Lumin P1 or X1 or others?


Hi,

Nowadays, audio companies are launching more and more streamers. I am listening music from jazz to electro-industrial, contemporain  to baroque, dark ambient to experimental, so really wide genres. 

I would actually need digital inputs as well. After all, I want to connect wadia transport and Sony dat to it - Of course I can sacrifice this for quality because I also have an analog tube amplifier. 

In addition, in Hungary, where I live, my hearing opportunities are limited.   
So i listened in a Solution power amp driven paradigm Persona 9H speaker system ( i like other kind of sound - it was too dry, emotionless, sterile for me). On some music you might have heard a difference e.g.  Dead can Dance Anastasia sacd, JAZZ is noticeably airier and has some intangible sense of difference.  On classical music, the x1 sounded airier again.  I would say - if i can put it that way - the difference is 10-15% (for me).

I was also looking for a used streamer.  My current option is either a new X1, or a new P1, or a used (1,5 years old ) X1 at the same price as new P1.   

What do you think? Which is the best option? Or do you have other suggested option?

Thank your answer in advance

visva

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One more thing: I was able to listen to T2 at home, which I really liked. The reasons of my confusions there no possibility to listen to p1, x1 at home in my country

maxwave

Yes i know that is why is wrote: I can sacrifice this for quality because I also have an analog tube amplifier. 

@ozzy

"I guess to me does the P1 sound as good as the X1?"  - This is the problem that I heard both in a system that did not like it. 

I have an tube preamp for my turntable - so i can use it for my dat and i can keep the wadia dac and i can plug to it, also.

Mostly i listen my macbook pro via usb, already. So agree i dont need CDs anymore if x1 (p1) will kill the wadia. 

In most countries there are lucky hi-fi guys because home testing has 30 days of choice. I could decide what I want if i could listen X1 and P1 at home .... but no option