(21-Jan-2016, 19:02)theppd Wrote:(21-Jan-2016, 16:10)rwjr44 Wrote:(20-Jan-2016, 16:03)theppd Wrote: Lots of Melco/Dela users in one place) Hello everyone I'm in the middle of selecting between the Melco N1A and Aurender N100 streamers. Recently had Auralic Aries LPSU version and sold it after 6 months of use. I found it's sound a bit harsh a too uninvolving so I sold it and sat on my MBP + Roon at the moment.
So right now could you please tell me which streamer sounds better? I've read many reviews including the test of the devialetchat (where it seams like the guys got the faulty Aurender) but it's still unclear. Since sometimes users report that N1A is clearly better than Aurender, and sometimes it looks like vise-versa.
Thanks and much appreciated!
It may well depend upon your present equipment and whether you can audition both at home OR a location whose acoustics with which you are familiar.
My current system consist of:
MacBook Pro Retina (AQ Diamond, Uptone Regen, AQ Diamond) ⇾ Auralic Vega (VH Audio AirSine PC, RAL Balanced IC) ⇾ Auralic Taurus Pre (FadelArt Coherence PC, Nichicon upgrade) ⇾ Focal Twin6 BE (FadelArt Coherence PC, Canare XLR IC)
Unfortunately I cannot hear either streamer at home since Russia where I live is pretty closed place for all the contemporary devices. For example, there is no way to hear anywhere or even officially buy the Melco streamers. And there is only one place where you could hear Aurender.
If you somehow got the Melco and it broke, how would you get it fixed? If the answer is that it would be very difficult, get the Aurender. Are you planning on buying a Devialet?
Synology 713+ -> Aurender N10 -> D 200 -> Legacy Audio Focus SE speakers. ClearAudio Emotion TT. Synergistic Atmosphere Level 3 UEF Speaker and Galileo (USB) Interconnects and Synergistic PowerCell UEF S - Virginia U. S. A.