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| Lumin Streamers I am pretty sure Paul knows a lot more than you so I will stick with him. USB audio was to facilitate connecting a computer not high quality audio equipment. It has unnecessary power lead that needs to be isolated and requires translation on both... | |
| Lumin Streamers What the Lumin U2 Mini should have been...and less money! Wifi I2S Color display Linear power supply https://www.matrix-digi.com/product/90/element_S | |
| Lumin Streamers @audiom3 Why don't you watch a video from the CEO of the company you praise - you might actually learn something. https://youtu.be/muRv2R7J2iU And yes I have seen companies before who are stuck in their ways and go bye-bye. Lumin is following ... | |
| Lumin Streamers Actually it is well accepted that I2S sounds better in any system. It is the most direct and least processed connection. There may be some exceptions but they would be rare. I2S is how your streamers and DACs communicate internally on their main b... | |
| Lumin Streamers https://www.matrix-digi.com/product/90/element_S https://www.pi2design.com/mercury-streamer-v2.html The Lumin streamers are still useable if you have a DDC. So Lumin to Denafrips Iris DDC to Venus II DAC. I tried that last night and it sounds... | |
| Lumin Streamers I own a few Lumin including the U1. They are dinosaurs since I discovered I2S sounds so much better on any device than Lumin old school connections. The Lumins all are pulled from my systems now. Replacing with Matrix Audio Element S and Pi2 Desi... | |
| Is anyone using a HDMI cable for I2S connection between digital components? You can get AudioQuest Cinnamon HDMI 4K cable for $29 on Amazon. Silver plated conductors. Good build quality. Best bang for the buck. | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? In other news members of the Audiogon forums have petitioned Elon Musk to extend Cat 8 cables from Starlink satellites to the surface of the earth as they are extremely concerned with signal quality over the air. | |
| Matrix Audio Element S In the House Thanks for the reply. I am completely sold on using I2S connections from streamer to DACs. The sound is noticeably better than any other connection type. And by the way if you find a streamer / DAC combo that you like then you have the same thin... | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? I tried hooking up a Matrix Element M2 tonight in my office to Cat6 a few feet from a 10Gbps switch and there was significant pops and crackles coming thru. Disconnected the cable and used wifi - dead silent. Well at least I actually tried it. C... | |
| Best way to A/B two different streamers Different inputs sound different even with the same sample rate. SPDIF and Toslink and to some extent AES are similar but USB is a different animal. The way I have done it is set the equipment on a table and run two identical USB cables. You nee... | |
| Gustard R26 vs hi end streamer There is also the Gustard A26 which I thought was a better sounding DAC then the R26 yet still on the warm side. Do you use Roon or what software are you using? That could have a bearing on the choice of streamers and streamer/dacs. | |
| Static streaming iMac to Schiit DAC, static Not sure if it is the issue but have heard of incompatibility with some cables and Apple products. There is a chip inside the cable and sometimes a firmware update with the computer makes the cable incompatible. Seems it was more for lightning cab... | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? @balooo2 yes I have yet to find any issues with the equipment I have owned for wifi versus ethernet. Wifi actually isolates from electrical interference that can be picked up on ethernet cables some times. I actually tried a Lumin U1 on a $29 Net... | |
| How do I switch from Wi-Fi to Ethernet cables? If you do not have wifi drop out then money best spent would be on a better streamer. Innuos Pulse Mini, Matrix Audio I2 to name just a few of the many out there. Bluesound Node is ok but more of an entry level product. You dipped your toes in th... |