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RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Womaz - 19-Oct-2015 (19-Oct-2015, 21:25)Hifi_swlon Wrote:(19-Oct-2015, 20:56)Womaz Wrote: Well I have the Melco demo tonight and I have ordered one. To be honest an hours demo not really enough time for me to do a comparison with AIR, but I really liked the sound and I needed something that worked consistently. My initial impression was that it was very like AIR which I was delighted about. It might have had a bit more soundstage and vocals stood out a bit more. But I will only really tell once I have it in the system. So my AIR replacement has been found. The Lumin app had one or two problems and it's not a patch on the JRiver app but I can live with that. Yes it will be interesting to see what I hear when I put it in the system. Before the lad arrived I played the same track about 5 times through AIR, then I could compare. Through the Melco did not sound any worse that's for sure. And possibly even better. Like i said above maybe gained a little more soundstage and detail too. Worry is a few dropouts but lad thought it was the minimiserver confliction on the app. I hope so and I have to trust him to sort it out. The lack of dedicated app is my biggest concern though as this could be problematic in the future. But like I say I needed something RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - thumb5 - 19-Oct-2015 Hifi_swlon just beat me to it! Well done, and I hope the Melco gives you lots of hassle-free, enjoyable listening. RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Confused - 19-Oct-2015 Now for the big question ....... Did you order it in silver or black? And for your next purchase? How about a nice shaggy rug to help tame those room issues? Keep us posted on your sound quality observations once you have been able to spend some proper time with it! RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Womaz - 19-Oct-2015 Silver ? To match the system. Funny about the rug too as my daughter has been wanting me to get one for a few year now as she says will look great with the dark wooden floor ? Maybe it's now time. Dealer didn't think it was bright , he said very slightly on certain tracks, I need to stop looking for perfection He tried some Entreq gear and I thought it made it worse, but it was a lot of listening in one sitting RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Womaz - 19-Oct-2015 (19-Oct-2015, 21:31)thumb5 Wrote: Hifi_swlon just beat me to it! Well done, and I hope the Melco gives you lots of hassle-free, enjoyable listening. Cheers .......bloody better had! RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Womaz - 20-Oct-2015 OK I have woke up this morning worrying about those dropouts. Tended to be at the beginning of the track and music went off for a couple of seconds............further questions need to be asked I think. Lad thought it could be a conflict between Minimserver and the music I copied onto the Melco hard drive. should not be dropouts when using USB surely? It looked like it was the app. Hopefully only a minor glitch. Any Melco users out there what app do you use? Lumin has been recommended, I also downloaded Audionet MM, but had a few issues with that, and not that visually appealing. RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Hifi_swlon - 20-Oct-2015 (20-Oct-2015, 06:54)Womaz Wrote: OK I have woke up this morning worrying about those dropouts. Tended to be at the beginning of the track and music went off for a couple of seconds............further questions need to be asked I think. I didn't want to say anything Womaz, but there's no way I'd buy a streamer if there were dropouts during a demo - especially as a replacement for Air…. Have you tried Roon? If so, and you liked it, why not hold off for a month or two and hope that they release their 'endpoint' for a raspberry pi. It's in beta now, and has been seen running at one show. Its probably not going to be better than a Melco/Aurender, but it may be, and the combined price of lifetime Roon and an endpoint is going to be a lot less than the Melco, and a lot simpler setup. Thats what I'm holding out for - I think its going to open up a lot of streaming options, and with a nice interface. RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Womaz - 20-Oct-2015 (20-Oct-2015, 08:04)Hifi_swlon Wrote:(20-Oct-2015, 06:54)Womaz Wrote: OK I have woke up this morning worrying about those dropouts. Tended to be at the beginning of the track and music went off for a couple of seconds............further questions need to be asked I think. To be honest I am looking for a solution that takes the PC out of the playback equation. The dropouts are a worry, but I have decided to buy something as its been 7 months since I had uninterrupted music and I have lost my patience. The lad who sorts my hifi gear out does not seem to think its a problem and says he will sort it. I am no expert by any means, but if its USB connected this surely cant have anything to do with my network. The music is on the Melco. All a bit confusing for me, but I have asked him a few questions this morning. I do confess to waking up and it being the first thing that struck me RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - octaviars - 20-Oct-2015 (20-Oct-2015, 06:54)Womaz Wrote: OK I have woke up this morning worrying about those dropouts. Tended to be at the beginning of the track and music went off for a couple of seconds............further questions need to be asked I think. Have you tried Bubble UPnP app? I use it on Android now with my Aries and I have Mininserver on my NAS, works flawless. RE: Aurender N100 or Melco N1A - Womaz - 20-Oct-2015 (20-Oct-2015, 11:14)octaviars Wrote:(20-Oct-2015, 06:54)Womaz Wrote: OK I have woke up this morning worrying about those dropouts. Tended to be at the beginning of the track and music went off for a couple of seconds............further questions need to be asked I think. I will look at this option, but I am tending to go with my dealer here as he uses the Lumin app. He is in contact with Melco and awaiting their response. I have to admit this is one of the fears I had about Melco not having a dedicated app. Even if we get it to work now, who is to say a future app update changes all that. I really want to get this sorted but there always seems to be something that crops up. The lad i deal with will help me with this as he has always guided me in the right direction. |