Aurender N30SA

The Aurender N30SA is the company's ultimate digital output network transport, a dual-chassis design that physically and electrically isolates the sensitive audio outputs from the noise-generating components of the machine, achieving a noise floor and tonal coherence that a single-chassis transport cannot match. Ten years of Aurender research and development distilled into one statement component.

Type and Technology

Dual-chassis digital network transport with no internal DAC. Two-chassis design with a discrete power and data umbilical connection between the enclosures, one cable supplies power to the audio box, a separate cable carries audio data, allowing complete physical separation of noise sources from the audio output stage. OCXO Rev2 Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator clock controls all SPDIF and AES/EBU digital outputs for long-term jitter reduction and tonal coherence. External Master Clock input (BNC, 10MHz) for further timing precision with an external reference such as the Aurender MC20. Hybrid linear power supply with UPS using supercapacitors for safe shutdown. 8TB internal SSD plus a second expansion tray. PCM upsampling available for SPDIF outputs up to 192kHz. Digital outputs: dedicated USB audio, OCXO-controlled AES/EBU, BNC coax SPDIF, RCA coax SPDIF, Optical TOSLINK. Controlled entirely via the Aurender Conductor app (iOS). Double-isolated Gigabit Ethernet.

Sound Character

The dual-chassis architecture produces the single most significant sonic benefit available in digital transport design: a genuinely quiet background. When the noise-generating CPU, RAM, and network components are physically separated from the audio output stage, the music emerges with dynamics, depth, and timbral saturation that competitive single-chassis transports do not achieve. Users describe the N30SA presentation as the closest digital audio has come to the ease and naturalness of master tape.

Build and Finish

Two matched precision-machined aluminum chassis at 16.9" W x 14" D x 4.2" H each. 48.5 lbs combined. 8.8" 1920x480 wide IPS color LCD front panel display showing album art, artist, and track information. Bespoke umbilical cables included in 0.5m and 1.5m lengths.

Best For

The most serious digital audio listeners who want the best possible transport performance regardless of complexity, and those who have already maximized their DAC's potential and want the source to match it.

What's in the Box

• Aurender N30SA (audio output chassis and power/CPU chassis)
• 0.5m and 1.5m umbilical cables (power and data)
• Power cable
• Documentation

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