N150 is the most accessible and economical entry point to the “Aurender Way” of enjoying music with a stable, reliable, great sounding digital source component. Although it was designed with affordability in mind, in true Aurender fashion, its audio performance decidedly belies its cost. The N150 is the source to choose when upgrading from a cd player, computer, or budget brand streamer to discover the world of true high end, high resolution playback. Designed to be used exclusively with a USB DAC, the N150 incorporates the latest dedicated USB Audio Class 2.0 output and double isolated gigabit LAN port to lower both noise and jitter for the pristine reproduction of high-resolution files and streams. A high contrast 3″ AMOLED screen mounted on a compact and handsome machined aluminum chassis indicates “Now Playing” track info. Performance and usability enhancing features include a linear power supply, low power/high-efficiency Intel CPU board, super capacitor-based UPS, and a user-installable storage tray for the SSD or HDD that suits your library storage needs. N150 is the perfect choice for music lovers who care not for the large, full-color screen and SPDIF or AES/EBU outputs of models higher up in Aurender’s range. There is nothing “entry level” about N150, except for the price. USB Audio connectivity has come a long way since the bad old days. At this point, most DAC manufacturers have engineered their USB Audio inputs for extremely high-performance playback. If all you need is USB, N150 delivers very nearly the best USB audio output that Aurender has to offer, in a tidy, affordable package. Clean power is the single most important factor in enjoying your favorite music with the highest fidelity from a digital source component. N150 features a fully linear power supply block for a low noise floor. USB is historically prone to transferring noise between devices. That’s why Aurender’s dedicated USB Audio output is physically and electrically isolated from the noise-generating CPU board to minimize noise in the sensitive audio interconnect. N150 is built with a user-installable storage solution. You may easily install an SSD or HDD for music library storage. Or, not into storing files and prefer to stream? Leave the drive bay empty, and don’t pay for storage capacity you won’t use. Listen to music the “Aurender Way” with the award winning Aurender Conductor App. Enjoy the simplicity, stability, and elegance of a closed system, and ditch the computer!
Since 2010, Aurender has been an industry leader in digital source components – taking the computer out of “computer audio.”By continually pushing the boundaries of technology in terms of a streamlined user experience and no-compromise audio performance, Aurender’s core goal is simple: to combine exceptional hardware engineering with a software suite that is specifically optimized to take maximum advantage of the hardware at hand. By applying a traditional audiophile component-based design concept to a modern digital solution, Aurender delivers an utterly transparent audio presentation unlike any other.The Aurender ecosystem delivers superior performance, stability, and reliability by maintaining complete control of the hardware and software, requiring no third-party software or external hardware.Aurender’s approach to building a personal music library preserves the experience of actively collecting by aggregating streaming music services with locally stored files on a platform that is not only searchable, but browseable as well.
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