We love the pairing of the Lumin T2 with the Innous Zen or Zenith feeding an ultra low noise repacketed data stream via its ethernet port to the Lumin T2.
As the Lumin T2 works woderfully well with Roon as the device is a certified Roon endpoint.
Take your Tidal or Obouz data stream to DSD 512 on the T2 and boy are you in for a treat, you have the option of running the uncoversion in the Lumin or at Roon’s DSP setting.
We have yet to find a combination at the price that can beat these two which are great used separately but make real magic when used together.
For 2020 we will be doing a shootout of the Lumin T2 vs the $2,000.00 more expensive Bricasti M3. The Bricasti M3 is reported to sound fantastic and does have digital inputs, and a pure balanced analog volume control, the M3 also has dual dacs technology meaning that PCM plays through a dedicated PCM dac stage as well as a true 1bit DSD dac stage for ultra pure DSD decoding
For most people a pure streamer is ideal we are testing the Bricasti as a possible option for those people who want thouse features also the M3 has an optional $500.00 headphone stage that should also be smoking.
We have many clients with the Lumin gear it is so nice to see that other people agree with our findings.
Rosbit we agree with you and your choice for the X1, add a set of Isouacoustics footers and a good power cord for even better sound.
We compared a DCS Pucchini CD player/Dac many years ago as we had a client who wanted to move up to streaming, and we orchestrated a trade for a Lumin A1, the Lumin was $7k vs the DCS which was a $18k product the A1 was signfigantly more musical and nearly matched the DCS’s resolution, both has a big soundstage, but the A1 was clearly more involving.
The Lumin X1 and T2 are so much better than the original A1 but the demonstration was very informative.
Dave and Troy
Audio Docto NJ Luimin dealers
Happy 2020 leveryone!
As the Lumin T2 works woderfully well with Roon as the device is a certified Roon endpoint.
Take your Tidal or Obouz data stream to DSD 512 on the T2 and boy are you in for a treat, you have the option of running the uncoversion in the Lumin or at Roon’s DSP setting.
We have yet to find a combination at the price that can beat these two which are great used separately but make real magic when used together.
For 2020 we will be doing a shootout of the Lumin T2 vs the $2,000.00 more expensive Bricasti M3. The Bricasti M3 is reported to sound fantastic and does have digital inputs, and a pure balanced analog volume control, the M3 also has dual dacs technology meaning that PCM plays through a dedicated PCM dac stage as well as a true 1bit DSD dac stage for ultra pure DSD decoding
For most people a pure streamer is ideal we are testing the Bricasti as a possible option for those people who want thouse features also the M3 has an optional $500.00 headphone stage that should also be smoking.
We have many clients with the Lumin gear it is so nice to see that other people agree with our findings.
Rosbit we agree with you and your choice for the X1, add a set of Isouacoustics footers and a good power cord for even better sound.
We compared a DCS Pucchini CD player/Dac many years ago as we had a client who wanted to move up to streaming, and we orchestrated a trade for a Lumin A1, the Lumin was $7k vs the DCS which was a $18k product the A1 was signfigantly more musical and nearly matched the DCS’s resolution, both has a big soundstage, but the A1 was clearly more involving.
The Lumin X1 and T2 are so much better than the original A1 but the demonstration was very informative.
Dave and Troy
Audio Docto NJ Luimin dealers
Happy 2020 leveryone!