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Think ill just go with a lumin

Starting out anew. reading all of the post into the wee evening hours, and getting more and more confused, I think I may just get a Lumin DAC/streamer combo. D2 or T2 i suppose, maybe an S1 if i can find one a little cheaper and I scrimp and save a little more.

My situation is rebuilding from scratch, so waiting for pieces to come together. Going with a Mac MA 352, and a pair of devore o96 speakers. Smallish room, just plan on streaming and putting a turntable onto the system, but nothing else. Figure i will just subscribe to tidal or Qbouz for the convenience, although anything appl conected is a plus. Will have a hard wire connection and decent wifi. I suppose i am most worried about how technology may change, and whether I should go R2R, but that rabbit hole started to make my head hurt.

If anyone has some opinions, either it wont work or seems like a solid approach, views are much appreciated.

 

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hshifi
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Hello,

You may not know about the new Lumin P1 all in one preamp/ streamer/ DAC. It has been said that it is almost as good as the X1 in sound when streaming due to the ESS pro chip. It is not inexpensive but at 10k it is cheaper than the Lumin X1 and you get a great preamp to go with it all in one really nice looking chassis. It is so good some are wondering if this will hurt X1 sales. I am not sure where you are located but this dealer in the Chicagoland area might have the first one to demo. 
holmaudio.com. 
if you are not in the Chicagoland area hopefully your closest dealer has a demo to listen to. Since you are talking about changing some of your gear you might give this a listen. Holm Audio is also a dealer for Puritan. If you have not demoed the Puritan PSM156 power conditioner you are missing out. Also, Now you can upgrade this with the Puritan GroundMaster City for a plug and play option to upgrade your ground. Believe me you have not heard your system until you have heard it with the Puritan PSM156 and the GroundMaster City. Remember all of your great music is recreated using the power from the wall. I hope this helps and that you have a place to demo these amazing products. 

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