A30 Music Server Preamplifier Headphone Amplifier and DAC with CD Ripper

The Aurender A30 is the flagship model from Aurender's range of analog output digital music players. Like the Aurender A200, A15, and A20, the A30 is a caching music server/streamer with internal storage, a built-in DAC, and analog outputs. With a full MQA decoder, users can playback high-resolution MQA audio files and streams for the highest possible sound quality of the original master recording. What distinguishes the A30 from the others is the pure audio performance and exhaustive feature set. The A30 is built around Aurender's best internal DAC architecture: A dual-mono pair of AKM4497 DAC chips deliver the best performance in channel separation, resolution, and control. With support for digital files formats up to PCM 768kHz, DSD512, and integrated access to music streaming services, your digital music library has no limits. Beyond delivering exceptional audio quality, the A30 includes functions like CD ripping, a high-quality headphone amplifier, 8TB of internal storage, an ultra-wide color LCD display, and an integrated software suite of metadata editing and library management tools.

In addition to being a stellar analog output network player for loudspeaker systems, the A30 features an integrated headphone amplifier for discerning headphone listeners. With three headphone jacks—a 4.4mm balanced, 6.5mm unbalanced, and 4-pin balanced XLR—there's no shortage of headphones you can use with the A30. The unit can also function as the central hub of a fully digital audio system thanks to its ability to function as a preamp, and when using it in the variable output mode you can connect the A30 directly to a power amplifier. The Aurender A30 comes with 8TB of HDD storage for music files and a 480GB SSD for caching. For those looking for additional storage, the USB ports can be used to connect a USB memory drive or NAS.

Designed to deliver the best possible hi-fi performance, the Aurender A30 is equipped with a discrete linear power supply with super capacitor-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for stabilizing the unit under an abrupt power outage condition. Five individual toroidal power transformers independently supply power to the servers, dual DACs, headphone amp, and digital outputs. The A30's precision clock generation system incorporates a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with sub 100fs jitter-reducing clock generator to precise time digital audio data transmissions and minimize jitter to below negligible levels. Control and music management of the A30 can be done via the Aurender Conductor App, hailed by users and reviewers alike for its performance and intuitive operation. Although not a Roon Ready device, the A30 has support for Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify Connect. The Conductor App is available for download on iOS and Android devices, iPads, iPhones, and Tablets.