LUMIN U2 DIGITAL MUSIC STREAMER
The LUMIN U2 digital music streamer is a fully digital, high-end music streamer, and will therefore need a DAC to utilise. Offering music streaming services such as TIDAL Connect and QOBUZ Connect, network and AirPlay streaming, internet radio, and is Roon Ready. Its high resolution Leedh Processing offers a fully lossless digital volume control, allowing the U2 to function as a pre-amplifier and connect directly to power amplification.
Why LUMIN U2?
After the huge success of our sweetspot price/performance LUMIN T3, LUMIN U2 brings the same design philosophy to a transport for the first time.
Taking chassis construction methods, linear power supply design and dual-network from the multi-award-winning LUMIN P1, the all-new LUMIN U2 brings high-end digital right into the heart of the LUMIN range.
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
- Fibre 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
Draws the very best aspects from throughout the LUMIN range
New processing hardware and software first introduced with the U2-Mini and T3
The best features used from our flagship players such as Fibre Networking, Linear Power Supply and Dual-stage voltage regulators
New for a LUMIN Transport - U2 uses CNC panel construction finished in a new silky surfacing process taken from our high-end P1 that is less susceptible to finger marks and easier to clean.
All the usual LUMIN refinements
- From MQA to DSD, FLAC to WAV, LUMIN can play all the high-resolution formats you could ever want
- Native support for TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify and AirPlay-compatible, giving you access to tens of millions of songs
- The unique and intuitive LUMIN App described as "the most convenient interface in existence" by TINMAN
Advanced streaming services & technologies
Every LUMIN player comes with support for a wide range of popular streaming services including Roon, TIDAL, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz Connect, Spotify, KKBox, QQMusic, FLAC Radio Stations and more...
Lossless volume control for all LUMIN players.
An innovative new digital volume adjustment algorithm that eliminates rounding errors is now included (at no additional cost) on all LUMIN players!
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
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, Amazon Music Unlimited, 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
Input:
- Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T
- USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, exFAT and NTFS only)
Supported Control Devices:
- Apple devices. iOS 11.0 or later (List of supported devices)
- Android devices. Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) or later required
- Apple Silicon. macOS 11 or later. (Download the iOS App from the iOS App Store)
- Chromebook. Google Play Store required.
Other:
- Leedh Processing lossless digital volume control
- Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements
This item will usually ship within 1-3 working days.
We try and keep on top of our pricing, but it's a mammoth task for one person. So, if you see this product offered cheaper elsewhere, or you are offered it for less elsewhere (proof will be required) and you feel like supporting an extremely independent retailer, do get in touch and we will do our very best to match or beat wherever we can. We can't promise to do so, as there may some extenuating circumstances where we just wouldn't be able to, but we'll always do what we can.
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