The Aurender N200, N250, N20... etc are streamers only... no DAC. This their primary business although they do make some combined Streamer / DACs. Their Conductor app, used for controlling them is very well regarded as well.
Audio Grade Ethernet Cable
I've been thinking about getting a DH Labs ethernet cable. My thought is to get my crappy router as close to my Bryston BDP 3 as possible, so that the cable is only 0.5 meters. I do have a TeraDak LPS connected to the router. Is this a waste of time and money? I know the cable is just a couple hundred dollars but I don't want to spend that much just to realize again that my local files will always be preferable.
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@ghdprentice Yes, I understand |
I wonder if having an integrated streamer/DAC would help avoid some of the noise issues? Particularly if the unit is built with good shielding. I did query the good people at Electrocompanient about this issue and they felt that a well shielded integrated unit, such as theirs, was somewhat protected from extraneous RFI. |
You would think, but, in general, all things equal, no, high quality separates are better. By putting too much circuitry inside a single box, internal noise becomes a problem. So, for instance Aurender's new flagship the N50 is a three box solution... streamer only. And for instance Audio Research's best preamp is a two box Preamp. |
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