N100H to N10 upgrade thoughts
I have used the N100H for a little over a year now. I am very happy with
the conductor app and Aurender as equipment. My thoughts are to upgrade to the N10. I do not need extra storage or MQA. The sole purpose would be for sound quality. If anyone has experience comparing these or any of the "100" series to an N10 I would appreciate any input. I am not unhappy with the N100H in anyway just have a case of upgrade fever. Looking to go to the next level if there are benifits to be had. Thanks |
N100H to N10 upgrade thoughts
I can't give you a definitive yes or no. I own both the N10 and X100. I would wager there is very little sonic differences. This is strictly on memory (shaky ground!) as my X100 is boxed up and in off site storage.
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Paul.......There is much more to the N10 than the storage difference. I like the separate linear power supplies for the digital and audio sections. I prefer the sophisticated proprietary SPDIF digital circuits that take advantage of Aurender's field programmable gate array phase locked loop system and ultra accurate OCXO oven controlled crystal oscillator clock with its incredible 0.02 ppm accuracy. The coaxial SPDIF output to my DAC is my preferred connection that incorporates the OCXO clock accuracy. Those features are not provided with the N100H. I like the 240GB SSD cache versus the 140GB SSD cache on the N100H. I prefer the 4TB of hard drive storage, with an upgrade available to 8TB. The main motherboard is different and provides features unavailable on the N100H. I also like the full sized case and twin AMOLED displays. The N10 delivers a superior performance that has been testified to by several N100H owners who have upgraded to the Aurender N10. The N10 is an all together different and improved music server when compared to the N100H. The good thing is the Aurender N100H sounds very good, uses the same excellent Aurender Conductor app including Tidal integration, provides NAS capability, and comes at a price point that makes it very attractive. The N100H output is USB 2.0 only for those interested in that type of DAC connection. Only you can make the decision about value versus price. I am comfortable with respect to the features and performance of the Aurender N10 being worth it.
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The N10 is better player out of the box, but if you only stream over USB, the N100H + Uptone regen USB gives you the same SQ.
In my experience there is more performance to be gained in the DAC you connect to the streamer. Cannot comment on the N10 over spdif. |
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Thank you all for the honest information. Every "upgrade " from preamp to cords has
brought me further enjoyment. A server in this price range is not easy to demo and I appreciate your imputs. Now just have to decide silver or black. |
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Does the N10 also use the OCXO when using the USB cable? Thanks |
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That's the EASY part! Looking at your avatar it's gotta be BLACK. My black N10 looks great in my rack of McIntosh. Personally, I couldn't stand having my silver X100 and silver Esoteric K01X mixed in with my McIntosh gear so I went to great lengths (7 meter interconnect and relocated dedicated 20 amp line) to get them separated from my McGear. |
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