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Upgrade Bluesound DAC or go to Aurrender?

I want to go up a good step in SQ, I listen mostly to my Bluesound Vault2 and LP’s, streaming only for background music. Do I get a outboard DAC for the Bluesound ($3-5k) or switch to an Aurrender like the A10? Vote here. 
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fuzztone's avatar
fuzztone
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That’s a question?
I vote for dCs Bartok.
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deadhead1000 OP
714 posts
 
Yes, may not be a great question, but it’s mine! Thanks. One vote for new DAC. 
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tomstruck
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I have the Bluesound Vault 2i with Ayre Codex sounds very good but the Aurender n100 with same DAC sounds better 
I'm looking at Aurender N10
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lalitk
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Aurender A10, keep it simple! 
gdnrbob
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+1 for Node and Codex. 
I used that for 3 years.
I tried the Aurender N100 with the Codex and didn't find it a significant upgrade (though it sounded better at Audioconnection so YMMV).
Bob
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