(14-Mar-2015, 13:11)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 12:54)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 11:06)Confused Wrote: [ -> ]Have the track star rating features now returned / remained following the updates?
It is there in Conductor with my X100. And I suppose it will be there for W, S, and N as well
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Tempted Confused? 
Guillaume
I am tempted, yes! Although I am in no great rush to jump straight in and buy one, just quietly looking around, waiting for more information on the 3D Lab Nano, Antipodes etc. Meanwhile, AIR is working pretty well for me now with a few "white noise" dodging workarounds. However, I do have a feeling that something in the Aurender range would suit me just fine, and if they were a little cheaper I might just take the plunge and go for an audition with a view to buy. Oddly enough, with the US and Euro pricing they are indeed a little cheaper! I did send an email to Aurender last week regarding some technical info I was curious about, and got a very detailed, clear, and informative reply in about 5 hours, impressive. I also sent a rather craftily worded query to their sales email, querying the delta in pricing in various regions, even allowing for local taxes etc. I am still waiting for a reply to that one, and I think I might be waiting some for time too!
(14-Mar-2015, 13:11)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 12:54)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 11:06)Confused Wrote: [ -> ]Have the track star rating features now returned / remained following the updates?
It is there in Conductor with my X100. And I suppose it will be there for W, S, and N as well
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Tempted Confused?
Guillaume
Hahaha
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(14-Mar-2015, 13:26)Confused Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 13:11)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 12:54)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 11:06)Confused Wrote: [ -> ]Have the track star rating features now returned / remained following the updates?
It is there in Conductor with my X100. And I suppose it will be there for W, S, and N as well
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Tempted Confused?
Guillaume
I am tempted, yes! Although I am in no great rush to jump straight in and buy one, just quietly looking around, waiting for more information on the 3D Lab Nano, Antipodes etc. Meanwhile, AIR is working pretty well for me now with a few "white noise" dodging workarounds. However, I do have a feeling that something in the Aurender range would suit me just fine, and if they were a little cheaper I might just take the plunge and go for an audition with a view to buy. Oddly enough, with the US and Euro pricing they are indeed a little cheaper! I did send an email to Aurender last week regarding some technical info I was curious about, and got a very detailed, clear, and informative reply in about 5 hours, impressive. I also sent a rather craftily worded query to their sales email, querying the delta in pricing in various regions, even allowing for local taxes etc. I am still waiting for a reply to that one, and I think I might be waiting some for time too!
The price for the n100 is going up €390 this monday.
(14-Mar-2015, 15:32)Eddye Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 13:26)Confused Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 13:11)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 12:54)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ] (14-Mar-2015, 11:06)Confused Wrote: [ -> ]Have the track star rating features now returned / remained following the updates?
It is there in Conductor with my X100. And I suppose it will be there for W, S, and N as well
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Tempted Confused?
Guillaume
I am tempted, yes! Although I am in no great rush to jump straight in and buy one, just quietly looking around, waiting for more information on the 3D Lab Nano, Antipodes etc. Meanwhile, AIR is working pretty well for me now with a few "white noise" dodging workarounds. However, I do have a feeling that something in the Aurender range would suit me just fine, and if they were a little cheaper I might just take the plunge and go for an audition with a view to buy. Oddly enough, with the US and Euro pricing they are indeed a little cheaper! I did send an email to Aurender last week regarding some technical info I was curious about, and got a very detailed, clear, and informative reply in about 5 hours, impressive. I also sent a rather craftily worded query to their sales email, querying the delta in pricing in various regions, even allowing for local taxes etc. I am still waiting for a reply to that one, and I think I might be waiting some for time too!
The price for the n100 is going up €390 this monday.
Well that's one way of aligning UK prices!
Are the hard drives user replaceable in the Aurender X100 models?
Where does the operating system reside, SSD?
(15-Mar-2015, 15:18)samurai7595 Wrote: [ -> ]Are the hard drives user replaceable in the Aurender X100 models?
Where does the operating system reside, SSD?
I'm not sure about the user replaceable HDD. And yes the OS resides on the SSD
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Since the Aurender X100L has more than 1 hard drive, can the hard drives be configured in some sort of RAID array (e.g. RAID 1) in order to protect the data in case of a hard drive failure?
(16-Mar-2015, 20:09)samurai7595 Wrote: [ -> ]Since the Aurender X100L has more than 1 hard drive, can the hard drives be configured in some sort of RAID array (e.g. RAID 1) in order to protect the data in case of a hard drive failure?
No. They simply offer additional storage. No RAID option
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I've had the Aurender N100 on audition this past weekend. I picked it up at my local dealer last Friday. At that time the AMM app wasn't available for download, but stubborn as I am, I connected the N100 and switched it on. There really was no setup to do. It just connected to my network and within the Aurender Conductor app I could connect to my NAS and browse the folders and select the music files to play.
So that afternoon I started listening and was not impressed. It was bad, it really sounded a lot worse than my Macbook Pro with Audirvana.
Realizing the unit was brand-new I stuck with it for a few hours and after a short time it started to sound better. Pretty soon it was on par with my MBP/Audirvana setup and on Saturday it really sounded better than the MBP. The sound quality was still going up and down, but that is to be expected after only 10 hours or so playing. Saturday evening I really started comparing the MBP with the N100. It's not in the details or micro details that the N100 performes better, they are about the same, but the N100 is so very much better musically. Instruments sound more real and alive, there is a natural flow to the music that is very beautiful. This really is an audio component, not just a small computer that can play music files.
Sunday afternoon an Audio friend came over with some different power cables to try, and it was quite noticeable that the unit is still not played in properly. After switching power cables the S and F sounds were really obvious. Thinking this was the power cable we switch back, but the pronounced S's and F's were still there, only to disappear after about an hour or so. Throughout the Sunday the N100 kept playing very naturally, musically and really quite beautiful.
Friday evening I mailed Aurender the link to their Aurender Music Manager app wasn't working, and this was restored Saturday. So I installed AMM, selected the N100, selected the music share on my NAS and 5 minutes later the app was finished and the library was uploaded to the Aurender. That really makes controlling the N100 a pleasure with the Conductor iPad app. It as a lot of features and small things to work quickly. I find it very easy to use.
So, to finish this Audition, I just called my Dealer and told him I wouldn't be bringing this unit back.
