" in-so-far as the Aurender MSRP is more than twice that of the Yggy. So if they do in fact sound the same, what does that tell you?"
It tells me that if you add the price of an equivalent Aurender streamer (N100H) at $2700 plus the cost of a good cable to connect them, you are very close to the price of the A-10. Comparing just the DACs, they are price wise very similar. Although different DACs at similar prices do not always sound the same, it does not surprise me that the DAC in the A10 and the Yggy sound similar.
It tells me that if you add the price of an equivalent Aurender streamer (N100H) at $2700 plus the cost of a good cable to connect them, you are very close to the price of the A-10. Comparing just the DACs, they are price wise very similar. Although different DACs at similar prices do not always sound the same, it does not surprise me that the DAC in the A10 and the Yggy sound similar.