![]() However, you have the option of turning automatic DSD conversion off so as to compare DSD to conventional PCM decoding, which can be controlled via the control app. The Lumin A-1 converts all incoming material to DSD. As well as supporting PCM as WAV, FLAC, ALAC and AIFF at sampling rates up to 24/384 (which the more observant among you will note was the must have feature of CES 2013), the A-1 is also compatible with DSD 64 but not DSD 128. Lumin is a new arrival in the field of network audio, but the A-1 (recently titled as such, when the company launched other models in the range at CES) launched last year finds itself looking like a very interesting proposition. For other companies though, this is the sort of news that might have them reaching for the champagne. Never mind that the actual number of albums on DSD that have any real commercial appeal could be counted on the fingers of one knee, or that the more cynical among us suspect that this is driven by the hi-fi industry looking for another format, DSD suddenly matters.įor many streamer and DAC manufacturers, this represents a technical headache that they will be currently deciding whether or not to resolve. We sell many brands of digital: Ifi, Mytek, Nuprime, Naim, Lumin,Aqua Hifi, T+A, and a few others the Lumin is our favorite.One of the most consistent messages that came out of CES 2014 was the importance of DSD support. If you prefer your digital to sound like analog,have freedom to upconvert and crossconvert, have a rock sold app, constant firmware upgrades to new features, ease of use and a great looking product get a T2. Take a T2 for a spin, it is Roon capable, MQA, offers the option of upconverting PCM to high resolution files as well as playing PCM as DSD we demo our T2 playing Tidal as DSD and it sound marvelous.Īlso the Lumin has built in Airplay which is also very convenient, and the Lumin app is super easy to use. The design of the Lumin is exceptionally advanced with dual Ess 9028 pro dac which do differential computation of an eight core processor summed to lower distortion and increase dynamic range.Ī state of the art analog stage and a very advanced power supply beat the older T1 which was a mini A1 even in the face of having a switching power supply that is internal, the Dual Ess beat the older Wolfsons. ![]() ![]() The difference is the X1 just goes to an insanse level of increased resolution and furthers the T2 in every parameter. The T2 has a full lush sound with a sense of image density that you just don’t find in the more affordable digital products. The new T2 is like a mini version of the X1 which is in a class by itself as an uber level streaming dac. The Lumin products are quite magical the new T2 is a quantum leap over the T1. OP we are major Lumin fans heck we are a Lumin dealer and we used to sell the Auralic products which were very good. I'm hoping the unit I end up purchasing will allow me to sell my preamp if the sound is good enough. I'm also curious about how well either the Lumin or Auralic would sound like if they were connected directly to my power amplifier. I'm looking for one box solution that sounds good without necessarily having to add more pieces. The Lumin reviews don't necessarily talk about the specific performance of the DAC vs the streamer portion of their all in one products. ![]() I, on the other hand, view the VEGA as a one-box streamer.that would compete with the likes of the one-box Lumin products, such as the new T2 (or D2, S1, A1, etc). The reviews I've read all say that adding the Aries G2 really brings out all that the DAC in the VEGA G2 can deliver. In one of the Auralic forums, one of the developers of their products even called the streaming portion of the VEGA "free". What bothers me is that all the reviews on the Vega G2 seem to imply that the VEGA is first and foremost a DAC and that the "basic streaming function" is just a bonus. Auralic's nomenclature is extremely confusing.G1 or G2 could mean the Aries or the Vega.īetween the Lumin and the Auralic VEGA products, I'm currently leaning towards the Auralic. ![]()
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