LUMIN U2 MINI DIGITAL MUSIC STREAMER
The LUMIN U2 MINI digital music streamer is a fully digital 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 MINI to function as a pre-amplifier and connect directly to power amplification.
This item will usually ship within 1-3 working days.
Why LUMIN U2 MINI?
The product that first launched our all-new processing system, LUMIN U2 Mini takes all of our latest software features and packs them into a new all-aluminium compact chassis.
Capable of upsampling and downsampling all the way from 44.1kHz to 384kHz/DSD256 and supporting playback of DSD512, LUMIN U2 MINI is the perfect streaming partner for your DAC.
Main features
Transport-only LUMIN for combination with an external DAC
The first LUMIN to feature our all-new processing system
New all-aluminium compact chassis
Faster processor provides greater resampling flexibility - upsampling and downsampling to every supported format up to DSD256/PCM384 to hit your DAC's sweetspot
Increased capacity for future updates
New surface finish taken from the high-end P1
Quad native clock system for precision timing
5 types of digital audio output including USB
Native support for TIDAL, Qobuz Connect, Spotify and AirPlay, giving you access to tens of millions of songs
MQA Decoding
Roon Ready
Leedh Processing volume control
Network playback:
Up to DSD512
Up to 768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo
MQA Decoding
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:
DSD64 (DoP64, DSD over PCM)
PCM 44.1kHz–192kHz, 16–24-bit
Physical Finish:
Black anodised aluminium
Raw anodised aluminium
Size and Weight:
Black anodised aluminium
Raw anodised aluminium
300mm (W), 244mm (D), 60mm (H), 2.5kg
Streaming Protocol:
UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome)
Roon Ready
Qobuz Connect
TIDAL Connect
Spotify Connect
Flac lossless Radio stations
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
Input:
Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T
Shared USB ports can also be used for 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 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) 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
Compatible with LUMIN Infrared Control Package
Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements
