Network Audio Players/Servers

Aurender’s Conductor app is the key to the N50, governing both its configuration and access to stored and streamed music. It connects to native versions of Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify, plus you can control the N50 via Roon, though its Roon Ready status was, at the time of writing, awaiting final certification. The app also supports Internet radio services, and is by far the smoothest way to operate any Aurender streamer, thanks to clear graphics, logical steps and an absence of clutter.

Depending on the output used, the N50 will handle PCM music files at up to 768kHz and DSD 512, while the app allows the selection of upsampling to 705.6/768kHz. Do note, however, that Aurender’s ‘filtered and isolated’ USB output transmits LPCM and DSD data in native ‘bit-perfect’ guise only.