I have not heard matrix element, but used Lumin T2 in my system for 3-4 months before I upgraded to Luxman D-10x. I thoroughly enjoyed Lumin and if I had to go back, I will be happy to. Very musical and analog sounding. I loved the ease of use with roon. The separation of instruments and soundstage was top notch. You have plenty on sale right now, and you will not regret if you buy it. I believe the reason for lots on sale in used market, is not because they are bad. They are so good, you get itch to upgrade to higher Lumin like S1 or X1. I was about to do that, but went in different route. Good luck.
Lumin T2 or Matrix Audio Element X
Hi all,
I'm using a Node 2i streamer + Matrix X-Sabre Pro Dac at the moment. I'm looking for a single box streamer/dac with MQA decoding to make proper comparisons between Qobuz Hi Rez and Tidal Mqa as I use both of them. The Lumin T2 and the Matrix Element X are two solutions that I find quite interesting for a future purchase. Lumin is a well established company in the streaming market and Matrix is building really good DACs like the X-Sabre Pro. My question is if the ES9038Pro used in the Element X might be a plus with respect to the ES9028Pro used in the T2. The streamer/dac will be connected to a McIntosh MA7900 amp and Martin Logan Ethos (electrostatic speakers).
What do You think?
I'm using a Node 2i streamer + Matrix X-Sabre Pro Dac at the moment. I'm looking for a single box streamer/dac with MQA decoding to make proper comparisons between Qobuz Hi Rez and Tidal Mqa as I use both of them. The Lumin T2 and the Matrix Element X are two solutions that I find quite interesting for a future purchase. Lumin is a well established company in the streaming market and Matrix is building really good DACs like the X-Sabre Pro. My question is if the ES9038Pro used in the Element X might be a plus with respect to the ES9028Pro used in the T2. The streamer/dac will be connected to a McIntosh MA7900 amp and Martin Logan Ethos (electrostatic speakers).
What do You think?