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  • Absoulute Audio plus Video — in-store — Aiken, South Carolina, United States (website)
  • The ASOC Gallery of Fine Audio — in-store — Stratford, Ontario, Canada (website)
  • The Music Room — online and in-store — Erie, Colorado, United States (website)
  • 110Hz — online and in-store — Kielce, Województwo świętokrzyskie, Poland (website)
  • 3mA Audio — online and in-store — Houston, Texas, United States (website)
  • A 10 Audio Room 4 Music — in-store — Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (website)
  • Addicted to Audio — online and in-store — Epping, Victoria, Australia (website)
  • All That Audio — in-store — Anaheim, California, United States (website)
  • Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
  • American Sound — in-store — Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (website)

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Aurender N150

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The Aurender N150 brings a calm, richly textured presentation to serious digital playback, pairing dedicated USB audio with a swift, cohesive control experience. Jaap Veenstra found Critical Listening Mode especially rewarding, while its compact aluminum chassis, local-storage expansion and fast, intuitive navigation make this a polished hub for a capable USB DAC.

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87/100
Rating for N150

Nicely Roasted

Sound Quality

88/100

Build Quality

84/100

Features Usability

88/100

Value for Money

85/100

Pros

Critical Listening Mode delivers a noticeably calmer, richer sonic presentation.

Aurender’s ecosystem and app offer fast navigation and responsive song and album playback.

Compact, sleek chassis with readable AMOLED display, USB storage support, and expandable internal storage.

Cons

USB is the only audio output, so it requires a DAC with USB input.

The control app is less convenient on a phone than on a larger-screen device.

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What Reviewers Are Saying

"The N150 represents a significant leap forward in music streaming technology."

— THE AUDIO TAILOR

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 88/100

Reviewers describe a notably composed and richly textured presentation, with Critical Listening Mode bringing an audible increase in calmness and richness. The available comments point to an accomplished digital source, though there is limited comparative listening detail across different DACs and systems.

Overall Sound

91/100

Alpha Audio found Critical Listening Mode clearly audible, reporting more calmness and richness to the sound and calling the result special. The Audio Tailor likewise characterizes the N150's sound quality as exceptional, although it offers little further detail about tonal balance, dynamics, or staging.

Digital Signal Integrity

83/100

The N150 uses a TCXO clock, double-isolated Gigabit Ethernet, dedicated USB audio output, and supercapacitor-backed power protection. Reviewers do not directly examine jitter, clock performance, or output stability in technical listening terms, but Alpha Audio's reported improvement in Critical Listening Mode supports the impression of careful digital delivery.

FEATURES USABILITY PERFORMANCE 88/100

Aurender's tightly integrated ecosystem is a major attraction, with fast navigation and responsive playback through the Conductor app. Connectivity is purposeful rather than expansive: it accommodates local storage and USB DACs well, but USB is the only audio output.

Streaming Software

89/100

Alpha Audio finds navigation, album selection, and playback fast and snappy, and says Aurender's ecosystem works beautifully together. Conductor works properly on Android, but the reviewer finds it somewhat fiddly on a phone and more comfortable on a larger screen.

Features Connectivity

86/100

The app supports Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify Connect, while the chassis provides Ethernet, two USB storage ports, a dedicated USB audio output, and a bay for a 2.5-inch SSD or HDD. The main limitation is clear: the N150 requires a DAC with USB input because it has no alternative digital audio output.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

84/100

Alpha Audio calls the compact N150 sleek and chic, highlighting its AMOLED display, physical front-panel controls, and tidy presentation. Its machined-aluminum chassis is substantial for a compact server, though the reviews provide little insight into internal construction or long-term durability.

Value for Money

85/100

At just under €3,600 in the reviewed market, Alpha Audio considers the N150 a substantial purchase but relatively reasonable within Aurender's own range. Its fast, cohesive software environment and refined sound help support the premium, although the review stops short of calling it an exceptional bargain.

