@saulh no idea how N150 sounds. I think you have a weak link there and it’s your DAC. I think it’s out of its league there. The streamer will definitely improve the sound but that bottleneck will remain.
Aurender N150 vs N200
Wondering which one I should do as my first streamer. I.e. how much better is the N200? I was thinking N200 at first, to just do this once, but now thinking (more responsibly), N150 would be good enough for my first.
The rest of the system:
- DAC -- Denafrips Pontus II
- Pre -- ARC Ref 5se
- Amp -- Art Audio Px-25
- Speakers -- Blumenhofer Genuin FS2
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I agree with @audphile1. If you get N200 now, you should look into upgrading your DAC down the road. If you get N150 now, it will likely commensurate well with your Pontus II. Is N150 good enough for your first streamer, the answer is YES! |
With the level of components you have I would get the N200 and upgrade the DAC to a similar level. The Pontus II is a great DAC (I have one with a Hermes DDC) but I believe @audphile1 and @lalitk are correct about it being a bottleneck relative to your gear. There's an N200 for sale used from The Music Room here for not much more than a new N150:
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