Have a U1 on the way. Couldn't pass up the opportunity at the price they were asking so pulled the trigger. Looks like USB more than likely will be in the future. Thanks for the information Audphile1
Lumin U1/U2 versus T3
Currently using a T3 and out of curiosity demo'd a PS Audio Direct Stream MK 1 DAC. The PSA dac definitely improved my system and my question is, will the U1 or U2 be a substantial or noticeable improvement over the T3. Not ruling out a PS Audio Airlens as a streamer either using I2S. Currently I'm using spdif out of T3 to DAC via BNC.
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@samzx12 Congrats, its a phenomenal streamer. In addition to USB, try the AES. To me it retained all the details but added some warmth. Another noticeable upgrade is keeping a lookout for the X1 power supply that's plug and play with the U1. |
@samzx12 I've used both USB and SPDIF on my U2 mini. USB was quieter, but that was probably due to the TotalDac Gigafilter cable filtering out the noise. Get a Berkeley alpha USB interface series 2 for the U2 and that will be the end game setup. It isolates the USB port from the reclocked digital signal. It will be a huge leap from the USB/SPDIF output of the U2. |
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