Lumin U1/U2 versus T3

I meant to add is the U1 still relevant or recommended as I know it's a bit older.  

U2 is good. U1 is still relevant. 
Worth experimenting with a good USB cable from Lumin to DAC. Good chance it might beat the coax interface. 

Can't use USB due to T3 can only use spdif out. 

It says right here the T3 has USB output.
https://www.luminmusic.com/lumin-t3.html

@audphile1 USB is input for external hard drive.  Digital output is spdif. 

Cool. 
 

I have PS Audio DSD Mk1 in my system now and using it with Aurender N200 via AQ Diamond USB cable. Sounds good. So I’m thinking you’ll most likely benefit from a dedicated high quality streamer. 

Did you consider the Airlens? 

No I did not. I was looking at Lumin U2 and Aurender N200, units from manufacturers who specialize in streamers and have a long standing solid reputation in this space. I think PS Audio has the means to produce a great product though. If you can try it with return policy, could be worth giving the Lens a shot. 

Have a U1 on the way.  Couldn't pass up the opportunity at the price they were asking so pulled the trigger.  Looks like USB more than likely will be in the future.  Thanks for the information Audphile1

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@samzx12 Congrats, its a phenomenal streamer. In addition to USB, try the AES. To me it retained all the details but added some warmth. Another noticeable upgrade is keeping a lookout for the X1 power supply that's plug and play with the U1.

Thank you Christian. Very good to know.  

@samzx12 I've used both USB and SPDIF on my U2 mini.

USB was quieter, but that was probably due to the TotalDac Gigafilter cable filtering out the noise.

Get a Berkeley alpha USB interface series 2 for the U2 and that will be the end game setup.

It isolates the USB port from the reclocked digital signal.

It will be a huge leap from the USB/SPDIF output of the U2.