LUMIN remains at the forefront of digital audio
LUMIN Continues to Lead the Way: New Features and Stellar Reviews
At Soundline, we’re always excited to share the latest developments from LUMIN, a brand known for its uncompromising dedication to high-fidelity audio streaming. Whether you're a seasoned audiophile or just starting your journey into high-resolution audio, LUMIN continues to impress with its innovation and attention to detail. With recent reviews highlighting their product excellence and new updates like Tidal High-Res streaming, it’s a great time to dive into why LUMIN remains at the forefront of digital audio.
LUMIN P1 Mini: The Ultimate Streaming Preamplifier – $8,900
The LUMIN P1 Mini stands out as a phenomenally good-sounding music streamer, and it justifies its $8,900 price tag based on that alone. But what truly makes it a bargain is its added preamplifier functionality, which transforms it into a complete system hub. While its name suggests a smaller sibling of the P1, the P1 Mini is anything but “small” when it comes to features and performance.
With a host of analogue and digital inputs, including HDMI, USB, and SPDIF, it serves as the perfect centerpiece for a high-end setup. Combining the capabilities of a streamer, DAC, and preamplifier, the P1 Mini offers audiophiles seamless integration of components without compromising on sound quality.
Lite Magazin noted that the P1 Mini delivers “a perfect combination of flexibility and premium sound quality,” while High Fidelity praised its “immersive soundstage and precision.” Whether used as a streamer or preamp, the P1 Mini exceeds expectations, making it an unbeatable solution for anyone seeking exceptional audio performance in a versatile, all-in-one design.
"The P1 Mini combines audiophile warmth, saturation, and precision with an open and spacious soundstage. It’s an ideal entry point for those seeking to explore the high-end audio world."(High Fidelity"Its ability to handle both digital and analog inputs with ease, while serving as a preamplifier, makes it incredibly versatile—perfect for a compact, high-performance system." High Fidelity.pl review
"The P1 Mini offers superb sound quality in a compact design, making it ideal for more space-conscious setups while retaining all the LUMIN performance we're known for." Sound Advice Review
"Its holographic soundstage and attention to detail continue to impress." HiFi.nl Review
LUMIN U2: Elevating the Digital Streaming Experience – $9,500
The LUMIN U2 Streaming Transport is an ideal choice for high-end systems where users want to separate the transport and DAC into dedicated chassis for improved performance or as the ideal choice for those who already have a DAC they love.
As a digital transport, the U2 offers exceptional accuracy and dynamic range, delivering a pristine signal to your DAC. Home Theater HiFi described it as “setting a new standard for digital transports,” highlighting its ability to reveal every nuance in the music with remarkable detail. The U2’s fiber network connection and low-noise power supply eliminate digital noise, ensuring a pure, uninterrupted signal for the DAC to process.
For those with high-end systems looking to extract every bit of performance from their components, the LUMIN U2 allows for a modular approach, combining LUMIN’s superior transport with the DAC of your choice for a tailored, ultra-high-end audio experience.
“The U2 sets a new standard for digital transports with its exceptional clarity, tonal balance, and engaging musicality. It captures music with lifelike accuracy, providing a natural and immersive listening experience.” “With its fiber network connectivity and ultra-low noise power supply, the U2 eliminates digital noise, resulting in a quiet, detailed, and beautifully resolved soundstage. It's a superb addition to any high-end setup.” Secrets of Home Theatre and HiFi Review
LUMIN L2 Music Server: The Perfect Hub for Audiophiles – From $6,200
The LUMIN L2 Music Server combines the power of a NAS and a LAN switch, offering an unbeatable solution for storing and streaming high-resolution audio. Starting at $6,200 (without pre-installed drives) or $10,000 with 8TB SSD, the L2 ensures you have plenty of space to store your favorite music. High Fidelity praised it for delivering “clean, precise sound” that allows listeners to hear every detail with stunning clarity.
For those who prefer owning their music instead of relying solely on streaming services, the L2 is perfectly suited to work with the new Qobuz DSD/DXD download service, giving you access to over 22,500 high-resolution tracks. By downloading and storing these files locally, L2 users can enjoy pristine audio quality without worrying about internet bandwidth or interruptions. This makes the L2 an ideal choice for audiophiles who value both high-resolution streaming and local music storage, ensuring their collection is easily accessible and preserved for the long term.
