Lampizator Komputer vs. Aurender N10

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Does anyone have any experience using the Lampizator Komputer? I am curious how it stacks up sonically compared to the Aurender N10. Right now these two are the top choices to be the music server in my system.

The Contenders:

Lampizator Komputer: http://www.lampizator.eu/Fikus/KOMPUTER_-_MUSIC_SERVER.html

Aurender N10: http://www.aurender.com/page/n10

I have always loved the flexibility of using a computer in my audio system. I currently run a stock Mac Mini. Although it is less than optimal sonically, I love its flexibility as it has multiple USB outputs for using more than one DAC, can play any music software you want (JRiver, Audirvana & HQPlayer), can play any music service (Tidal, Spotify, Pandora & Apple Music), can play any internet radio station (WBGO, Radio Swiss Jazz & Greece Audiophile Jazz) as well as other valuable websites (YouTube and Jazz Sets NPR). The computer would also give me access to DSP room correction through JRiver.

Best,
Ken
 
the komputer will have the option of going off the grid with 12v battery, will have the unique feature of Windows with AO in core mode while training full functionality, will also offer Linux OSmode, and will run jriver, foobar and bighead emperor (the sonic champ) in a more user friendly way.

i think it will also have a restore to default setting if you somehow mess up.

this is what i heard so far.

no experience with the aurender n10, but feedback from a pal is great.
 
the komputer will have the option of going off the grid with 12v battery, will have the unique feature of Windows with AO in core mode while training full functionality, will also offer Linux OSmode, and will run jriver, foobar and bighead emperor (the sonic champ) in a more user friendly way.

i think it will also have a restore to default setting if you somehow mess up.

this is what i heard so far.

no experience with the aurender n10, but feedback from a pal is great.

Hi will Bughead be more user friendly - how is that. Also. what is the power supply, and are you saying we don't need a power supply instead use a 12v battery?
 
I imagine you are shielded the idiosyncracies from BE as it will work as the playback engine fronted by JRiver?? The power supply is the usual Lampi LPSU elaborated with the option of switching 100% to battery power (car battery you can by locally for cheap with charger). You will be able to play either way.

I think Lukasz likes Linux/Dafile best of all for the SQ/simplicity ratio. However, Linux is limited to DSD128. You get Dafile/BE/Foobar and JRiver as standard in the Komputer.
 
Differnt power supply to the Dac, but waaaay overspecified like he always does.
 
I think your review failed to ask the hard questions. The main one is: what is inside the computer? Why buy a Lampizator computer, when you can roll your own for less than half the price? Euro $6900 for the "Super Komputer" which has an i7 Skylake is surely taking the piss. I built my own i7-6700K with all the fruit (1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Streacom FC10 case, 22" touchscreen monitor, Uptone JS-2 Linear PSU) for $3000.

For $6900 I would expect to see something other than off-the-shelf parts. I am not saying there aren't any, but your review doesn't mention any. Just reading your review, it would seem as if Lampizator has not added any value apart from the branding on the case and slugging audiophiles with a massive price premium.
 
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