Lumin U2 Mini

Hi 

Designsfx , I never had the Lumin but i was seriously considering it.   I was able to leverage a trade toward the N200 that was such a good deal I couldn't pass.      

I love the Aurender , it is a great machine.         

The Lumin looks like it offers a lot for the money.  I probably would have picked the U2 mini if the Aurender wasn't such a great deal .   I did not plan on buying a $6k msrp streamer but i have zero regrets ...   really great support from Aurender too

@oddiofyl 

That’s great to hear! When I was scrolling through this post I couldn’t figure out what you were using for Dac duties- whether you had a standalone or the Bluesound or other. My only comment would have been to make sure you’re happy with the Dac you have before buying the Lumin U2 Mini as the Dac will be the Mae or break in that scenario. I just received my U2 a week ago, I purposely went with it to test streaming but to not be influenced by Lumins version of Dac- I prefer the Aqua Dac that I have. 
So my next question would be does the Aurender outperform the equipment you were using prior to the buy on all levels? I have no experience with Aurender but their products seem to have a large fan base here on Agon.

I’m using the N200 with the excellent sounding LAB 12 DAC 1 Reference.   Great pairing.   I have until June to trade the LAB 12 toward something 2x as much, but honestly I think I’m going to keep it for a while.  

Have you compared the Aurender (with dac) in your system standalone? I’m wondering how it’s integrated dac compares to your LAB 12 (or was it no contest)

Lumin U2 Mini $2,400

Lumin U1 Mini $1,400 or lower (Used)

It may be better but by how much.

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Anybody here who compared them both side-by-side? Or upgraded from U1 Mini to U2 Mini?