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Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying



For many years we have been touting the Lumin products as being one of the best sounding and best implimented paths to creating a fantastic sound in your system.

We sought to be a Lumin dealer after the A1 came out and pretty much got rave reviews as being the best sounding streamer out there, each successive product was better the new T2 is amazing at its price point and challenges $7k streamer/dacs/

The lastest review https://hometheaterreview.com/lumin-x1-network-player-reviewed/

sums up Lumins history and even offers a comparison of the X1 vs the Total Dac, and DCS and the Aqua Formula, we actually have tested the upgraded Formula V2 with the Statement and it does sound even bettter.
 
Summation the best sound the reviewer ever accheived was with the X1.

We sell some of the worlds best dacs, including T+A, Light Harmonic, Aqua Hif, Naim, Mytek, Bricasti, and with the X1 you have to spend $30-50k to better the X1, it is nice to see that other people are agreeing with exactly what we have been saying all along.

If you are looking for the best sound for the money, rock solid reliability, a fantastic feature set, Tidal, Qbouz, Spotify, Apple Airplay to play Youtube or Soundcloud, OTA upgrades, Roon endpoint, full Mqua, DSD and High data rate upsampling, upconversion and playability, solid build quality, built in volume control, the Lumin products are hard to beat.



Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Lumin dealers
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lalitk
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@saleh84,

Thank you for you post. As you know, the streaming / server segment is much more crowded and competitive now than what it was in 2015 (N10 release date).

Don’t know about you but I cannot see myself spending $29K for Taiko, $22K for W20SE, $15K for Pink Faun 2.16x or Innuos Statement.

No doubt, N10 is somewhat dated but still remains a very fine streamer. My N10 is not going anywhere until another streamer comes along that outperforms N10 in SQ and aesthetics under $10K 😊
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Come on guys....consider Lumin X1 is a bargain of the century as one have to spend $30-50k to better the X1 😎
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“The fact that the Lumin D2 and the T2 continue to be the Gold Standard to which all modern streamers are generally being compared to” 

Please provide the source of your statement. Thank you! 
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“Are we saying that the Lumin products are better than anything else no we are not saying that.”

“What we do is to seek out products that interest us”

audiotroy,

Thanks for the clarification. I understand Lumin offers high quality streamers but so does Aurender, Innuos, Antipodes and Auralic (in no particular order). All of the above manufacturers have exemplified themselves as leaders in this segment of audio.

Fortunately, there are plenty of choices at various price points to fit our individual needs. We don’t have to solely rely on fanboys from NJ shilling products based on what they think best serves their interest 😎
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audiotroy,

I do understand where you coming from and why you’re so eager to declare X1 as one of the best in the industry. Someday, I will put X1 to the ‘test’ once I complete my stack of Merging+Player+Power+Clock.

Until then, good luck with Lumin sales.
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^^Don’t just believe the hype, if you’re going to dump $6K in U1 then you should find a way to audition the competing streamers from Innuos, Aurender and Auralic. 
Bluesound is a budget but a very good streamer. I think Innuos ZENmini + LPSU will give you next level of improvement with your existing DAC. Anything beyond that, you will be spending lot more to hear appreciable improvement in sound quality. 

May be audio troy can send you Lumin and Innuos for in-home audition.
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The idea of direct path is ideal but last time I checked the Nucleus box doesn’t quite hold up against top tear streaming player’s sound quality. And then there is $699 lifetime membership fee for Roon.
Lot of folks I know still don’t care to use Roon for whatever reason. Both Lumin and Aurender offers app that are excellent, easy to use and they are free.
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