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Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@jon2020 Thanks Jon. Had two great sessions today (on vacation for the week). Now that everything is all in order I've been listening to lots of new and old music; so fun it was. 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
Wilson Sabrina. 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@benzman We used the TAD DAC in their Evolution SACD player and later the TAD DAC in their C2000 preamp and that is what I ended up with.I believe I did compare the A10 to the N10 with the same DAC in the C2000 preamp, just using them as streamers... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
@mattnshilp To the top. Can't wait to hear more on your search. 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
Finally, I'd like to say thank you very much to @hgeifman and @jon2020 for your help and encouragement. I hope this thread will help other users arrive at an even better sound in their own systems.  
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
As those of you who have been following this thread know, I had been having erratic sound quality streaming Tidal. ATT came out last Monday morning and performed maintenance, replacing my modem/router, and returning everything to good working orde... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@jdavis37 I have not compared the N10 to other servers in the same price range. But as I mentioned above, I have compared it to the lower-priced a10 and there is clearly a reason that Aurender charges more for the N10. It was a big stretch for me ... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@jdavis37 2019 isn't all that far away! I know, it sounds long now since you don't have that new piece of gear, but it'll be here before you know it. I didn't try other servers in my system. I just tried the A10 and N10 and can tell you the N10 is... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@jdavis37 All of my problems have been with streamed music. I have not uploaded any music to the player yet. I've been trying to iron out my streaming problems first.As you probably read above, ATT was out here on Monday morning and replaced my mo... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
The ATT tech came out this morning. Before he got here he was running tests on the line. My modem/router happened to be acting up and one of the indictors was red rather than green and he figured it was the modem/router. Then he went outside and c... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
So I listened today from around 10-11AM when I had to quit. Sound was good but not great. It was mostly like yesterday. This day-to-day variability is killing me.I called AT&T today and they updated my modem/router via phone support. The speed... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@jon2020 So I listened today after work around 5:30 PM and though good, the sound was warmer, less bass control/definition, and with less resolution. Satisfactory, but not all time. In a way, this is the similar to the way that my original N10 per... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
UPDATE - Day 2 / Oct 25 with the repaired N10 - Was really good again and mostly similar to Oct 24. I very much enjoyed my listening session and I am hoping and praying that this is the new normal.Again, I really appreciate all posters comments an... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
I bought the $50 MQA app the day the N10 was installed. On the few MQA  tracks I've played it seems to make a positive difference vs the redbook file. But I do note 44.1 redbook files that are recorded well do play amazingly. I still consider myse... 
Aurender N10 - Sound quality performance is erratic
@steakster FYI - I do have the Conductor app set to HiFi and also checked for updates a few minutes ago and it says that I'm already up to date. Thanks for the recommendation.BTW, you wouldn't believe the SQ on Tidal for redbook quality files usin...