Aurender N30 - To stay competitive in 2021

[FarnsworthAudio]

I wonder how N30 compares to W20 in terms of playback of native SM PCM and native DSD files from local HD. I am less interested in streaming capabilities . For me streaming is the solution for mass segment of the audio market, native files being its audiophile part.

I prefer the N20 over the W20SE. This is a personal preference thing and I hear that some people prefer the W20SE. I did find out that the better the power cord(pc), really enhances the music server. Pc’s make less of a difference with the W20SE. When I put the QR-s from Shunyata on my N20, goodnight it was special. So I naturally ordered the N30SA due to the great changes made to the N20. My N30SA should arrive some time next week. I stream and I have downloaded music. The sonic signature does not seem to be any different between the W20SE and the N20 with those parameters. The way I would describe the N20 is that it is clean and clear with low frequencies better represented than I have ever heard before. I really don’t know how the N30SA is going to best the N20. I just have faith from the company’s history.

Marslo, you have a well thought out system. Those Ayon Crossfire’s are pretty special and I have interest in those. I bet your system sounds amazing.

Mike

 

[rau]

I prefer the N20 over the W20SE. This is a personal preference thing and I hear that some people prefer the W20SE. I did find out that the better the power cord(pc), really enhances the music server. Pc’s make less of a difference with the W20SE. When I put the QR-s from Shunyata on my N20, goodnight it was special. So I naturally ordered the N30SA due to the great changes made to the N20. My N30SA should arrive some time next week. I stream and I have downloaded music. The sonic signature does not seem to be any different between the W20SE and the N20 with those parameters. The way I would describe the N20 is that it is clean and clear with low frequencies better represented than I have ever heard before. I really don’t know how the N30SA is going to best the N20. I just have faith from the company’s history.

Marslo, you have a well thought out system. Those Ayon Crossfire’s are pretty special and I have interest in those. I bet your system sounds amazing.

Mike

I have the N20 also it is a very good unit , I did purchase the N30SA and picked it up yesterday. I plan on setting it up this weekend

 

[Rhapsody]

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[rau]

I prefer the N20 over the W20SE. This is a personal preference thing and I hear that some people prefer the W20SE. I did find out that the better the power cord(pc), really enhances the music server. Pc’s make less of a difference with the W20SE. When I put the QR-s from Shunyata on my N20, goodnight it was special. So I naturally ordered the N30SA due to the great changes made to the N20. My N30SA should arrive some time next week. I stream and I have downloaded music. The sonic signature does not seem to be any different between the W20SE and the N20 with those parameters. The way I would describe the N20 is that it is clean and clear with low frequencies better represented than I have ever heard before. I really don’t know how the N30SA is going to best the N20. I just have faith from the company’s history.

Marslo, you have a well thought out system. Those Ayon Crossfire’s are pretty special and I have interest in those. I bet your system sounds amazing.

Mike

I am wondering the same thing is the N30SA going to best the N20 . The N20 is excellent

 

[Forte]

Looks like N30SA is out in North America. Will be interesting how it compares to Innuos Statement.

 

[DevAAudio]

The new Aurender N30SA is at devAAudio in Leawood, KS (greater Kansas City Region) and burning in!!! .

Cheers,
Deva (Owner)

 

[rau]

Mines been breaking in a week now

 

[milt808]

I prefer the N20 over the W20SE. This is a personal preference thing and I hear that some people prefer the W20SE. I did find out that the better the power cord(pc), really enhances the music server. Pc’s make less of a difference with the W20SE. When I put the QR-s from Shunyata on my N20, goodnight it was special. So I naturally ordered the N30SA due to the great changes made to the N20. My N30SA should arrive some time next week. I stream and I have downloaded music. The sonic signature does not seem to be any different between the W20SE and the N20 with those parameters. The way I would describe the N20 is that it is clean and clear with low frequencies better represented than I have ever heard before. I really don’t know how the N30SA is going to best the N20. I just have faith from the company’s history.

Marslo, you have a well thought out system. Those Ayon Crossfire’s are pretty special and I have interest in those. I bet your system sounds amazing.

Mike

How does the N20 compare to the N30? What percentage does the N20 capture of the N30?
I'm looking to purchase one of the two and need your thoughts.

 

[milt808]

The new Aurender N30SA is at devAAudio in Leawood, KS (greater Kansas City Region) and burning in!!! .

