Streamer? Aurender's "caching streaming" ? how important is this feature?

@audiocanada The N100H is a good price for a used unit, but it is also Aurender's most entry level component, was introduced in 2015, and is now discontinued. I would encourage you to look into the Aurender N150 or N200, which were both released in the last year. While the price difference is somewhat significant ($3500 and $6000 USD respectively), the N200 delivers at the caliber of the Lumin X1 you mentioned (The X1 has a DAC, the N200 does not), whereas the N150 is a step down at a much more accessible price range.

Significant advancements have been made to improve the sound quality across these newer units. Moore's law takes into effect here, so plan to invest in a solution that will last you for the years to come over a unit that has already been out for closer to a decade.

In full disclosure I am an authorized Aurender dealer.

@blisshifi 

May I know if Aurender is still supporting N100 or N10 (both discontinued) as far as future software upgrades? 

@audiocanada 

If you can’t fork money for N150 then N100 would be a nice upgrade over Node. 

@lalitk I will ask, but I know two things:

1. The conductor app is backwards compatible across all Aurender units, though the settings menus are different depending on the unit that is being used. 

2. Both the N10 and N100 have had firmware/software upgrades in October, so while they may be legacy units it seems there is still support. 

@blisshifi 

Thank you 🙏 

OP, If tne Aurender N100H is in your price range and more is not. Absolutely it is worth the money. Aurender produces outstanding components. That is less than half price and is less than 8 years old.