Interesting discussion. I don’t own Aurender so I can’t really opine here. Unlike @ghdprentice i prefer the sound of my physical files to the Qobuz alternatives. I use Melco and I need more than 2 TB. I am wondering if there is a third party app that groups all the files in one place, a la Roon?
Aurender N100 or X100?
I am looking at Aurender because they have built in hard drives and a caching playback.The HDDs vary from 2-10 TB. At this point 2 TB is plenty for me. And it may always be enough. But I'd rather have more room and not need it than not enough room. But it has 2 USB ports so that I can always add a HDD or 2. But what are the disadvantages of the ext HDD as compared to the internal HDD??
The x series has the larger HDD but is a discontinued model (I believe) So is the technology still up to date? Will I be fine with the less expensive N series and an ext HDD?
What other quirks can I expect with the aurender?