Cheers,
Deva (Owner)

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How does the N20 compare to the N30? What percentage does the N20 capture of the N30?
I'm looking to purchase one of the two and need your thoughts.

 

[milt808]

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How does the N20 compare to the N30? What percentage does the N20 capture of the N30?
I'm looking to purchase one of the two and need your thoughts.

 

[thomask]

I am in Korea to attend wedding of my son.

I may audition N30 next week.

 

[thomask]

I heard that there is substantial difference in SQ between N20 and N30.

It will be nice to find it out myself.

 

[thomask]

I heard that there is substantial difference in SQ between N20 and N30.

It will be nice to find it out myself.

I will be in the place 5PM tomorrow.

The speaker will be Verity Reonore driven by Goldumund.

Dac will be Resolution Kantata.

 

[thomask]

I will be in the place 5PM tomorrow.

The speaker will be Verity Reonore driven by Goldumund.

Dac will be Resolution Kantata.

This one sounds better with MSB Select II.

 

[thomask]

I had chance to listen to system consisting of Avantgarde Trio driven by Rotel Mitchi monoblocks(https://www.stereophile.com/content/rotel-michi-m8-monoblock-power-amplifier) 6hours ago in Seoul, Korea. The source was MSB Select II and Aurender N30.

Overall it sounds nice with excellent dynamics, nice focus and layers of soundstage.

The only bothering thing is that it showed some hard edge from time to time.

I may had been spoiled by the sweet sound of Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter driven by vacuum amplifier fitted with NOS tubes.

My guess is that Rotel Mitch is not top notch amplifier to drive Avant Trio. It would have been much better if Trio had got driven by either D'Agostino or Dartzeel.

Anyway I could not find any fault with Aurender N30 which provides solid foundation for MSB Select II.

I wish to have chance to compare between N30 and N20 or N10. But they do not stock either N20 or N10.

Although I had listened to the system including SGM Extreme about 2 years ago, I could not make any comparsion between SGM Extreme and N30 unlesss I do side by side experiment.

It seems to me that both of them are excellent pieces of audio equipment.


I include some video clips that I took for your reference,.

I recommend you to audition N30 in your system yourself.

You may like it!

 

[exupgh12]

That would surprise me, because the W20SE is still positioned as their premier product and costs less than that. I had my dealer contact the rep to see which would be their “flagship” which steered my decision.

The W20SE wasn’t expensive enough as the competition for some people in the Far East so Aurender just released something more expensive to make the audience happy.

 

[exupgh12]

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I had chance to listen to system consisting of Avantgarde Trio driven by Rotel Mitchi monoblocks(https://www.stereophile.com/content/rotel-michi-m8-monoblock-power-amplifier) 6hours ago in Seoul, Korea. The source was MSB Select II and Aurender N30.

Overall it sounds nice with excellent dynamics, nice focus and layers of soundstage.

The only bothering thing is that it showed some hard edge from time to time.

I may had been spoiled by the sweet sound of Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter driven by vacuum amplifier fitted with NOS tubes.

My guess is that Rotel Mitch is not top notch amplifier to drive Avant Trio. It would have been much better if Trio had got driven by either D'Agostino or Dartzeel.

Anyway I could not find any fault with Aurender N30 which provides solid foundation for MSB Select II.

I wish to have chance to compare between N30 and N20 or N10. But they do not stock either N20 or N10.

Although I had listened to the system including SGM Extreme about 2 years ago, I could not make any comparsion between SGM Extreme and N30 unlesss I do side by side experiment.

It seems to me that both of them are excellent pieces of audio equipment.


I include some video clips that I took for your reference,.

I recommend you to audition N30 in your system yourself.

You may like it!

That’s killer amplification for 109db speakers, friends of mine have those speakers with the subs, they get redicules loud from much lessers tube amp’s.

His Aurender W20SE is one to die for, an exceptional music servers.

 

[timztunz]

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To my ears in my system the N30SA is a significant improvement over the N20. My Golden Gate II ships on Monday so I'm pretty excited! Looks like the N20 and Bricasti will go live in Brazil.

 

[timztunz]

The W20SE wasn’t expensive enough as the competition for some people in the Far East so Aurender just released something more expensive to make the audience happy.

Did you determine that by listening to them?

 

[exupgh12]

Did you determine that by listening to them?

Not yet, however this is the usual way luxury markets are works many times.