There are a number of Aurenders for sale on Audiogon and US Audiomart, hopefully a good deal is to be had.
Aurender N200
Hi
I was hoping to get feedback on the Aurender N200. I have a Bluesound Vault 2i that honestly has been great but I am looking for a significant bump up in sound. Will be using with a LAB 12 DAC which accepts USB class 2 output and has coax also. I really like this DAC , although I do have the opportunity to trade up within a year so that's to be seen if I do that. I find myself mostly streaming and want a great sounding stand alone streamer that won't be outclassed if I upgrade the DAC. Any opinions of this unit would be appreciated
Thanks
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@oddiofyl I’m an authorized Aurender dealer and am currently helping out two other A’goners decide on units, both are considering the N200. The N200 is an incredible value for a standalone streamer. Not only does it easily eclipse the Bluesound. This past weekend I had a customer bring his Modwright-modded Cambridge CXN v2 to compare. While the modded CXN performs at the level of say a DirectStream DAC, the moment we connected the N200 to its DAC over using the CXN’s built-in streamer, everything just snapped into place, and within ten seconds of listening the customer said “Yeah, I’m getting one”. There are reports online of the unit surpassing the performance of the N10, and I wouldn’t be surprised. While the N10 is not yet discontinued, it is already listed that way on Aurender’s site. This is significant as the N200 retails for $2K less than the N10. I’m happy to work with you if you’re not already working with another dealer on this and can answer other questions you might have about what to expect, setup, platform and such. Juan Charvet blisshifi.com |
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Oddiofyl we seem to be in almost identical situations. I too have a very resolving system with the streamer (Node) currently the weak link. I'm also seriously considering the N200. Coincidently I'm one of the two people Juan mentions above. If you haven't already done so shoot him a PM. He's been very helpful to me and seems to be very knowledgeable in the Aurender line. Please let us know what you think if you decide to go the N200 route or whatever you decide. I'll plan to do the same once I decide. Good luck with whatever you choose.
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