First I was a bit hesitant about a 1 box (dac+steamer) solution. But the Lumin line seems really good. I did look at the Linn streamers but for some reason they never appealed to me.
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Thank you for your post. Between the A1 and the D1 is the T1. Personally I am hoping to find a good deal on a secondhand T1. First I was a bit hesitant about a 1 box (dac+steamer) solution. But the Lumin line seems really good. I did look at the Linn streamers but for some reason they never appealed to me. |
We have tested over 60 different digital front ends from
$50K and down. Three manufactures stood out for sounding toe tapping musical
and not sounding digital. Total dac with the Total dac server and a very
expensive AES cable in-between the 2 pieces to get them to communicate with
each other. Total dac was very nice but cost after shipping, exchange and duty
is $17000 for one of the less expensive Total Dac and server set ups. For the record, I just plug my hard drive and USB stick directly into my Lumins but they do sell a matching NAS set up, that works off the same Lumin app. Cheers, |
worldwidewholesales29 posts05-01-2016 3:37pmHow about S1? Extra cost over A1 justify? Have you compare L1 to generic NAS? |
Hi, To be honest I have not had a S1 in for evaluation. The main reason is that the 9018 chip has not been my fav over the past few years due to the hyper detail. My understanding is that Lumin has really done some stunning things with the 9018 but for me the A1 is already world class. Total dac is no joke and until Lumin, Total dac was playing at another level compared to everything we had tried. When I first heard Total dac I thought it would take manufactures a couple of years to catch up but Lumin is already there. I did have another NAS but the L1 with the Lumin app is a no brainer. Sound wise it is as good as I have heard. Again everything is subjective and system dependent so I refuse to say anything is the best but it is the best I have heard in my system. I just plug my hard drive and DSD stick directly into both my Lumins. I did have the NAS but my buddy begged me for it so I need to buy another Lumin L1. I might also try a S1 next month. Cheers, |
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