Resonessence CONCERO User Manual download pdf

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Reviewer:JohnDarko

FinancialInterests:clickhere(http://www.6moons.com/financialinterests.html)

Sources:MacbookAir2011w/Audirvana+andResonessenceLabsConceroHD,AntipodesDXemusic

server,VPiScout1.1w/PSAudioNuWavePhonoConverter

DACs:SchiitBifrostUber,ResonessenceLabsConceroHD/HP,AURALiCVega,AquaLaScalaMKII,PS

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AudioDirectStream

Amps:RedgumRGi60[onloan],RedgumRGi35BlackSeries[onloan]

Speakers:ZuSoulMkII,MagnepanMMG

Headphones:MrSpeakersAlphaDog[onloan],SennheiserHD800[onloan],AudezeLCD‐X[onloan],KEF

M500,MrSpeakersMadDog

HeadphoneDAC/amplifiers:ResonessenceLabsHerusandConceroHP,SchiitVali,

AURALiCTaurusMKII

Cabling:LightHarmonicLightSpeedUSBcable,BlueJeanspeakercableandinterconnect,ZuMission

interconnect,SchiitAudioPystinterconnect,GraveSciencebalancedinterconnect

Reviewcomponentretail:$1'599/€1'499forstandardversion(reviewed,$999/€999forLEversion

Burst bubble. In considering the Aries digital audio streamer from Beijing’s AURALiC, don’t

 expect the

attractive brushed aluminium finish of their Vega DAC or Taurus MKII headphone amplifier. A metal

chassisisn’tconducivetoreliableWiFireceptionwithoutantenna.Thus,theAriesisanall‐plasticaffair.

It’salsosmallerthanAURALiC’sownpressshotsmightsuggest.At25x20x7cm

and0.8kg,theAriesis 

about the size/weight of a chunky hardcover book. Adding weight to the scene is AURALiC’s Pure‐

Power™‐based10uVlow‐noiseexternallinearpowerbrick.Statesideretailpricingissetat$1’599.Ifyou

findsuchpricingtoorobustforyourwallet,anSMPS‐poweredLE

versionisavailablefor$999.

Theextra600clams don’t justgetyoua better power supply.Theyalso netyou"two individual 240fs

Femtoclocksfor bothUSB audiohostanddigital outputs;andalownoise internaldesign toeliminate

jitter". The Aries doesn’t offer any user‐accessible

internal storage or internal D/A conversion. Once

connectedtoyourhomenetwork(wiredorwirelessly),itstreamsmusicfromexternallyhostedsources

toyourexistingDAC.

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Summary of Contents

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1|PageReviewer:JohnDarkoFinancialInterests:clickhere(http://www.6moons.com/financialinterests.html)Sources:MacbookAir2011w/Audirv

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2|PageThisisnotanoff‐the‐shelfsolution.AURALiC’sengineershavedevelopedtheirTeslahardwa replatformfromthegroundupas"aquad

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3|PageOf broader appeal is digital audio streaming from any UPnP/DLNA server. But DSD compatibilitycurrently demands the use of

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4|Page…which itself gives rise to another niggle. The only way to configure the Aries’ digital outputs, set upnetwork streaming

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5|PageAnyUSB DACcan theoreticallyacceptadigitalaudiostreamfromtheAries.Theemphasis heresitson‘theoretically’. Both Audioquest

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6|PageHigh Life came down the pipe without glitch or need to buffer. Ditto Interpol’s El Pintor and RobynHitchcock’sTheManUp

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7|PageThe MacBook Air + Total D 1 USB cable + Concero HD (as USB converter) co nnected to the Vega overS/PDIFcameoutwithall

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8|PagequalitieswhichlenttheVegavisceralexcitementandsizeablesoundstage.TheConceroHDhosedawaysome of the steel on leading edge

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9|PageEven when mentally swapping out MacBook Air for MacMini and Concero HD for Audiophilleo, therevised ~ $1’200 total sees