TMR has a black N200 now
https://tmraudio.com/components/music-servers-streamers/aurender-n200-network-streamer-server-1-4/
I have one in black too and it looks great!
Aurender N150 vs N200
Wondering which one I should do as my first streamer. I.e. how much better is the N200? I was thinking N200 at first, to just do this once, but now thinking (more responsibly), N150 would be good enough for my first.
The rest of the system:
TMR has a black N200 now https://tmraudio.com/components/music-servers-streamers/aurender-n200-network-streamer-server-1-4/ I have one in black too and it looks great! |
I sent an email to Aurender earlier this year, when I was auditioning different units I had borrowed (N150 and N10); and wanted an opinion versus the N200......I too have a Denafrips Pontus II. Their general guidance was that the N150 would not be my long term solution, and the N10 and N200 would grow with my system and not be outclassed. In my system the N150 was a noticeable improvement on my current set-up (BS Node 130/LHY LPS/Iris DDC, but not enough for me to want to upgrade immediately. The N10 was another beast altogether, it just transformed everything to such an exciting level and made me realize that streaming is my future source material. At that time I also realized that I will be spending much more on a streamer than I initially thought, but I am okay with that......if I can have that level of SQ. Personally I think I'll end up with an Aurender N20, but I'm keeping an open mind on Lumin and Innous.....I just have never had them in my system. Just looking around today, a used N200 can be had about $4,300 and an N20 for about $8,000. |
@vthokie83 The Aurender N100H was my first foray into server/streaming and it was impressive - esp at the price. We recently added the N20 as our reference digital transport and, with the HiDiamond P4 power cord, the sound is amazing in both audiophile and musical attributes. Listening to (dry) tracks burned direct from the raw studio master tape is a revelation. That said, the P4 power cord made a significant contribution and, as a disclosure, we are now the US distributor of HiDiamond. N20? You can't go wrong with that investment...and it includes "Vtuner" - a nice bonus feature. Additionally, Ari provides world class support and is one of the good guys in this industry! Jim Ricketts/tmhaudio
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