Lightning DS

I’ve been using the app to try and reconnect and it just doesn’t work

Latest version of this app is just dreadful, lightning ds won’t scan my library properly, 5 mins into scanning and the streamer freezes and goes offline, never did this in the past, lightning ds has always been a bit buggy but this is ridiculous I can’t even use my streamer to play my music anymore, I bought the streamer (Auralic Aries G1)new awhile ago, I paid what is a lot of money for me and now I can’t even play my own music, what’s the point, might as well sell the Auralic and buy Lumin or Innuos..

The app has always been buggy and unreliable, losing access to the streamer and the music library regularly and freezing. However, in the last two weeks it’s got even worse; it now freezes totally and won’t control the streamer. Auralic … this is dreadful … it needs fixing properly and that clearly means a fundamental rewrite not a tinker at the edges. Other providers are able to deliver solid control apps … your hardware is great but the software is just not good enough.

Since the last update the app seems to crash and does not see the library or the device. People pay a lot for the equipment. For those who want to buy there product, look at the app reviews first. I had a Cambridge audio streamer and never had problems with the app. Aurilac sort this problem out.

Can you go folderview on the app

Very few issues with the app, very easy to use and laid out nicely.

I have been running x2 Auralic streaming devices in 2 systems now for a couple of years & I can honestly say that the Lightning DS App is 1 of the best if not the best Streaming Solution software programme for a device there is. I previously tried a few other Streamer's & without Fail their Control Software always let them down big time... I shall not mention names but a couple of those companies were so called high end audiophile type companies but their Apps were just terrible & even unusable. Lightning DS is slick, smooth, nice to look at graphically & quite quick + snappy when navigating around in the GUI. It's not perfect & will lock up or crash rarely on you but because of the nature of what the App is doing I honestly that's unavoidable sometimes since it's interacting with lots of different other things while streaming your music be it distant Internet music services servers, your local music library & various routers switches backbones & so on. So to sum up : I've used it for a couple of years & I would highly recommend it over any other manufacturers so called app streaming solutions that's for sure.

I’m really pleased with this app. Like a few other reviews have said it does crash but TBH only a few times in the 12 months I have owned it, so far better than many of the competitors. The flexibility and ease of use is fantastic. Sound quality is excellent using Tidal. I have messaged Tech support and had a response in 24 hours so again excellent service.

This app is one of the best control apps out there whether you are streaming from various sources, or playing from a nas drive etc. Believe me I’ve tried a lot of them

I’ve been a Auralic user for over a year and o wanted to balance out the 1* review left here. The app isn’t terrible, it’s actually pretty good but not perfect. It does crash now and again and sometimes your Auralic cannot be seen and you need to reboot it. I find this is occasional rather than all the time. Sonically the Auralic sounds great and the app gives you control. I use Qobuz. Roon is way better but this is free and seems to be better or on par with other streamer control apps.