... how do I get the file ripped files on the computer on to the SD card in the N200? ...
It's simple copy/paste if your computer is on the same network as the Aurender.
Sound Quality
First off, I am pleading ignorance here, so my apologies up front, but I need some help on figuring out what this digital stuff is all about. It was simple, just to pull out a CD and play it, but with streaming and such, it seems to be a whole different ball of wax.
After finally finishing the remodel on my home, I've have had a bit of time to sit down and listen to my system. My Aurender N200 came with an SD card loaded with music. Most of it is ripped from hybrid SACDs or at 16bit- 44.1kHz "Original Mastering Recording" CDs, (some are DSF files some WAV files, but all sound the same to me). The music sounds flat and dull but when I play the equivalent song on Tidal in 16bit-44.1 kHz it sounds much better.
I have a second SD card with some HD Tracks CDs at 24 bit-96 kHz that I which sound really good through the N200. Maybe understandable being hi-res, but some say they can't hear a big difference between the two, but I sure can in this instance.
I understand that up sampling, DSD and HQ Player can even bring better sound to the table, but I'm having enough trouble with just the basics here, that stuff is way over my head.
I'd like to rip a couple of my own CDs to a new SD card and try it to compare with the SD card that came with the N200. What is the best method to do this?
As always, your thought & comments are much appreciated!
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@cleeds OK, I think I know what you mean! Once in the N200 just copy and paste (it looks like?). I’m gonna try! YES It’s going to work! I just need a larger flash drive (or something) to transfer the music too. Thank you! |
@navyachts I thought there were some DSD albums on the SSD, no? That is where you would get native DSD over to M1S2. |
Question. You say ‘SD card’, are you actually speaking of a USB thumb drive ‘stick’ mounted to the USB port in the rear of the N200? The N200 has two drive bays for two separate 2.5” hard drives, which I would highly recommend utilizing in lieu of a ‘flash drive’. 4TB 2.5” drives are fairly inexpensive today, and the N200 will accept two 8TB drives. That said, the rear USB port can be used to mount an external hard drive, or ‘thumb drive’ too, so I would think Aurender engineered that port to sound as good as any internal drive you install into its drive bays. Thus, have a feeling whatever drive was included with the N200 (assumed from a third party) may have been compromised, as previously mentioned. Ripped files (given a high quality rip) should sound every bit as good as streaming, if not better in some/most instances (DSD or HiRes PCM files).
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