Recommended streamers/servers?

@efoo

I recommend looking at Aurender… I had a Auralic Aries G2 and my Aurenders are much better. Aurender makes streamers at many price points. Streamers make a huge difference! I have experience with streamers from $200 (PC, as well as separates) to $22,000. Also, actually Linn makes a good high end streamer. I now own a Aurender W20SE… and what at first looked like an exorbitant amount of money ($22K), instantly sounded like a cost effective deal when I heard it in my system.


You can see my systems if you click on my ID.

RaspberryPi w/upgrade power supply, RopieeXL for Roon, Wifi, USB out to Matrix Spidif 2, Denafrips DAC.

My journey has bin Bluesound Node, Bluesound Node 2i, LUMIN D2 and least but not last LUMIN T2 witch I will keep for a long time. (I will not be using the word endgame with a streamer/dac) Biggest improvement would be going from Node 2 to LUMIN D2, but most impressive leap wold be T2. 

I went with an Aurender N10 and never looked back.  Great sound, dead quiet and LOVE IT.

I purchased Aurender N10 based on many great reviews however at the end I was disappointed. I really wanted to keep it as it was a nice and convenient device and it did improved some sound properties (bigger stage, precision, details). To my ears Aurender N10 sounds too technical, yes precise but sterile and boring at the end. Still searching for the streamer which would sound more ‘organic’ and musical.