Lumin X2 Has anyone used this device yet?

Ozzy, here’s the link:

https://www.luminmusic.com/reviews-l2.html

@ozzy I think your setup is the cleanest way to go. Fibre direct into the DAC. The X1 (I owned), X2, and a $42k Linn DAC  are the only 3 DACs I know of that have fibre going directly into the DAC. Why mess with that? The X1 was also one of the very best streamers I have heard. That fibre connection is top end.

If my third and last Sonore OpticRendu (streamer) dies the Lumin U2x (streamer no DAC) is what I am considering, or the new upgraded Sonore OpticalRendu,

mifanning thanks for the link.

I rarely play the music on my hard drive. I actually think the music from Qobuz sounds as good.

yyzsantabarbara,

I am at the stage that simpler is better, less cable, shelve space, etc.

ozzy

I am using fiber with the Lumin X2 as I did with the X1. In my opinion it is a big upgrade sound quality wise over ethernet.

I have been using an EtherRegen for that conversion for many years, but they have constantly promised a newer EtherRegen "Gen 2" version. I don’t think it is gonna happen. So, my question is; Is there a newer/different unit that outperforms the Etherregen?

ozzy

So Lumin just came out with a couple of firmware updates.

The first one is called Volume leveling. This is to level the loudness (not the dynamics) of the songs in the playlist. You know, some songs play a lot louder or softer than others. This causes one to adjust the volume level to compensate. This firmware update makes all the songs sound at the same volume level.

The 2nd firmware update, to me, improved the sound quality even further.

ozzy