“The L2’s combination of a NAS and LAN switch makes it a truly unique offering in the audiophile world. It provides an exceptionally clean and precise sound, showcasing every detail in the music with remarkable clarity.” (High Fidelity)(High Fidelity Lumin L2) “Whether serving as a NAS or LAN switch, the L2 excels at delivering highly accurate, reliable performance. It’s a standout device for those looking to maximize the quality of their networked audio.” High Fidelity
Tidal High-Res Streaming: A New Level of Audio Quality
LUMIN was the first streaming brand to introduce Tidal High-Res streaming into their products, making high-resolution music streaming more accessible than ever. This update is a game-changer for anyone using Tidal’s HiFi Plus plan, offering significantly improved audio quality. The shift from CD-quality to high-resolution streams opens up a new world of detail, depth, and texture, allowing listeners to experience their music with greater clarity and emotion.
Whether you're listening to complex orchestral pieces or intimate acoustic tracks, Tidal High-Res brings out details that were previously hidden. For LUMIN users, this update enhances every listening session, allowing the brand’s renowned hardware to shine even brighter.
The beauty of this update is that it’s available across the entire LUMIN range, meaning everyone—from D3 users to X1 owners—can enjoy the benefits of higher-resolution streams without additional hardware upgrades.
The Full LUMIN Range: From Entry-Level to Flagship
LUMIN offers something for every listener, no matter where you are on your audiophile journey. Here’s a look at their range, from entry-level products to their flagship model:
LUMIN D3 – $4,800: The LUMIN D3 distills everything that makes LUMIN special into a more accessible product. Offering exceptional performance for the price, the D3 is often the starting point for customers entering the LUMIN range. With its Sabre DAC technology, support for DSD256 and PCM384, and balanced XLR outputs, it provides high-resolution streaming without compromise, making it an ideal entry into the world of high-performance music streaming.
LUMIN U2 Mini – $4,500: The LUMIN U2 Mini offers much of the same feature set as the U2, including native DSD512 and PCM768 playback, but with a simpler chassis, power supply, and no optical network connection, it doesn’t reach the same level of performance. However, it remains an exceptional transport for the money, delivering excellent flexibility and sound quality at a more accessible price.
LUMIN P1 – $19,500: Acting as the ultimate system hub, the P1 can serve as a streamer, DAC, or pre-amplifier. With HDMI 2.0, 4K passthrough, and Leedh Processing for lossless volume control, it’s designed to be the centerpiece of your home audio system.
LUMIN X1 – $24,900: The flagship X1 delivers the best of what LUMIN has to offer, combining advanced optical fiber networking with dual-toroidal power supplies and Femto clock technology. For those who demand the highest level of audio fidelity, the X1 stands at the top of the LUMIN range.
Always Evolving: Continuous Updates for the Best Experience
One of the things we love most about LUMIN is their commitment to improving their products over time. Regular firmware updates bring new features and performance improvements, ensuring that your LUMIN device continues to deliver top-tier sound. Whether it’s support for Tidal MAX, FLAC Lossless Radio, or other new streaming features, LUMIN ensures that your system stays up to date.
The last 3 major releases have seen the introduction of TIDAL Max high-res FLAC support, Plex server support, additional free FLAC Lossless Radio Stations, Leedh Processing Balance Control (for ESS DAC chip models), improved Spotify Connect sound quality, an experimental 'Roon Only' mode, JPlay iOS app support, and much more – all absolutely free of charge for all users!
Total control with the LUMIN App or Roon
The recent transition from physical music to digital collections hasn't always retained everything we value in the tactile and stimulating process of music selection. The artwork and album structure are important parts of the browsing and selection process; and filenames, codecs and data can sometimes get in the way.
All LUMIN control is achieved through the free LUMIN App. It was created to work in harmony with the LUMIN hardware to deliver the most intuitive and visually rich way to browse, select and play your music collection.
All LUMIN network players are certified as Roon ready, which means they'll drop right into your existing setup if you're a Roon user.
Discover the LUMIN Difference
Whether you’re looking to take advantage of Tidal High-Res streaming, upgrade your system with a versatile P1 Mini, or experience the flagship X1, LUMIN offers something for every listener. Their commitment to quality, innovation, and customer care is second to none, and at Soundline, we’re proud to bring these products to you.
Contact us today to learn more about the full LUMIN range or to book a demonstration. We’re here to help you find the perfect solution for your home audio needs.
