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What reviewers are saying
We read all the reviews. Here's what reviewers feel most strongly about:
- Lumin products are designed with a focus on simplifying the user experience through their proprietary Lumin app, offering a comprehensive set of features and granular control over playback and resampling options without requiring additional third-party software in most use cases.
- The brand utilizes all-aluminum chassis construction across its product line, contributing to both aesthetic appeal and enhanced rigidity and shielding.
- Lumin incorporates Leedh Processing volume control, allowing for a preamp-less system configuration and potentially minimizing signal degradation.
Our favorite reviewer quotes:
- "The Lumin X1 is by far the best Lumin product ever developed and competes with the best full-featured streaming DACs anywhere near its price. The Lumin team has taken the best of its previous products and improved upon these aspects to deliver a sound rooted in analog playback but with all the incredible detail of digital." (https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/lumin-x1-review-r860)
- "With the U2 I am hearing that effortless flow like I remember from the Innuos Statement. The dead silence." (http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2023/05/23/lumin-u2-streamer-review-not-the-mini)
- "LUMIN X1 has brought highly dense information expansion, that allowed highly believable three dimensional objectifying and enhanced image clarity letting much intimate lurking into the music's sphere." (https://www.monoandstereo.com/lumin-x1-review)
- "Let's say that in the past I didn't find compelling implementations of dacs based on Sabre Chips, but Lumin P1 is the perfect example and proof that Sabre Chips can sound amazing if implemented correctly, and that the overall architecture is the most important aspect. Everything seems lighter on its feet, yet the sound is rapid, incredibly clean, and engaging." (https://headmania.org/2023/06/09/lumin-p1-dac-streamer-pre-review)
- "With the Lumin X1 added to my system, sound was improved to the point that my speakers reached a noticeably higher level of performance than I had experienced with any other DAC. With the Lumin X1, it was as though I had upgraded my speakers to the next model up in the lineup." (https://hometheaterreview.com/lumin-x1-network-player-reviewed)
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
Products
Lineup comparison
We think it's helpful to understand how their products compare. To learn more about each, scroll to the section above to click through to individual product pages.
Lumin D3
- Positioning: The entry-level model in the Lumin lineup, offering a cost-effective introduction to high-quality music streaming.
- Description: Features a compact all-aluminium chassis, which enhances damping performance compared to the previous D2 model. Uses the Sabre ES9028PRO DAC, providing up to DSD256 and PCM384 playback, making it suitable for users seeking high-resolution audio without the premium price of higher-end models like the T3X or X1.
Lumin U2 Mini
- Positioning: A mid-range transport-only model designed for users who already own a DAC and want to enhance their digital streaming setup.
- Description: Features Lumin's new processing system in a compact chassis, offering flexibility with upsampling and downsampling capabilities up to DSD256/PCM384. Provides five types of digital outputs, including USB, making it a versatile choice for those who need a transport to pair with their existing DAC, unlike the all-in-one players like the D3 or T3X.
Lumin T3X
- Positioning: A mid-to-high-end model that builds on the success of the T3, incorporating features from Lumin's flagship products.
- Description: Includes a toroidal linear power supply and optical fibre networking, features typically found in higher-end models like the X1. Uses dual ES9028Pro SABRE DACs for dual-mono operation.
Lumin U2
- Positioning: A high-end transport model aimed at audiophiles who require a dedicated digital transport to pair with their high-quality DACs.
- Description: Features an all-in-one chassis with a linear power supply and fibre network for noise isolation, similar to the flagship X1. Supports DSD512 and PCM768 playback.
Lumin X1
- Positioning: Lumin's flagship model, representing the pinnacle of their music player lineup.
- Description: Features dual ES9038PRO SABRE DACs and optical fibre networking, providing complete isolation from network noise. Supports native DSD512 and PCM768 playback, offering the highest audio quality in the lineup.
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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Our interview with the brand
What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
What's your approach to customer support?
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
What other products pair best with yours?
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
Industry leading intuitive touch panel interface and 4K video support, which allows you consume content in a new and immersive way without sacrificing audio quality.
What's your approach to customer support?
We have a dedicated service and tech support team. Our sales reps are also trained on supporting the line.
We always encourage the dealer to be involved in the support process since many of the issues can be resolved at the dealer level. Having the dealer involved also provides an opportunity for them to learn how to resolve more common issues. We are also happy and available to assist end users who reach out to us directly.
The best course of action is to reach out to your dealer and alert them of an issue. If your dealer is unable to resolve the issue, they can reach out to their rep or our support team for assistance. If they do not have a dealer, our support team is available via email at [email protected]
Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm CST.
Our goal is to respond to support issues within 1 business day. If a product is deemed to be defective within the first 30 days of receiving the unit, we will usually offer to replace it.
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
- Led Zeppelin-Black Dog Live - New York 1973 -4K (Youtube)
- (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay feat. Jack Johnson | Otis Redding 50th Anniversary (Youtube)
- Forever - Mildlife
What other products pair best with yours?
McIntosh, Luxman, Pass Labs
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What are two key technological innovations or strong opinions that differ you from other brands?
All Aurender models, even dating back to our very first "S10", cache songs to a built in NVMe/SSD prior to playback, for improve stability and to reduce noise from the HDD, even when local storage is installed.
All Aurender models come with either built in storage or empty trays for users to populate their own 2.5" SATA drives in capacities that suite their collection. You only have 200 CD's that are ripped? Purchase a 1TB drive. Have 20,000 album collection, you can install up to an 8TB drive in each available slot!
What's your approach to customer support?
Our support is one of the driving factors for our brand. One of the keystones of this is our remote support capabilities. By sending us an email using our Conductor V4 software (for Android and Apple phones and tablets), we can remotely access the unit and troubleshoot, reconfigure or fix errors that are giving you trouble...without even taking the unit out of your rack! This level of support comes from our hardware and software engineers based in South Korea. This is available for every Aurender customer, whether you just purchased our flagship streamer or you purchased an 8 year old Aurender N100 on the second-hand market. We give this level of service to everyone. I personally offer advice, consultations and troubleshooting assistance for North America, so you can get hands on assistance when Korea is unavailable due to the time difference.
What are your favorite tracks for showcasing the strength of your products?
I have a hard time offering test tracks because everyone's music tastes vary so much. My personal tastes are not considered "audiophile" music and often poorly recorded, such as Punk, Hardcore, Emo and Alternative Music. Now with that said, I thoroughly enjoy listening to all this music through my Aurender! Speakers also play a huge role in how palatable that style of music is presented. If you twisted my arm to pick a test track that resonates with a lot of people, I'd say: Sara Bareilles-"Once Upon Another Time". It's a very intimate recording with a candle wick crackling throughout. Subtle noises in the background and then the bass hits and you realize how big the venue actually is. Every time I play that track, people get a bit of the "Wow" factor.
What other products pair best with yours?
Brand pairings are often user preference and one of the best parts of the hobby, in my opinion. I hear that Aurender is often paired with Berkeley Audio Design, MSB, Audio Research, dCS, just to name a few. The best part of an Aurender is it really gets you all the detail out of your DAC, so you can hear what it is truly capable of.
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