Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/hmRrWZ1--gc
 

From Denifrips 

Aurender and Bluesound have invested heavily in streaming.....   I'll stick with them.  There is no way ARCE will have a better interface.   I would steer clear of this streamer.   

Buying a streamer with no trial period or return privilege is foolish.   That's why Denafrips is a no go for me.   

@oddiofyl +1

Don’t be surprised if ARCE owners get stuck with only ‘connect” type services.   Streaming is ALL about DRM and licensing.   I believe anyone who buys one will be a Beta tester for a long time.  They dragged their feet with the dropout fix….  What do you think it will be like owning their streamer?  No thanks. 

If you click on “info” in the Aurender app you will see a tab called licenses.  When you click it you’ll see that there are literally hundreds of licenses to make these work properly and be compliant.  I seriously doubt Denafrips will do that properly.  I do not see them supporting this like a BlueOS or Aurender product 

My Dad just picked up an Eversolo A6 and while not perfect it is quite good and they have released a few firmware updates already. Still , who knows how long a product like that will receive continued support.    

My Vault 2i has been great , my Aurender is really a great machine.   Support is almost concierge level.  It’s that good.   They can remotely diagnose and do firmware and beta releases.   Their support is top notch, reallly important with a device that is essentially a computer.  I just don’t see the ARCE as something with that level of support.  And that can be frustrating when something is buggy.