... to the guy that dropped Aurender for Bryston.....I had a Bryston BDP3.....the Aurender obliterates Bryston in every single way possible......massive FAIL ...
We can only report on our experiences. I've mentioned elsewhere that my Aurender (which I purchased new) was never really stable and the "tech support" consisted of one guy ("Ari") who couldn't even bother to carefully read emails that described the problem. So I gave up and bought a Bryston BDP-3. It has been rock stable save for one little glitch which Bryston promptly corrected remotely.
My Bryston is running Qobuz without issue this a.m. while you wait for Aurender to get its act together. I'm not sure why you think that makes Bryston the "massive fail." Perhaps you've been seduced by Aurender's slick interface. I also prefer the Aurender interface but as you've found out, it's worthless if there are underlying issues that prevent the streamer from working properly.