Thank you. I guess the iPhone version requires a bit more effort to find the streaming bitrate, but it is there.
Aurender N20
Wow, just received my used N20, installed a 2TB 870EVO SSD and downloaded Conductor. Uploaded 72GB of purchased and ripped CD files from my Synology NAS. Connected to Qobuz and I must admit, I wasn’t prepared for what I heard. I thought that my fiber isolated, upgraded power supply iFi Zen Stream was really good, but it is no where near as good as the Aurender and I’m just listening to AES. Upsampling was set to 176.4K and so I went with it. I purchased from an experienced Dealer, so I went with his bang for the buck DH Labs AES and USB cables, which he doesn't sell. Evidently, they punch above their price point.
Local media and Qobuz sound equally stunning. This gets close, or rivals my analog system and that is saying something.
Complaints so far.. no information regarding bit rate of music. I’m use to Roon and this is not Roon..not even close. I think that with Qobuz I can make playlists with quality high bitrate music and import the playlists.
Anyway, if I would have heard the N20 first, I would not have anguished over spending the money. Again, having a good dealer, or trusted friend really makes the difference. Time to burn in the cable(s).
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I read a thread on audiosciencereview.com, while researching the N20, where someone was looking for a way to duplicate the N20 for much less money. It turns out, all you need is a Raspberry Pi, Synology NAS and Roon. Damn, I have both a Synology NAS and Roon. The suggested Pi was $200. According to the post this combination is more capable than the N20. Damn..wasted my money. |
“all you need is a Raspberry Pi, Synology NAS and Roon…..Damn..wasted my money! Thanks for the laughs! Now that you’ve mentioned ASR, the CFO minions will be right along, brace for the impact! |
@vonhelmholtz Your most recent post is hilarious. I had to do a double take after reading it. :) It makes me happy to hear of your satisfaction in the N20. It truly is the best performance-to-value unit in the Aurender lineup. I would say the N200 is the runner up. I've been able to directly compare the N20 and N30SA and I would say that they are quite close in character. The N20 has a slightly warmer and punchy delivery, but not as resolving as the N30SA. The N30SA delivers with a bit more ease and refinement and more effortly reveals detail. It is still very tonally dense like the N20, but just balances out a little more. Some might say the N30 is less dynamic than the N20, but it's just a different presentation. I could honestly be happy with either, but since I have the N30SA in possession I am holding on to it! The DH Labs cables are really wonderful and outperform other brands costing many times more. I am glad to have been able to recommend them to you. |
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