I want to use the Tidal music service but my dac


only has a coax input...no USB. I don't want to spend additional money on a USB to coax converter like the Offramp etc...

Is the coax output on the Auralic Aries as good as the USB? I assume the Aries is a great option? Any better options for Tidal music? Looking for great sound quality and ease of use. Like to use my iPad as the remote controller. I see another product from Aurender, but it does not seem to have a coax out? Not well versed on this particular subject as I still spin CDs and really have no interest in ripping my collection, downloads etc... Just interested in Tidal at this point.
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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!
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.