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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
saulh
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jastralfu
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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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curiousjim
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As I have the same questions, I’ll be watching.

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lalitk
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@saulh

Grab this bargain!

 

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oddiofyl
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I agree N200 then a great DAC, not a lateral move but significantly better and you will be all set for a while

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jastralfu
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@lalitk I would think about picking that one up myself if it was in black!

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