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PS Direct Stream Vs. Lumin X 1 Sound quality difference?

I think I'm going to purchase a Lumin X-1 and sell my PS Direct Steam Dac.
Can anyone share their experience with these 2 products, particularly in sound quality?

ozzy
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aberyclark
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I would guess the X1 would be the winner. Correct me if I am wrong, down the road if some, new magical DAC is released, you can keep using the x1 as a streamer and feed the new dac...correct?
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ozzy OP
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aberyclark,
Yeah, I would think so. The Lumin does have periodic firmware upgrades now too.

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ron1264
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After a few months of back and forth with ethernet vs fiber, I prefer the ethernet on my X1. When I use fiber, the sound stage collapses, no separation of instruments, etc, just very 2D sounding with fiber. 
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ron1264
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Ozzy, I have it connected just like Lumin recommends using a TP-Link 8 Port Gigabit PoE Switch with 10Gtek  1.25G SFP Transceivers and  Beyondtech PureOptics LC to LC Fiber Patch Cable Single Mode Duplex - 1m (3.28ft). I originally thought it sounded better. Then after about a month I switch back to ethernet just for the heck of it and I was like Wow! Big difference

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