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Does Aurender do Processing on S/PDIF Outputs?

 

Does anyone know if an Aurender N100C does signal processing on its S/PDIF outputs, other than the obvious decoding/unpacking of file data and then modulating the electrical signal?  I just put the streamer in place and hear clear differences in tonal characteristics from my previous streamer (some good, some not so good),

I haven't had time time to make measurements, but I would not expect, for instance, a loss of low bass.

Any insight on Aurender streamer internals that could affect sound would be appreciated.

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ghdprentice
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The rule of thumb is you have to try them to know, for the reasons @lalitk said.

I have a N100h and a W20SE. My N100H is connected to a USB DAC only. My W20SE sounds ever so slightly better through my AES connection to my ARC CD 9SE.

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oddiofyl
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My N200 currently with my present DAC sounds better through SPDIF.   It is a function of the DAC using the Aurender's clock instead of it's own.   With USB the clock within the DAC is used 

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