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Originally Posted by bigblue

I am sure it is a fine sounding piece of equipment. But. In contrast to a turntable, an amp or a par of speakers, this item will have an extremely low second hand value when trying to sell it in 3 years. I am not sure this type of equipment will even exist in 3 years.

bigblue.......I am relatively confident music servers, computer based network and NAS servers will still be here for years to come. The demand for music servers is growing. Music servers already have a history of success that spans approximately 15 years or so. The concept of server based music delivery is certainly not a flash in the pan. In my opinion, there is nothing I see in the pipeline, including streaming from subscription based Internet servers, that is likely to make personal music servers disappear from many audiophile's sound systems anywhere in the near future.

You are correct that music server values on the used market will drop. The same can be said of nearly all audio components with few exceptions. Audio systems bring us great pleasure, which in some cases is priceless, but none of these racks of equipment are investments that pay financial dividends. Most audio gear depreciates faster than many other items and it seems the pricier the gear is the faster the price drops as it ages and begins to show up on the used market. I have never purchased new audio gear with the notion that I was going to make a profit when I sold it years later. Speaking of the Aurender N10 network music player, it is not exempt from depreciation any more than nearly every other audio component sold today, computer based or otherwise.

My original topic is more in line with hoping to hear about the Aurender N10 performance, ease of use, and owner satisfaction. Whether it survives in the marketplace short or long term, or its inherent value in the future, is of no real interest to me.