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Is Roon Nucleus the best choice for Roon Core and as server?
I'm happy with my SonicTransporter I5 
Newb Tube question
+1 Tomcy6.....great answer! 
Monster Regret!!
suggest you post in the PS Audio website community....someone will have an answer 
PS Direct Stream Vs. Lumin X 1 Sound quality difference?
Ozzy, you can't go wrong with Lumin....good support, well engineered product. If I had the dough I would have gotten the X1 but settled for the T2 and am happy with that choice 
Lumin T2 burn in time?
XCool, I found the Lumin app to be very stable, never dropping out or buffering. Is your wireless set up robust? What you described with the Lumin app suggests a network issue not the app. 
Mid Range Streamer DAC recommendation help requested!
Lumin T2, a great one box solution. 
Lumin T2 burn in time?
T2 owner here. My Lumin sounded good right out of the box. One of the things it does exceptionally well is dynamics and bass. You may have poor system synergy. IMO, the Lumin app is well thought out and took me a couple of days to figure out all i... 
best hi res streaming service for jazz?
Stratman, I have used Tidal, Qobuz and Spotify. Now I only use Qobuz and I prefer its jazz catalogue and sound quality over the other two. BTW, Jazz is my favorite musical idiom but not a fan of "free jazz" 
Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments
Blues harmonica "harp" player here. Paul Butterfield my hero 
How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp?
great thread gentlemen. with tube amplification I've always used loudspeakers with 8 ohm nominal specs. I agree running the 4 ohm taps takes something out of the bottom end but I didn't know how to explain it like some of you techically oriented guys 
Starting to get interested in tubes
agree with posters about amplifying Martin Logans. I used to own a pair and they require pretty hefty SS power. 
Roon: is it just a pretty face for browsing music?
I use Qobuz and Roon. I enjoy Roon for the way it organizes my music library, lets me listen to ad free radio stations and helps me easily discover new music. Because Roon has a free trial period, that's an easy way for you to decide. However, you... 
Lumin T2 dac gone bad? distortion "spitting" "splatty" in mids/highs
I own a T2....very satisfied and absolutely no issues as the OP described. Some good suggestions provided. I have interacted with Peter Lie, who is the "head" software designer for Lumin....if you post on the Roon Community forum under Lumin hardw... 
Are these fake?
FAKE 
Let Roon upsample vs let Lumin T2 do the work
DTX, Peter Lie, the head Lumin software engineer, specifically instructs to turn off upsample processing in the Lumin and utilize upsampling through Roon. "Real DSD" is simply a presentation of some music sources although I have yet to find any in...