Lumin U2 or Aurender N200

I had a Lumin U2 for serveral weeks. Fiber optic port is a nice option if you do it correctly. I then demoed a Rockna Dreamwave and went with that option. In my system, it was a better fit. Beautiful open soundstage and has a CD transport and 2tb of onboard memory. I cant speak of the Aurender. My advice is to choose the one that sounds best in your system. Good luck.

@lalitk does ACS100 pull in metada like artwork, tracks, etc?

@rms456 

Often thought about the Aurender, but it misses out for large libraries unless I'm missing the point on how their conductor application works.

Aurender can play files directly from a NAS.  I just set mine up and it works perfectly.

@audphile1

Yes. You also have an option to edit any metadata manually from their IOS app called ACS Manager. I really love the functionality and features ACS provides without the intervention of a laptop or desktop. I still buy CD’s that are sourced from analog masters and ACS helps me rip and curate them meticulously. You can create folders, sub folders and so on (you should already aware of this).

I have transitioned to ROON so I am using ACS for storage, library management and ripping. ROON now has a capability to show your folders, so I see mirror image of my ACS folders in my ROON app.

@audphile1

Will be trying Nordost Tyr 2 soon. I can report back.

Thanks. Looking forward to hearing your impressions.