Aurender N200 Caching Music Server/Streamer

The Aurender N200 is a luxury digital source for any serious HiFi system. Its sound is clear and transparent with a lot of definition. It will not make any apologies though for a crappy recording. Those sub par recordings will come out sound just as they were made!

A couple of really cool features on this unit: The filter on the ethernet port goes to helping that clear, defined sound. There's so much noise that makes its way from Routers to our streamers. We can help this by getting a really good ethernet cable (...nordost make some great ones...) but a filter is a fantastic addition.

It comes with a Coax out. Although Aurender recommend using the USB out, the Coax is a good contingency as not everyone is fortunate enough to have a USB inputs.

The USB output has also been specially dealt with on the unit to ensure it is electronically and physically separate from the main boards of the N200 for an even cleaner sound.

The lovely 6.9" screen is a drawcard that is often only found on higher end units.

The last thing about this unit, and in fact all Aurenders, is you don't need to be a computer wizz to get around the software. It is so simple to use. It even has an in-app service helpline that puts you in contact with very knowledgeable people in the States. We used it, and they pushed through an update that solved our issue in minutes.

There are trays to add hard drives into the unit. It can store up to 16TB worth of songs...that's a ridiculous amount. These are simple to put in yourself at home, you just need a phillips head screwdriver. Unlike much of the competition which need to go in to technicians to insert the hard drives.

This unit does not include the fancy clocking devices that are found in its higher-end siblings but it still gets very close in sound quality to them. For many people it will represent the perfect balance of quality and value.

Overall a beautifully made and superb sounding unit.