Aurender N100 v AIR

[rwjr44]

Yes it makes sense to go for the Aurender. I will make my mind up next week......on another point do any of you ever get a bit of a discount off your dealers. I never seem to , maybe the Hifi world is just like that.
Mind my local dealer is always helpful and even after I have gone elsewhere for last couple of purchases

I may also take the plunge and at least get an n100h on home demo next week.  I want to compare to the Mac mini & regen with linear. So we might be comparing notes! I'm going to shop around for discounts - worth trying since the Aurender are very unfairly converted to £. I actually complained to Aurender HQ. They say dCS set the price as they are the UK importers.

Yes I am also thinking its seems expensive compared to the US. Could probably buy it online from the USA, pay the postage and import charges and still work out cheaper.
If you do go for it I would be very interested to hear what you think.

I have done a load of reading and research last night and I can feel another bout of sitting on the fence coming on  
The whole point of this for me is I have lost patience with AIR, and I want to take the PC out of the music playback chain.
The two options above have a major drawback in that they dont have internet radio. This means to listen to the radio i am back to using the PC........with all of the problems i have now. Also the Aurender app. I can get used to the bloody awful colour and display, but having to use the I Pad horizontal is not ideal at all for me. I do a lot of late night listening and usually I am lying down. It was quite difficult to operate whilst doing this. This is probably a minor quibble, but this and the lack of radio making me reconsider. I think even the Aries Mini has an internet radio function.

I will move away from AIR in the next month or so for sure as I have a high res music collection that I just cant play. I also have no more room for any more CDs, and I have to start buying downloads again.

I wonder if I can use JRiver remote with the Melco? It looks like I can use the Linn app. I would prefer it if they has their own and it sounds like that could be coming soon.........the journey continues.

A good option for you may be the Cyrus Signature. It does radio stations but not DSD. The Cadence app is okay and you will have to use some sort of NAS. It is a good sounding unit made in the UK. I had one but U.S.A. support was nonexistent so I moved on.