tom8999
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| Streamer opinion.. Pease comment on validity. Here is my 2 cents- my experience - I have been running my LUMIN D1 for 5 years into two high quality stereo systems (Krell and Maggie’s). The D1 constantly gets upgraded via its internet connection automatically from LUMIN via its Ethernet cable.... | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP I wanted to give everyone an update on my situation with my HUM issue. It has now been minimized to a minor issue in my main system.1) ground loop hum - I ran an extension cord to my upstairs system and put my LUMIN D1 on the same circuit. No impr... | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP Millercarbon- I am making progress - my HUM is getting less and less. All of my AC power cords have been moved away from the RCA interconnects at The back of the integrated amp. My Furman Power Conditioner is not contributing to the hum - I shut i... | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP Kudelka8 - my apology - I thought your post was a ‘spoof’. I have improved my HUM issue by at least 90 % since I set up my new Krell integrated. I will be talking to Krell tomorrow to see if their new amp design has shown this problem.Happy Listening | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP Kudelka8 - please go waste your time elsewhere. | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP ieales - my LUMIN cannot come downstairs as my System 1 does not have Ethernet connection available in the family room. This is why the Lumin is upstairs - I have an Ethernet connection in the wall right behind the stereo system upstairs. Plus I a... | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP Thanks for the additional input - my hum is weird now - it is very faint but it rises and falls when I am not playing music out of the LUMIN, and I have to crank up the Krell and put my ear on the speaker to hear it. So I guess I have interference... | |
| Just upgraded my Integrated Amp - now here a HUM out of my LUMIN - HELP Miller carbon - thanks for the link - I read it several times. I still have questions. First - I am not an electrician - I am a chemist - so bear with me.1) why did my old Krell not have this ground hum issue - I ran with this set up for 8 years, ... | |
| Suggestions for a top flight streamer/Dac around the $2000 mark? OP - I have been very happy with my LUMIN D1 for 5 years. The Apple OS is the best way to interface with the unit - very stable and easy to navigate. I use Tidal HiFi with MQA as my source and the sound quality is great. You need an Ethernet conne... | |
| [help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-( Goose and OP - go to Upscale Audio’s website and run their review of the LUMIN T2 - about two thirds of the way thru he addresses the Ethernet cable issue - he states “for $25 we can sell you a cool box that connects to your router wirelessly but ... | |
| [help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-( Spirit of radio and goose and OP - my streaming experience has been painless but I have a neighbor who is trying to do this ‘on the cheap’ and I have learned to avoid several errors:1 - do not go wireless - you lose quality fast.2 - trying to stre... | |
| [help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-( Spirit of radio - thanks for the info on the Bluesound node 2i. I read a lot of these threads and see so many issues people have trying to stream. I guess I was just lucky when a stereo shop in Indy convinced me to go with LUMIN. It’s app runs gre... | |
| [help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-( Here is my 2 cents - go buy a streamer and DAC in one unit - I did and I have been streaming with my LUMIN D1 for 5 years. Sound quality is over the Moon great - I use Tidal HiFi with MQA for $25 per month. Cost was $2,000 for the LUMIN D1. You ha... | |
| Difference in sound between copper and silver digital cables? OP and grannyring and everyone else - thank you for the above discussions about cabling and it’s effect on sound quality. I feel like a fly on the wall listening in to an educational conversation. I appreciate the insights into audio quality. I am... | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying Dave and Troy - thanks for the info on the new upgraded LUMIN product line. I have been streaming via my LUMIM D1 for 5 years, and I am very happy with the sound quality and the LUMIN app to run the system via my I pad mini. Great sound and suppor... |