The "Official" Aurender Discussion Thread

[ken6217]

I'm new to this forum. I was interested in the W20SE, but was curious if anyone has compared this to the Innous Statement in terms of musicality. I'm not referring to which one necessarily had a wider soundstage or more detail. 

 

I had demoed in my system and the Innous Zenith Mk3 with the Phoenix Reclocker and found the sound rather thin and not very musical. 

 

Thanks!

[ken6217]

Just purchased an N20. I had an S10 many years ago, and then an N10. I've been "Aurenderless" for the last 3 years. I'm looking forward hearing the N20.

[ken6217]

I just ordered Samsung 870 QVO SSD as well.

[ken6217]

Well I cant talk about my N20, since I won't have it until Friday. However I just started drinking scotch about 6 months ago, and decided to take a flyer and bought a bottle of Oban 14. It is now my favorite scotch.

[ken6217]

Nice selection. I see you have Belvanie. Belvanie 12 Doublewood was the first scotch I tried. I like that as well.

[ken6217]

Try deleting them from the W20 and copying again individually and see if that works. 

[ken6217]

Just received my N20 and ACS100. I'll hook it up tomorrow. For ripping CD's is there any benefit or negative of WAV versus FLAC in terms of audio quality or album art? I do know that WAV files do take up more space.

[ken6217]

Thanks for the replies. I have it connected and have to streaming for the meantime to get some hours on it. Tonight I'll load some files on it.

 

Typically what is the break-in period?

[ken6217]

Wow, the N20 sounds so good. Just with 12 hours on it, it sounds much better than my previous Innous Zenith Mk3 with the Phoenix reclocker, Antipodes DX3 Mk3, and my old N10. 

 

It's always great when you don't demo a component, take a chance, and it exceeds your expectations.

[ken6217]

I'm a little confused regarding to turning off, standby, and power off completely. Can someone explain on how to do this with both the conductor app, as well as the power button on the front panel?  Also in the app where it says turn off, does it actually mean to put it in standby? 

 

I dont want to experiment and them screw up the hard drive. Thanks.

[ken6217]

Thanks. I've seen that in the manual as well. What I was trying to understand is "turn off" the same as what would be called Stand By? I know it says there is no stand by per se with this unit.

 

Btw, when I click turn off in the app, the light around the button on the front panel is red.

[ken6217]

18 minutes ago, Ponzi said:

I noticed, however, that the shut down instructions that came with my W20SE not only differ from the instructions that came with earlier models, but also say that following the earlier instructions could do damage to the unit or the data stored on it.  It sort of leaves one not really knowing what to do.  

 

That's what scared me.

 

Use Standby

Setting this to ON will enable the Aurender to be turned on and off using the iPad. However, when this setting is enabled, pressing once on the front panel Power button will only put the Aurender into Standby Mode. To turn the Aurender completely off, the Power button needs to be depressed until the Power button light starts to flash. Release and wait for the Aurender to power down and shut off completely. Improperly shutting down or abruptly disconnecting power to the Aurender may cause permanent damage to system

[ken6217]

2 minutes ago, AriMargolis said:

@Ponzi @ken6217 where are you guys seeing this old/contradictory documentation? 

 

https://aurender.com/app-setserver/

 

The N20 Online Manual.

[ken6217]

1 minute ago, AriMargolis said:

@ken6217Wow...I see what you mean! That makes no sense. Let me get that changed ASAP. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. 

 

Thanks. I'm afraid to touch the button for fear of messing something up.

[ken6217]

7 hours ago, HDgeorge said:

If you wish to use a UPS though, there is a solution to avoid its negatives by using a Torus PB2 powerblock after the UPS. This way Torus provides clean AC unaffected by the UPS.

 

so, the route is : UPS —> Torus PB2 —> AURENDER.

 

In any case using a Torus powerblock powering an Aurender unit and other front end units as well, it makes the sound better. More substantial, with bigger soundstage and depth and more natural sounding.

Highly recommended.

I would demo first before buying. I never listened to this unit, but aI found that anything that I put into the chain will make it sound different. Sometimes better, and sometimes worse. It depends on your perspective and how you like to hear your music. 

 

[ken6217]

Now that I have my N20 up and running, I connected and setup my ACS100. However I cannot find where to change the ripping settings. 

[ken6217]

14 minutes ago, edje said:

I am very curious which DAC you use with the N20. I now own an A10, and wonder if switching to an N20 with, for example, a Chord Qutest DAC would give a significant upgrade.

Or would the Qutest form a mismatch in terms of sound quality, and would it be a better option to go to a X100 with a better DAC like the DCS Bartok?

Of course everyone’s tastes are different. Some people like the clinical and analytical sound, and other people like more of a warm detail sound that’s not in your face. 
 

I’m not a Chord fan. That’s just me though. Bartok of course is in a whole other league. 
 

I’m a fan of R2R ladder NOS DAC’s. 
 

 

[ken6217]

3 minutes ago, edje said:

Do you think that the Bartók with x100 will be a serious upgrade over the A10? I am not looking 

for a small update off course with this kind of money involved.

That’s an understatement. 

[ken6217]

Well my ACS100 will be short lived. I decided to upgrade the audio on my motorcycle. I'll just go back to ripping CD's on my. computer and use the money from the sale towards the bike. I am going to list the ACS100 for sale if anyone is interested. It's 5 days old.

[ken6217]

23 minutes ago, Vincent1234 said:

As indicated by Ken: the Bartók is one hell of a DAC. So yes, it will be a huge upgrade. Considering the X100: if your budget allows you could consider listening to an N10 too (maybe a used one!) or even an N20. The N10 does sound considerably better than the X100 (which uses an SMPS instead of an LPS). But again, it's about budget. The N10/N20 would be a great match with the Bartók, but you could also be happy with an X100.

The N20 is significantly better sounding than the N10. I’ve owned the N10 and have the N20. 

[ken6217]

I haven't compared the two, however I was all set to buy the W20se and called Aurender to ask their opinion of the two. They told me that the bass was more refined on the W20se, but the N20 bass was more pronounced and fuller. He said if you like listening to Rock type music that I might prefer the N20. I bought the N20. Sounds amazing with less than 100 hours on it.

[ken6217]

1 minute ago, edje said:

That is indeed the way it goes in "audio world". If the Bartok will give me a tremendous upgrade in sound quality I think I suddenly have extra budget to buy a N20 😄

 

But given the fact that the A10 acts like the N200 will give me the opportunity to try it with the Bartok.

 

Make sure you audition it before you buy. It is a good DAC, but everyones idea of how something sounds as well as YOUR room and associated equipment is different than someone else's.

[ken6217]

It depends if he’s busy or not. Aurender came to my house the other day to discuss my N20. I told him to come back in a couple hours because I was eating dinner. 

[ken6217]

I have an N20 and Critical Listening mode is noticeably better sounding. 

[ken6217]

15 minutes ago, PedroS said:

So, I'm the only one who doesn't find such a big difference... maybe because I always hear with display off.

I know that critical listening mode has some other functionalities off too, but maybe the screen is the most impactful in terms of sound.

That’s possible. I never just tried listening with the screen off. However I will say that if I turn the screen off of my audio research amp and also the preamp, it is noticeably better sounding.