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| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying mayoradamwest, do you seriously think anyone on this forum is unaware that Audiotroy is posting to increase his sales? Of course he is. Everyone knows that, it is completely transparent and hardly needs pointing out. Even Audiotroy admits this and... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying Tom 8999, yes the Sabre dac is much better than the Wolfson DAC in the D1. I’ve owned the A1 and D1 as well as a few other Wolfson dacs from EAR, Exposure and others. I also have had a number of dacs using the current Sabre chips - the X1, Mytek M... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying I recently bought a Lumin X1. I have owned the Chord DAVE/Blu 2 (and M Scaler), Mytek Manhattan II and Ayre QX5 Twenty, amongst others.The Lumin is easily the best DAC I have owned. I was looking for something more satisfying than the Chord DAVE/M... | |
| Lumin D2 or Mytek Brooklyn Bridge for Tidal, Quboz I had the Lumin D1 and A1, and now have the Mytek Brooklyn+ and Manhattan II (but have also ordered a Lumin X1).The Lumin streamers are very good but I think the Wolfson dac chip is a bit dated now and the latest generation of ESS chips are much b... | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Thanks, that is helpful (and surprising!). | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Interesting comments. Can you please expand on the differences between the X1 and Bartok and why you preferred the X1. I have an Ayre QX5 and a Mytek Manhattan II, both using the latest ESS chips, which I find extremely good. I prefer both of thes... | |
| Chord Dave Having owned the DAVE/Blu2, I doubt it would be "thicker" than what you have. It has many strengths - forensic detail being one of them - but it is quite lean sounding and somewhat thin. Claims by Chord fanboys should be treated with scepticism, p... | |
| Stereophile mistakenly writes Mytek Review as dCS I thought something similar when I read that review. I also thought it was odd that the only DAC the reviewer chose for comparison was the Mytek Brooklyn, which is a fraction of the price. It would have been helpful to have comparisons with some m... | |
| To get best sound quality, roon or lumion app? No, I prefer PCM. | |
| To get best sound quality, roon or lumion app? I use a Lumin U1 mini and have compared Roon and the Lumin App. I find the sound quality in Roon to be much better. I do find Roon to be frustrating to use, particularly for classical music. But the sound quality and Tidal integration make it wort... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. I have a small room and have tried literally dozens of speakers of speakers over the years. I've ended with a pair of Graham LS6 standmount speakers. | |
| Positive experience with Ayre Another positive experience with Ayre.My new AX5 Twenty developed a minor fault, and needs one of the boards replaced. I am not in the US, but Ayre responded to my query overnight, organised the replacement board and contacted my local distributor... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty steaming performance The U1 Mini connects to the QX5 via AES/EBU, which I have found to sound the best with the Ayre DAC. I generally avoid USB, so I am not surprised that ethernet sounds better than USB. To be clear, the ethernet input of the QX5 sounds very good. It... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty steaming performance I’m not sure what "claim" you think I’m making. I listen to my QX5 in a balanced set up as well, with an Ayre AX5 Twenty.To be clear, I am using the Lumin U1 Mini as a streamer into the QX5 and comparing it to the QX5’s own internal streamer. The ... | |
| Ayre QX-5 Twenty steaming performance I have a QX5 Twenty. The ethernet input is adequate, but I find that a Lumin U1 Mini sounds noticeably better. |