Early this year Auralic announced their most ambitious component yet in the Aquila X3, a two box modular streamer, CD player, preamp and undoubtedly more with a price that starts just shy of £14k. We hope to see this beast at the High End show in a few weeks time. Back on planet earth we have the entry level Aries S1 streaming processor, the most affordable unit in the range with a more restrained array of features and a sub £2k price. For best results Auralic suggest combining it with the S1 Purer Power external power supply which adds another grand to the bill but should make a worthwhile difference. That certainly proved to be the case when we reviewed the Vega S1 streaming DAC a year ago.
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