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Thoughts on Lumin D2 Upgrade from Node 2i

Picked up a Lumin D2 and have had some time to enjoy it! I have some thoughts about my upgrade from a Bluesound Node 2i.

The sound quality improvement was apparant instantly, so no complaints there...BUUU-HUUUT...

The UI and general useabilty of the Lumin app is, unfortunately, completely inferior to Bluesound.

A knowledgeable friend recommends Roon as an alternative. I have not been motivated enough to learn a new app, so I guess the app isnt too terrible, but my addiction manifests itself in thinking I should get a Chord Qutest or similar and take digital signal from Bluesound, etc...

My system: TIDAL HiRes > Lumin D2 > Bryston B60R > Focal Sopra 1
alienqueen
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fuzztone
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Rooon had better be amazing for $120/year plus tax.
All OS takes a while to maximize. Orange Squeeze a longer while but that's because it's powerful. Volumio not quite as good but use BubbleUPnP for streaming services and it joins O Squeeze as both being better than BluOS for Qubuz, Tidal and local files.
ddude003
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You could always go with the Lumin U1 mini and the Chord Qutest... ;^) Roon is a nice media database/server service and does a good job of managing your hardware, music archives and streaming services...  You might want to look at Audirvana too...
alienqueen OP
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It’s funny when I find my own post and realize how bad I am at this…

@rockrider I still believe the Bluesound OS was “better” but I have fully adapted to the LUMIN and have no complaints. The Node 2i is a great piece and has moved on to another home but is a great gateway. There is no comparison with the Lumin in SQ but that’s why it’s 4.2X more!

As I primarily use Tidal with the LUMIN, it works and I can type in anything and be listening in seconds 

A fellow at work has a tube collection so I’m spending some time today ROLLING my Prologue Premium! 

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sunshdw
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I 100% agree with you that the Lumin app is terrible at best. I sent mine back and bought an Auralic instead which has a far superior UI and sound in my opinion. I had the Bluesound Vault 2i digital out to my Anthem STR Pre and the sound quality jump when I got the Auralic was also a drastic increase connected the same way.

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