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Aurender
Website:https://aurender.com/
Est. year: 2010
Aurender is a South Korean maker of dedicated music servers and streamers, launched in 2010 by engineer and entrepreneur Harry Lee. The name joins the words audio and renderer, and the company builds nothing but file and streaming playback hardware, controlled by its own Conductor app on a tablet or phone. Lee came to audio from video, having worked on the TVIX media player range at WideaLab before starting the new brand.
Range & what it's known for
The line runs in tiers. Compact streamers such as the N100 and N200 sit at the bottom, the N20 and N30SA are digital-output transports aimed at an external converter, and the A-series models, including the A20 and A30, add a built-in MQA-capable DAC and a headphone output. At the top is the W20SE, a revised 2019 version of the W20 server that first appeared in 2013. Most models carry internal storage for a local library alongside streaming services, and the company treats power supply design, clocking and a stripped-down playback operating system as the main engineering levers rather than relying on a repurposed desktop computer inside an audio case.
Who owns it and where it's made
Aurender is privately held and run from South Korea, where product design, software development and the Conductor control app are handled in-house. Founder Harry Lee has led the company since its start, and the team behind it carried over experience from the TVIX era, when the group already produced network media players for a mass market. Hardware is assembled in Korea for export through national distributors worldwide.
The lineup in this catalog
Network streamers and music servers (12). The smallest Aurender streamers cost about USD 2,000, and the top server is priced at more than USD 20,000.
Who it's for
Aurender is meant for a system with no computer in it, where a dedicated box stores and streams the library and one app runs everything. A buyer with a good DAC can start with an N-series transport, someone wanting a single source box can pick an A-series model with its own converter, and the W20SE is the step for those who want the brand's most elaborate server. It suits people who value a stable, simple control experience over tweaking software settings.
Range & what it's known for
The line runs in tiers. Compact streamers such as the N100 and N200 sit at the bottom, the N20 and N30SA are digital-output transports aimed at an external converter, and the A-series models, including the A20 and A30, add a built-in MQA-capable DAC and a headphone output. At the top is the W20SE, a revised 2019 version of the W20 server that first appeared in 2013. Most models carry internal storage for a local library alongside streaming services, and the company treats power supply design, clocking and a stripped-down playback operating system as the main engineering levers rather than relying on a repurposed desktop computer inside an audio case.
Who owns it and where it's made
Aurender is privately held and run from South Korea, where product design, software development and the Conductor control app are handled in-house. Founder Harry Lee has led the company since its start, and the team behind it carried over experience from the TVIX era, when the group already produced network media players for a mass market. Hardware is assembled in Korea for export through national distributors worldwide.
The lineup in this catalog
Network streamers and music servers (12). The smallest Aurender streamers cost about USD 2,000, and the top server is priced at more than USD 20,000.
Who it's for
Aurender is meant for a system with no computer in it, where a dedicated box stores and streams the library and one app runs everything. A buyer with a good DAC can start with an N-series transport, someone wanting a single source box can pick an A-series model with its own converter, and the W20SE is the step for those who want the brand's most elaborate server. It suits people who value a stable, simple control experience over tweaking software settings.
