My Lumin X1 took a while to sound its best.
Enjoy!
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Lumin P1 or Pre / Streamer / DAC separates?
Hi - wanted to see if anyone had experience with the Lumin P1 - especially interested in how it works as a Preamp. I have both Krell Illusions ii & Zesto Leto Preamplifiers. I use a Auralic G1 Aries Streamer and a MHDT Pagoda balanced DAC. They feed a Krell Duo 300xd Amplifier.
I am thinking about simplifying things, shifting to the Lumin P1 as a Streamer / DAC and Pre. I previously had a Lumin D2 which I thought punched above it’s weight class, I’m confident the P1 is an outstanding Streamer / DAC but less confident in if it will perform well as a Pre. I’ve tried feeding the 300xd direct without a Pre and have always preferred having a Pre in the chain.
The P1 was designed to change the narrative.
Crazy to think the P1 can best separates? Again, I think it would best my streamer / DAC.
Thanks,
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I kind of thought about and kind of took the same path you are considering but with other brands. I moved from tubes to trying to use a DAC as preamp. I started with a PS Audio Direct Stream DAC into Primaluna amps. I ended up with a Bricasti M1, Cary SLP-05 into AGD Audions. I tried to run without the Cary but missed the little tube bloom added by the Cary. To me it really added life back to my system. If you have / had tubes give a DAC / pre a try but be prepared to put tubes back in somewhere. I went the tube pre direction to avoid the cost of power tubes, heat and weight. I could not be happier!! |
@pioneerhip Hi, I enjoyed the P1 but ended up rolling with a Lumin U2 mini feeding a PS Audio Directstream MKii and I ended up getting a PS Audio BHK Pre. I’m really happy with the new set up but I would say if you like the D2 hooked up directly to your amp or amps, the P1 I will be a really nice step up. If you are looking for a 1 box solution, Pre, Streamer, DAC offering really high end streaming, DAC capabilities, really hard to beat the P1, not really sure you can. The T & A DAC 200 is another great Pre / DAC combo but I don’t think it has a built in streamer. Long story short, even though I went a different direction, the P1 delivered a really high end Streamer, DAC combo with the flexibility of being able to use it as a Pre as well. If you aren’t going to be using the Pre functionality for anything but streaming, give a look on the used market for Lumin X1’s. They’ll have the Leedh volume control and likely will be a slight step up from the P1 from a streaming, DAC standpoint. Good Luck, |
i know this is old but was hoping for some valuable input.
Next week i will be trying my P1 (as pre-dac - streamer) into a Mc men220 and then to a new to me Luxman m900u (replacing a Mc MA7900) - I am trying to keep my men220 in the chain....any suggestions or experience with anything similar to this? thanks in advance for any advice.
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