The Lumin U2 is a Bonafede winner and worth the investment if you stream digital music and love it. If you use a Node or one of those plastic $100 streamers from Amazon yet you have a really good high end DAC then you are indeed missing out.

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Transport-only unit featuring the finest LUMIN components

  • First LUMIN Transport to use new all-in-one chassis

  • Latest processor provides greater resampling flexibility

  • New integrated toroidal linear power supply

  • Fiber Network provides complete isolation from network digital noise

  • Increased capacity for future updates

  • 3 USB ports including a NEW dedicated low-noise USB output

  • Dual-Network interface with built-in Network Switch

  • DSD512 and PCM768 playback

  • 4 exceptionally low-phase-noise crystal clock oscillators

  • New surface finish taken from the high-end P1

  • Leedh Processing lossless volume control

  • All-new processing system

    • Completely new next-generation hardware and software provide a new foundation for LUMIN

    • Increased processing power and storage capacity provide greater resampling flexibility, audio processing performance and future-proofing.

    • Up/down sampling up to DSD256

  • Internal ultra-low-noise linear power supply

    • First LUMIN Transport with a built in linear power supply

    • Ultra-low-noise rectifier and linear regulator

    • Extra large toroidal transformer

  • Dedicated USB port for Audio Output

    • First LUMIN to feature 3 USB ports

    • New dedicated “Direct-Coupled” USB digital audio output port

    • Leaves two ports free for music storage and accessories

  • CNC chassis construction

    • First LUMIN Transport to use new all-in-one chassis

    • The thick CNC panelled aluminium construction offers upgraded structural rigidity and sheilding compared to the U2-Mini

    • Precision CNC milling techniques from our flagship products provide the high-end LUMIN family aesthetic

U2 Specification

  • DSD Support:

    • Up to DSD512 22.5MHz, 1-bit

  • PCM Support:

    • Up to 768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo

  • Upsampling rates & bit depths:

    • DSD256 upsampling option for all files

    • PCM 384kHz upsampling option for all files

  • Digital Output Stage:

    • USB:

      • Native DSD512 support

      • PCM 44.1–768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo

    • Optical, Coaxial RCA, Coaxial BNC & AES/EBU:

      • PCM 44.1kHz–192kHz, 16–24-bit

      • DSD (DoP, DSD over PCM) 2.8MHz, 1-bit

  • Optical Network:

    • Industry-standard SFP

    • 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet

    • Adapter may be needed for your particular switch/cables

    • Use simultaneously with RJ45 (e.g. connect one to router and one to LUMIN L1 or NAS)

  • Power Supply:

    • Internal toroidal linear

    • Low-noise linear regulator

  • Physical:

    • Finish:

      • Black anodised aluminium

      • Raw anodised aluminium

      Dimensions

      • 350mm (W), 350mm (D), 60.5mm (H), 6kg

Specification for all LUMIN music streamers

  • Streaming Protocol:

    • UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome)

    • Roon Ready

    • Qobuz Connect

    • TIDAL Connect

    • Spotify Connect

    • Plāys with Audirvāna

    • AirPlay-compatible

    • QPlay-compatible for QQMusic

    • Gapless Playback

    • On-Device Playlist

  • App Features:

    • Native support for TIDAL, MQA, Qobuz, KKBox and TuneIn Radio.

    • Tidal MAX and MQA icons to identify high-res music

    • Qobuz high-res icons to identify high-res music

    • Volume control

    • High-resolution artwork

    • Artwork caching

    • Search

    • Multiple tag handling

    • Composer tag support

    • Album-grouping in playlist

    • Automatic internet links to artists/album/songs

    • Saving and restoring of playlists (including Tidal and Qobuz)

  • Supported Audio File Formats:

    • DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD)

    • PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF

    • Compressed (lossy) Audio: MP3

    • MQA

The Lumin U2 is a bonafide winner and worth the investment if you stream digital music and love it. If you use a Node or one of those plastic $100 streamers from Amazon yet you have a really good high end DAC then you are indeed missing out. Your digital can sound better and the U2 sits in the high end streaming sweet spot with incredible looks and performance.

HIFI Huff