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What to buy....Auralic Aries, Sony Hap-ZES, or Auralic Altair?

I am in need of a new streamer/Hi Rez player, my Logitech touch is on the blink. So much has changed since purchasing the Logitech. Not sure which if wired or wifi would be better....what are the pros and cons?

I am looking for the following traits:

Great Sound
Ease of operation
Never any software glitches
Under $2000


Any info is greatly appreciated. 
thanks,
Matt 


matt00
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sbank
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Check out the Sonore microRendu reviews on computeraudiophile and stereophile.com It sounds amazing, is easy to use and very flexible to system setups & preferences. It is a real bargain and game changer in many ways IMHO. Cheers,
Spencer
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jond
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I just went from a Sonos Connect to an Auralic Aries Mini and really like it, the Lightning DS app is a pleasure to use and it sounds better than my Sonos. But the biggest difference to me is the Aries can run on the 5ghz band, the Sonos was stuck on 2.4ghz and that band is just to crowded where I live. Since switching to the Aries, about a month ago, I have not had a single dropout. With Sonos I had them daily. Very highly recommended.
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johnziomas
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same as Johnd, went from dedicated laptop to Aries mini and haven't had any issues at all
erik_squires
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Some one on audiogon is selling NOS Squeezebox players for a song. :)
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