Lumin audio2/1/2024 There’s also a BNC S/PDIF port for digital output. A USB port on the rear panel can be used for connecting an external USB drive, or for connecting the T2 to an external DAC. It has no analog inputs, no S/PDIF inputs for connecting source components such as CD transports, no USB inputs for connecting a computer. The T2 is intended strictly for network playback. That’s a lot of information, but the display doesn’t look at all busy, and it’s readable from several feet away. At the center, a rectangular OLED screen shows Now Playing information: track name at top, artist name below that, file format and resolution at bottom, track number at right, and elapsed time at far right. The back-raked, matte-finished front panel bows gracefully outward. ![]() In both finishes, the machined top and side panels have been treated to achieve an elegant grained effect. My review sample was finished in brushed, black-anodized aluminum raw brushed aluminum is also available. Measuring 13.8”W x 2.4”H x 13.6”D and weighing 13.2 pounds, the T2 projects an aura of minimalist luxury fully in keeping with its premium price. However, I think you’ll find the effort worth your while. ![]() Depending on your system configuration, that could be a little challenging. Getting the T2 on to your home network is a piece of cake - but to play files, you also have to configure a network drive so that the T2 can see its contents. You might have to do a little work to make this happen convenience doesn’t always take care of itself. If that’s not convenient, I don’t know what is! The T2 can play all your downloaded and ripped music files, as well as lossless and hi-rez music from Tidal and Qobuz, under control of an app running on an iOS or Android device. Lumin’s new T2 network music player ($4500, all prices USD) combines a high-resolution DAC and network streamer in one case. Pricing? Australian distributor Audio Magic says AU$14,900 down under and Brits can apparently get their hands on one for £8495 - but US and EU pricing remains TBA.Do you have to be a propeller-head to enjoy Simplifi’d hi-fi? The question might seem nonsensical, but when you think about this site’s mandate - to cover “convenient, lifestyle-oriented audio” - it makes a perverse kind of sense, and the product reviewed here illustrates my point. The P1’s feature set is rounded out by a slimline IR wand. The 32-bit volume processor comes from Leedh (covered here by Srajan) and outputs via a choice of single-ended RCA and or balanced XLR, the latter coupled via Lundahl LL7401 output transformers. Also under the hood, the P1’s digital and analogue boards are individually juiced by a linear power supply. The second twist is the P1’s analogue circuitry where RCA and balanced XLR analogue inputs feed into the unit’s dual-mono layout. Lumin’s own app hosts Qobuz and UPnP, including media drives hooked into the back panel’s USB-A socket. This streamer is Roon Ready but it also talks to Tidal Connect (with MQA support), Spotify Connect and Apple AirPlay 2 sources. We can also feed the P1’s DAC via its internal network streamer via not one but two Gigabit Ethernet inputs: RJ45 and fibre (for those who like a little electrical isolation). ![]() And HDMI introduces the P1’s first twist: a neighbouring HDMI ARC output dispenses with the need for an A/V receiver. We can feed this DAC circuit from the back panel via a range of digital inputs: USB (DSD512, PCM384, MQA) S/PDIF BNC, coaxial or AES/EBU (all DoP64, PCM192) HDMI (PCM2.0, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, DTS, HDR, 4K pass through). Digital signal handling is timed by a Femto clock and marshalled by an FPGA loaded with Lumin code. The P1 is a D/A converter with one ESS ES9028PRO DAC chip running on each channel. Lumin’s new P1 spells it with a capital F.
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