Aurender N20 High-Performance Digital Output Network Transport Black.

Aurender N20 High-Performance Digital Output Network Transport Black. Key Features 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. N20’s unique hybrid power supply, on which the flagship N30SA is based, delivers a pure DC current to flawlessly power the digital audio output board, while a separate linear power supply chain feeds clean power to the non-audio adjacent components of the machine. OCXO Clock Controlled Outputs Aurender’s Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) clocks are unique in a category that has historically treated superior SPDIF and AES/EBU audio outputs as an afterthought. Unlike USB, where the DAC’s clock matters most, SPDIF and AES/EBU data streams are only as good as the transport clocks that govern them. N30SA, N20, and W20SE all employ exceptionally accurate and stable OCXO clocks for a smooth, saturated, and laser-focused audio presentation. Flagship DNA in a Single Chassis Component Although N30SA plays in a league of its own when it comes to resolution, timbral saturation, and lowering the noise-floor by physically separating the audio outputs into a separate chassis, N20 includes very nearly the same hardware features and benefits in a single chassis. For many music lovers and audiophiles, N20 is the promised land Clock Input N20, N30SA, W20, and W20SE all feature a unique Clock Input for connectivity with an external Master Clock such as MC20. A superior Master Clock can make a good system sound uncannily realistic, giving a new literal meaning to “High Fidelity.” PCM Upsampling N20 is capable of upsampling any lower resolution content up to 176.4/192kHz for better performance with some DACs. Upsampling effects only the system’s SPDIF digital outputs. USB is always bit-perfect with no digital signal processing. User-Installable Storage Options N20 is built with two trays for user-installable storage. Need a lot of capacity? Load up to 2 8TB SSDs! Not into storing files and prefer to stream? Leave them empty, and don’t pay for storage capacity you won’t use. 8.8″ Front Panel Display An impressive 8.8” full-color IPS LCD display reproduces the album art, artist name and song title in utter elegance. Hallmarks of Aurender Hardware <> Software Integration 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. Physical Specifications Dimensions 16.9″W x 14″W x 4.4″H (3.9″H) Weight 29.8 lb Material Machined Aluminum Chassis Front Panel Display 8.8″ 1920 x 480 Wide IPS Color LCD Technical Specifications Power Supply 1x50W (CPU), 2x35W (4 cores) for Digital Output Board CPU Intel Low Power Quad Core RAM 8GB Library Storage Capacity 2X 2.5″ Compartments (User-Installable Storage) SSD for System & Cache 480GB 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 (40W), Peak (70W), Standby (3.5W) CD Ripping Capability N/A Audio Specifications Analog Outputs N/A DAC Chipset N/A Audio Word Clock OCXO Analog Outputs Supported Format N/A Digital Outputs USB Audio (Dedicated), AES/EBU (OCXO Controlled), BNC Coax SPDIF (OCXO Controlled), RCA Coax SPDIF (OCXO Controlled), Optical/TosLink SPDIF (OCXO Controlled) 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 PCM: Up to 32-bit / 192 kHz; DSD: Up to DSD64 via DoP Digital Inputs N/A Headphone Section N/A Master Clock Input Coaxial BNC 75Ω – 10MHz, 12.8MHz, 44.1-48kHz (multiples from 1-512x) MQA Support MQA Core-Decoder Upgrade Available Compatible Formats DSD (DSF, DFF), WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, M4A, APE and others DSD-to-PCM Conversion DSD64/128/256/512 to 88.2/176.4kHz For further reading on the N20 and Wider Aurender range please download the Aurender 2024 Brochure here