Auralic Aries to Roon

Matt roon is more then a hub many people find Roons interface to be far superior to many native apps

The Aries requires a separate Roon core server.  This is where connections to outside music, and your library happen. It is also where any DSP gets applied and what will talk to your phone/tablets. With multiple output devices, the Roon core would need enough CPU power to run them all, which is why it's not always incorporated in end-point devices.

My computer is the Roon core and iPhone the controller. The core just won't recognise the Aries. It recognises my phone and a borrowed Zen Stream . 

https://community.roonlabs.com/t/auralic-disingenuous-or-merely-incompetent-but-im-happy-now/217823

Of course, one alternative if close enough is to use a USB connection between the PC and Aries.  Suggest a USB isolator if you do this though.