Lumin Hifi Rose or Aurender

Thanks Hubbman

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on the Dec 200 Pre compared to the PASS.

So @efoo ,

What did you end up getting?  I’ve been following your thread, because I to am interested in getting a new streamer.

Jim

I was going to pull the trigger on the  T+A Dac 200 and Lumin U2. Then I saw the NAD M66 and thought that since I have 2 other Bluesound Node zones the BlueOS M66 makes a lot of sense.

Probably get better overall sound from the T+A and Lumin but for half the price I can get everything I need plus "DIRAC live" is a bonus I wouldn't mind experimenting with.  

I have the Aurender N200 and the T+A 200 DAC. It took about 100 hours for it to open up and I got them both at the same time so I cannot speak to what is doing what but it is very detailed. I got the Aurender N200 in part because of recommendations here and elsewhere plus I wanted a streamer that also could act as a server (with significant storage for two SSDs you need to buy and easily install). I started using the co-ax but wound up using the USB connection.

I have a tube integrated so I felt okay using the  SS DAC but sometimes (probably the recordings' fault) there is a bit of glare but I also assume the system will keep improving as it is broken in. 

Everyone has their own opinions based upon what they use. Best that you audition if you can and/or buy from someone who gives you 30 or 60 days to return it so you can see if it fits your system. 

I find the Rose 130 to be a remarkable piece of kit. And this is spite of having my 1st one refusing to 'boot' after 2 weeks of ownership. So, a bad beginning.

I learned something about dedicated streamers. You see, I have 2 systems, which is nuts in this hobby, but "it is what it is" as my wife would say, the second system was, after all, her idea. Let me explain. I won't go into the nuts and bolts, to many to talk about regarding this streamer. 

I have 2 DAC's, an Allnic D10000, and the Wavelet II which operates the Legacy Audio Aries speakers. Generally speaking, I don't like DAC's. I 'hear' them. The Holo May KTE was good, technically, but it still had that DAC sound to me. The Lindemann Musicbook DSD was very good and I enjoyed its music for a long time. I auditioned the Allnic and out went the Holo May. Music flows with a soul with the Allnic. Expensive yes. This is a tough hobby. My plan was to place the Allnic in front of the Wavelet as the Wavelet had that 'I'm a DAC' signature, a sacrafice given to all the other capabilities of the Wavelet. 

Along came a Rose. What the Rose did was remove the Allnic DAC from the Wavelet II. The Rose upgraded the Wavelet DAC/processor to where both my wife and I are very satisfied with what we are hearing from the Aries speakers. Furthermore, my audiophile wife can operate the Rose, loves the interface and is very happy with what she hears, and she's picky as hell...

The performance too, simply upgrades everything in front of it. We are buying a second one for our second (upstairs) system to stream to the Allnic D10000, which we noted, was magic. The Usher Grand Towers (upstairs) will perform music in a grand way, no doubt. 

I'll post a review when I further investigate its nuances. I have listened to Lumin and Aurilac, but cannot compare as that was a number of years ago and I had chosen Lindemann over the former.