Does Lumin x1 needs a dac ? does a good dac will improve it ?

@lordmelton Thanks man,  i will try to investigate a bit more about lumin. by the way I'm very happy with my lumin, just wanted to know if i can improve it a bit more. Thanks

@audiotroy Thanks a lot man , thanks for resetting me from wasting unnecessary money ...:)

@willgolf Thanks man,  I will call him at the right time. Thanks a lot !

@haimr,

It was not clear to me how many approximate playing hours you have on your X1.  I have more DACs than good sense.  They all present music a bit differently but I really like the X1.   In my experience, the X1 needs substantial playing time to settle in.  In my system I found at 200 hours the unit was consistently better, and even more so at 400 hour mark.  

The X1 is a streaming DAC and is not configured to accept digital inputs from a CD transport or player.  

It also was not clear to me if you are using the Lumin App to access Tidal or perhaps using in conjunction with a server and player like Roon?  If the latter, what do you use to serve Roon Core?  I do not utilize Tidal, but do use Qobuz.  I find sound presentation is somewhat more transparent with Lumin App, but I often use Roon for the broadly developed landscape options and convenience.

You indicate you have a Plinius preamp--a well regarded company. You can experiment with the X1 going directly to your amp, bypassing the Plinius, by using Leedh Processing option with the X1.  I have used my X1 with preamps and also with Leedh, which really is very good.  

Best