br />
as a preamplifier, play local<br />
FM radio stations, store<br />
photo images, and link to<br />
an external display device.<br />
A comprehensive browserbased<br />
app can be accessed<br />
on your computer, mobile<br />
phone, or tablet/iPad.<br />
Price: $1695.<br />
cocktailaudio.com<br />
15 Buyer's Guide to Digital Source Components 2014 www.theabsolutesound.com<br />
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