You could always go with the Lumin U1 mini and the Chord Qutest... ;^) Roon is a nice media database/server service and does a good job of managing your hardware, music archives and streaming services... You might want to look at Audirvana too...
Thoughts on Lumin D2 Upgrade from Node 2i
Picked up a Lumin D2 and have had some time to enjoy it! I have some thoughts about my upgrade from a Bluesound Node 2i.
The sound quality improvement was apparant instantly, so no complaints there...BUUU-HUUUT...
The UI and general useabilty of the Lumin app is, unfortunately, completely inferior to Bluesound.
A knowledgeable friend recommends Roon as an alternative. I have not been motivated enough to learn a new app, so I guess the app isnt too terrible, but my addiction manifests itself in thinking I should get a Chord Qutest or similar and take digital signal from Bluesound, etc...
My system: TIDAL HiRes > Lumin D2 > Bryston B60R > Focal Sopra 1
The sound quality improvement was apparant instantly, so no complaints there...BUUU-HUUUT...
The UI and general useabilty of the Lumin app is, unfortunately, completely inferior to Bluesound.
A knowledgeable friend recommends Roon as an alternative. I have not been motivated enough to learn a new app, so I guess the app isnt too terrible, but my addiction manifests itself in thinking I should get a Chord Qutest or similar and take digital signal from Bluesound, etc...
My system: TIDAL HiRes > Lumin D2 > Bryston B60R > Focal Sopra 1
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It’s funny when I find my own post and realize how bad I am at this… @rockrider I still believe the Bluesound OS was “better” but I have fully adapted to the LUMIN and have no complaints. The Node 2i is a great piece and has moved on to another home but is a great gateway. There is no comparison with the Lumin in SQ but that’s why it’s 4.2X more! As I primarily use Tidal with the LUMIN, it works and I can type in anything and be listening in seconds A fellow at work has a tube collection so I’m spending some time today ROLLING my Prologue Premium! |
I 100% agree with you that the Lumin app is terrible at best. I sent mine back and bought an Auralic instead which has a far superior UI and sound in my opinion. I had the Bluesound Vault 2i digital out to my Anthem STR Pre and the sound quality jump when I got the Auralic was also a drastic increase connected the same way. |
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