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Very cool. Please let us know what your initial impressions are, Mike.
BTW, I'm getting one in for review in TAS after the Aurender N20 review.
Do the analog inputs stay in the analog domain or is there a conversion to digital? I am interested in hearing how this stacks up to the Esoteric N-05XD. I could eliminate a lot of boxes with one of these solutions. Hmmmmmm…
Do the analog inputs stay in the analog domain or is there a conversion to digital?
Analog inputs are converted to digital.
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Will do. We are letting it run in over the holidays before sitting down for a good listen. Really like the remote and the clean look. The size works too. We are actually going to use it with the MSB 205 monos that are arriving soon. All in the Shunyata room in the store.
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Thank, Mike. I'll post my initial observations once it arrives. My plan is to finish the Aurender N20 review this holiday period, preferably by the weekend; then get it shipped back to the distributor.
Analog inputs are converted to digital, because we believe the benefits of Leedh Processing Volume over a traditional analog volume control at this price point outweighs the impact from digital conversion.
The success of Leedh Processing Volume in many customer systems proved this: usual means to do reasonably priced analog volume control can cause great damage to SQ. In one customer feedback he found the Leedh Processing Volume to be better than his $10K preamp.
I’m curious about the future X1 replacement. It better be even better audio performance and not just streaming functionality.
The N20 is superb!
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Yes, it sure is. Listening to it right now, as a matter of fact. With the Constellation Inspiration integrated and the Holo May DAC.