Lumin X1 dont see many virtual audiogon systems with this?

I am not knowledgable what may be happening for me to perceive the LUMIN App music presentation to offer better SQ, but this opinion has shown up on other forums, for LUMIN, as well for other equipment such as WBF discussions on the very high end and expensive Taiko Extreme.  I look at this similar to making a change of accessory or maybe even some equipment in your system--you note a difference and may find it preferrable to the prior configuration, but probably was not unhappy prior with the system sound.  I find LUMIN App kind of like that offering me an alternative, kind of like a tweak without cost of a new accessory or piece.  You make tradeoffs with music system changes.  

I am not a Roon basher.   I really like the convenience and music information environment Roon offers.  Due to this, I use Roon the majority of the time.  I too have a Lifetime Roon license.  The combination of Qobuz and Roon for me has been great for finding new music, artists and tracing music and history of the involved musicians.   

With Roon and Qobuz, you can add to your Library with Favorites.  Those additons do show up on the LUMIN App as well.  You can also browse and Discover music on Qobuz through the App.  You can make your own playlists on the App that you save or you can browse and add selected albums and or songs to a playlist as well as choose when the additions will play in the order you are establishing.   I have not used Spotify nor Tidal, so unable to comment on them.  

Good luck on your equipment quest.

I just thought of an analogy that might better convey my impression of the LUMIN App vs Roon, which is removing speaker grills on speakers when listening.   I don't know if all speakers benefit from doing so, but mine do.  While keeping the grills on still provides a fine presentation, removing them provides more--clearer and just plain more.   Note I am trying to find a way to express this without the hackneyed "veil lifting" description. Again, best of luck with your decision.  

Seems signal processing is dampened when using roon ap.   Not sure why this happens.  

I updated mine too, but my info is private - the journey from a U1 mini > U1 w/X1 PSU and now a X1. (and my 3rd post here in A’gon). USB out sounds great. Just waiting on some interconnects so I can test out the DAC. My current DAC is in my Diablo 120.

Thanks very much.
I have a chord tt2 and interested in the x1 dac. Good to hear a separate dac with an x1 via usb works well. I am planning to go thru preouts on a nad n m17 v2i when connecting the x1 to start out. Have a stereo preamp but hoping nad will work out in lieu of a stereo preamp, but may want to have tubes in the mix. Hate all the connectivity issues when switching between ht and stereo.

can u get x1 without psu?  

Diablo sounds interesting.