I want to use the Tidal music service but my dac

HI Grannyring,

Since you want to avoid a computer and enjoy streaming
TIDAL, you are definitely on the right track with the
Auralic Aries, Aries LE or Aries Mini. $1500, $1000, $500.

Of course they are capable of much more and at some point
can and possibly will explore and take advantage of them.

I am simply amazed at the sound quality of TIDAL through my
system. IMO it's better than any disc player I've ever had.

There will be a bit of a learning curve, though a good
dealer will help keep frustrations to a minimum.

Yes, I am a pleased Aries user and I recommend it highly.
BEST thing is: The sound quality is BETTER than using a
computer - by a long ways.

Thanks Doak

BTW this thread got me considering my Sonos and wifi situation and looking on Sonos' website I found they have a product called Boost which is a much more robust wireless networking product than the original Bridge I'm using. Sonos says that should fix dropouts in dodgy wifi spots. At $99 its my next "upgrade". Anyway Grannyring very curious to hear your impressions of Tidal through a Yammy DAC so please do update this thread. Cheers!

I use a bluesound pod ...sounds great for the money..no kidding!

The Bluesound node 2 mught be a good choice if not wanting to spend too much just for tidal streaming.

I have a sonos to start and like streaming spotify and tidal soley which lead me to a wyred upgrade and reclocker into an esoteric player.

Had purchased and Aries and sold it, preferred the moddd sonos.

You might want to seriously consider the n100, seems to beat the cheaper lumins and aries significantly.

The Aurender has a usb to spdif add on, but likewise dont want to spend extra on an external converter and their N10 and W20 is way expensive.

Fwiw, the modded Sonos streaming tidal with nice coax is almost on a level playing field with the newer releases streaming from tidal as compared to rbcd.

The bluesound node2 is reportedly sonically better than a sonos connect but there are no comparisions with it against a modded sonos.

The Naim streamers have tidal now and are about or slightly more than the n100 aurenders.