Zoom25
Headphoneus Supremus
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I remember Mr.Wang saying something about Spotify restricting access to streaming content to Spotify's own proprietary apps only, which made 3rd party solutions impossible.
However, I believe you can still stream Spotify music via Airplay or Songcast, the latter having arguably better SQ. You still won't be able to navigate your Spotify library/account directly from the Lightning DS app, but better than nothing.
I know, bummer. Tidal supposedly works seamlessly though via the Lightning DS app. As a Spotify user since the US launch, I'm disappointed.... and this is the only thing that has kept me from buying an Aries so far (and I know it's not Auralic's fault). I'm almost tempted to get a Tidal subscription in addition to Spotify just so I can use it with the Lightning DS app
Thanks for the update. I really like Spotify because of their broader catalogue and peer playlists.
I recently heard of the Aries Mini that came out. At it's price, I think Bluesound Node might also be another option as it supports both TIDAL and Spotify.