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Specifications

Dimensions
8.5″W x 13.9″W x 2.5″H (2.2 w/o Feet)
Weight
11.7 lb
Material
Machined Aluminum Chassis
Front Panel Display
3″ AMOLED
Power Supply
1x50W (CPU)
CPU
Intel Low Power Dual Core
RAM
8GB
Library Storage Capacity
2X 2.5″ Compartments (User-Installable Storage)
SSD for System & Cache
240GB NVME
Data USB Ports
2X USB 3.0 (Rear)
Software Suite
Aurender Conductor
Ethernet Port
Double-Isolated Gigabit LAN
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Yes (Super Capacitors)
Power Consumption
Play (12W), Peak (32W), Standby (4.2W)
CD Ripping Capability
N/A
Analog Outputs
N/A
DAC Chipset
N/A
Audio Word Clock
TCXO
Analog Outputs Supported Format
N/A
Digital Outputs
USB Audio (Dedicated)
USB Output Supported Format
PCM up to 768kHz, DoP up to DSD256, up to DSD 512 Native for USB output
SPDIF & AES/EBU Output Supported Format
N/A
Digital Inputs
N/A
Headphone Section
N/A
Master Clock Input
N/A
MQA Support
MQA Core-Decoder Upgrade Available
Compatible Formats
DSD (DSF, DFF), WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, M4A, APE and others
DSD-to-PCM Conversion
N/A
USB Audio
Ethernet
Display
App Control

Manufacturer's Description — Aurender

Essential Music Server

1 x Slot for 2.5inch HDD or SSD Drive (user-installable)

USB Digital Audio Output


Simply Elegant. Bona Fide Aurender sound at a real-world price.

Minimalist High-Performance Digital Output Network Transport with dedicated USB Audio Output


Smart Decision for the Sound Obsessed

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 our 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.


Key Features


A Minimalist Approach

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.


Linear Power Supply with Integrated UPS

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.


Aurender’s Dedicated USB Audio Output

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.


User-Installable Storage Options

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.


Elegant AMOLED Front Panel Display

An easy-to-read AMOLED display reproduces the “Now Playing” track information in understated elegance.


The Aurender Way

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!


Hallmarks of Aurender

A closed system. Aurender playback and control software is developed in the same building as its hardware. Superior integration means that Aurender’s software engineers are able to specifically optimize playback performance of the extremely robust hardware at their disposal.

Other systems buffer. Aurenders cache. Every Aurender model features a massive solid state memory from which all playback occurs. This important feature helps to minimize system resource requirements for enhanced audio performance and stability.

USB is prone to transferring noise between devices. 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.

A powerful CPU is essential to making any computer run smoothly and quickly. However, with more power comes more noise. Aurender’s low-power high-efficiency Intel CPUs have enough headroom to run the machine while minimizing the amount of current drawn in order to keep the noise floor as low as possible.

Easy to read high resolution LCD display. Dynamic, elegant, understated.

Two layers of transformer based isolation to filter noise out of Ethernet connection.

Every Aurender contains either massive built-in internal storage capacity, or at least one slot for super easy user-installable storage options. Enjoy localized media storage, and ditch the cumbersome NAS or HDD.

The entire world of streaming music content is available to you within one great app. Enjoy integrated access to TIDAL, Qobuz, and Internet Radio. Plus Spotify Connect and AirPlay.

Enable Critical Listening Mode to defeat the front panel screen, buttons, and all background computing activity that is not essential for playing music. CLM offers an even quieter, more transparent audio presentation.

The best user experience occurs when your music content is stored on Aurender’s internal storage. However, USB 3.0 data ports and NAS share connectivity are included in order to play or import content stored on a NAS, external USB hard drive, or thumb drive.

Support for All Major Audio Codecs & Formats

In case you should encounter any difficulty or problems, Aurender’s dedicated support team may log into your system remotely to diagnose and fix any issues. We take support extremely seriously, and we’re here to help!

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Authorized dealers for Aurender N150

  • Absoulute Audio plus Video — in-store — Aiken, South Carolina, United States (website)
  • The ASOC Gallery of Fine Audio — in-store — Stratford, Ontario, Canada (website)
  • The Music Room — online and in-store — Erie, Colorado, United States (website)
  • 110Hz — online and in-store — Kielce, Województwo świętokrzyskie, Poland (website)
  • 3mA Audio — online and in-store — Houston, Texas, United States (website)
  • A 10 Audio Room 4 Music — in-store — Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (website)
  • Addicted to Audio — online and in-store — Epping, Victoria, Australia (website)
  • All That Audio — in-store — Anaheim, California, United States (website)
  • Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
  • American Sound — in-store — Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (website)

and 142 more verified dealers