# Aurender N50 **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Audio Components\ **Created:** [January 1, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050 "2026-01-01T07:02:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/1 "2026-01-01T07:02:33Z")
Has anyone played with it? And if so can I get your thoughts/opinions and ask you questions? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Gullman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.msbtechnology.com/jonathan_gullman/32/682_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Gullman](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Jonathan_Gullman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/2 "2026-01-15T18:55:00Z")
I used one when working with the new interface, but you probably want to hear from others that have listened to in their system. I really like the way their output modules work and are user-changeable. ---
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/3 "2026-01-19T03:52:47Z")
Thank you @Jonathan_Gullman, has anyone else here played with /listened to one? I like what I read but I would love to hear from somebody that has heard one ---
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/4 "2026-04-09T13:11:03Z")
Anyone using an N50 in their system ---
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/5 "2026-05-11T13:53:52Z")
Just bumping this one, has anyone listened to a N50? ---
**Author:** ![johnnoffokahn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@johnnoffokahn](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/johnnoffokahn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/6 "2026-10-13T20:25:21Z")
I bought one and paired it with my Sentinel. I love it! However, if you have a lot of local files (I have over 12TB!), just know that you cannot use Roon, JPlay, etc., to play files stored on its local SSD storage. That is a closed system, utilizing their proprietary, but excellent, Conductor software. “Roon-Ready” is often confused with “Roon-Certified”! Roon can only be used, with an N50, for sources sharing the same local network, which does NOT include any user-installed internal SSDs on the N50. Most Aurender products cannot be recognized as a Roon Core. But I believe Aurender Conductor has superior sq, and it’s still pretty to look at, as well! ---
**Author:** ![drajreynolds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@drajreynolds](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/drajreynolds)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/7 "2026-10-14T07:36:40Z")
I would be curious to know if there is any sonic difference between the N50 and a ACS10 when connected to an MSB Digital Director via USB. Theory suggests that they ought to sound the same. I am looking at the ACS10 as a CD ripping solution and subsequent file playback over USB to complement streaming via Network Renderer V2 module. ---
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/8 "2026-10-14T11:46:17Z")
I suspect you might be getting a lot of questions, my first one is did you listen to any other options before picking the N50? ---
**Author:** ![johnnoffokahn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@johnnoffokahn](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/johnnoffokahn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/9 "2026-10-14T13:05:29Z")
I have a G4 Antipodes Oladra. (It’s back in its original carton. I’ll probably offer it for sale.) I also owned a Taiko Extreme. I wouldn’t go back! The South Koreans make excellent audiophile electronics. The AK portable players are an example. They really took that market from Sony! —John —JJNK ---
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/10 "2026-10-14T18:55:52Z")
Thank you, did you ever have a chance to compare to any other Aurender via Pro-USB ---
**Author:** ![johnnoffokahn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@johnnoffokahn](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/johnnoffokahn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/11 "2026-10-14T19:44:19Z")
No. I would only pair one flagship (the Sentinel) with another. —JJNK’s iPhone ---
**Author:** ![Peter.Bomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Peter.Bomberg](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/u/Peter.Bomberg)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.msbtechnology.com/t/aurender-n50/1050/12 "2026-10-14T22:06:37Z")
That is fair and my gut feeling too, but $ towards A vs B is always a debate