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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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I would also recommend going with the T2 over the D2 if it is within your budget. There is a very large improvement in sound quality, unless the specific character of the D2 is more to your personal liking.

Lumin has an outstanding software stack and wide range of compatibility which makes it easier and more pleasing to use than many other choices. Plus they their build and sound quality is top-notch, and they have a high level of customer support and regular firmware updates to improve things.

Most R2R DACs tend to lean towards a particular flavor of sound, so unless you've heard one yourself and decided you liked it, I wouldn't necessarily recommend it.

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