Experience with Lumin L2?

I own the Lumin X1 and I have an 8TB hard drive attached to it. I really don't see anything that would suggest that the sound quality would be better with the L2.

ozzy

@kairosman
Great to hear! Thank you for the feedback. Are you copper to L2 then fibre to P1, or some other config?

I have found the L2 to be convenient and it improves the clarity of my streaming.   I was able to run fiber optic from my router to the L2 (35 feet) and fiber optic into the X1.  I no longer need an EtherRegen.  I connected my Apple TV module to the L2.   This is where the improvements in audio quality is must noticeable.  With the X1 streaming signal through the L2, there is an improvement in clarity but it’s subtle at best.  The investment feels worthwhile and I would recommend it.  

brianbonf,

How did you run fiber from your router without the etherregen?

Many of the cheap fiber converters degrade the sound.

ozzy

So, I guess I need to ask this again.

I am very skeptical about paying $4000+ for an item (Lumin L2) that is essentially an external hard drive.

I have my Lumin X1 (it has a direct fiber input) connected via fiber from the EtherRegen which is connected via a short Ethernet cable (WireWorld 8) to my modem. I stream Qobuz.

I have copied (24/96,192, DSD) via a high Rez Tascam recorder my entire music collection LP’s, CD’s downloads, etc. and have that material on an 8tb hardrive (with several extra copied hardrives just in case).

I connect the hard drive to my Lumin with a short USB cable. ALL of my music is available via the Qobuz/ Lumin format.

So, what if anything, sound quality wise, would the Lumin L2 provide beyond a fancy case and $4000?

ozzy