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Top music streamer for 2019? Aurender N10’s?

I will shortly be purchasing a Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated with its internal DAC module.  I’m now wondering what to do about a music streamer, as I’m doubting that my current stock Mac Mini with Audirvana will do justice to the Gryphon.  My budget is < 10k.  After scanning forums this is what I’ve found consistently:  1) Aurender is frequently recommended, seemingly more so than other brands, 2) the Aurender N10 sounds much better than the much less expensive N100H, 3) Any higher end dedicated streamer will elevate sound significantly over my Mac Mini.

So it appears my best option is the Aurender N10 other than the price tag.  My questions are:  1) Do people agree with the statements above?  And, 2) How do the much less expensive Moon Mind 2 and Bluesound products compare with the Aurender N10?  Is the difference large?  And, 3) How big is the sound quality increase going to a N10 from a Mac Mini, and what specifically are the differences I should expect? 

Thanks

nyev
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audiotroy
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Wouldn't do the swap myself at all.  I would go through an Innuous dealer to make sure the upgrade doesn't mess up the OS. 

Rugy please contact us we can find out the cost of the upgrade for you it is likely not to cost that much. 

We sold a lot of SE so the unit may be from one of our clients.

Dave and Troy
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pophaudio
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How about sound science music vault diamond classifies position  in ranking 
mi4
48 posts
 
Have the Innuos Zenith MKIII.  Love it.  You will not be disappointed.

Also, Innuos is developing a player app for their servers.  I hear will give Roon a run for its money.  No definitive release date.  Hoping they might have a demo at Axpona.  
aniwolfe
544 posts
 
Possible hard-drive failure is one of the MAIN reasons I went with the Lumin streamer. Very full, rich sounding product.
I am sure the Innuos and the Aurender are fantastic...however I want to be able to replace the hard-drive myself and choose what size and brand hard-drive to use. Something to consider when buying these digital streaming products. Good Luck!
redlenses03
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Question on the Innuos or similar. Maybe this is for a different thread? but in the case where one is looking for just the endpoint what are the best alternatives to an Innuos? It would seem that a Innuos would be total overkill if looking for say just a ROON endpoint and or HQP NAA, no?.
Additionally, and in my case, I’m needing an NAA compatible device for HQP and thus my use of a microU, but going onto what Darko was stating in his Innuos review, he stated the Innuos is better than several streamers and endpoints, including the UltraRendu.

Now I take that with a grain of salt (too many variables) and his network is certainly different than my network, which could potentially have a significant influence overall.
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