Lumin U1 Still Relevant??

I would suggest an extensive audition of the Simaudio streamer. It’s very possible their outboard unit is quite good, but the Mind2 built into their DACs (including the 680 and up) just wasn’t competitive with other units I’ve auditioned and particularly against what i own.  Importantly, I wanted it to be because I like their DACs quite a bit and was hoping to consolidate boxes into one higher end unit. Was not to be.  Hopefully the stand alone streamers are better.

Best,

Rs 507 that is your opinion stereophile had quite a different opinion

A Krell amplifier also helped set the fifth-floor Audio Intellect room on fire (proverbial only; no actual fires were set). Anticables connected a Belgian-made 432 EVO streamer to a DAC-equipped Krell K300i integrated which drove a pair of just-introduced, blond-wood Alta Audio Adams  Listeners got tight, prodigious bass from surprisingly small woofers, making music in tandem with the Adams’s ribbon tweeters. Saxes and trumpets were brassy, airy, and real. Other duties called; I had a hard time tearing myself away.

It may be you don’t like ribbon tweeters on some tracks the treble wasa little hot

@jeffreyw 

You’re unlikely to get a unanimous consensus cause every user system, listening preferences, room setup is different. The best way is to find a dealer that can loan you the streamer of your choice and access its performance in your system. Both Lumin and Aurender makes very high quality streamers. I have been a Aurender user for last 10 plus years and their newer generation models, N150, N200, N20 improved in terms of low frequency extension, slam and perceived details over their predecessors. 

@audiotroy the ONLY persons opinion that matters is mine! 

I'm open to any recommendation

OK as another member recommended have a look at Simaudio Mind2

Mind2

Or the Bryston BDP-3

BDP-3