Solo streamer

Good choice! I also have an N200. I was tired of the constant upgrade game and wanted to get more of an end game streamer. I didn't care about the OCXO of the N20 since it wouldn't benefit me. I only stream USB.

m…yup. You’ve done that aplenty.

Caphill.

Again, rating equipment solely by relative cost isn’t a foolproof method.
‘There are so many exceptions.

OP, I absolutely agree, but that cuts both ways.  Just because a streamer is cheaper doesn’t necessarily mean it doesn’t sound as good as an expensive one.  That’s been my consistent point on this and many other threads.  And I’ve pulled data and measurements - yes, science - in support of this proposition.

and if you don’t hear a difference, you’ll be accused of having inadequate hearing, an insufficiently resolving system, or both.

@mdalton Absolutely not, at least not by me.  If the OP doesn’t hear an improvement I’d be pretty shocked but I’ll believe him 100%.  Hey, he has a 60-day return period so we’ll see, but I’d bet big $$$ that N200 goes nowhere.

And as far as his Benchmark DAC being a mismatch, perhaps that may be so at some level, but it’s sure as hell good and resolving enough to tell him if the new streamer sounds better to him or not, and if it does he reaps those benefits and can upgrade the DAC later if he chooses to get even more.  And maybe his DAC just sounds “right” to him, and if that’s the case and sounds even better with the Aurender then who cares how much the DAC costs?  I prefer my $3k speakers to plenty of others that cost more than three times as much, so cost is not an end all, be all indicator.  And I applaud the OP for choosing his gear by using his ears as the final arbiter.  Oh the horror!