Lumin U1

The Audiophile Streaming transport!

Why LUMIN U1:

After years of requests from existing high-end DAC owners, the LUMIN team have taken the finest components from the flagship S1 model and developed them specifically for digital processing and output.

Using a new dedicated LUMIN U1 processor adds upsampling and downsampling for every supported format – all the way from 44.1kHz to DSD256 – providing maximum DAC compatibility and optimization.

Transport-only unit based on the award-winning LUMIN S1

Features:

5 types of digital audio output including new USB

Includes DSD256 11.2Mhz 1-bit playback

PCM 44.1–384kHz 16–32-bit

4 exceptionally low-phase-noise crystal clock oscillators

External dual-toroidal power supply

Upsampling and downsampling to every supported format

Supports DoP (DSD over PCM) for Optical, Coaxial RCA, Coaxial BNC & AES/EUB SPDIF

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, 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

LUMIN programme of continuous development that has seen Roon, MQA, and Spotify support added in 2017 alone.

Specifications:

DSD Support: Up to DSD256 11.2MHz, 1-bit

PCM Support:

Up to 384kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo

Digital Output Stage: 2x USB: DSD256 (Native DSD or DoP), 11.2MHz, 1-bit, Stereo PCM 44.1–384kHz, 16–24-bit, Stereo

Optical, Coaxial RCA, Coaxial BNC & AES/EBU: DSD (DoP, DSD over PCM) 2.8MHz, 1-bit PCM 44.1kHz–192kHz, 16–24-bit

Power Supply: External dual-toroidal

Available in 240V and 110V versions

Physical:

Finish: Raw brushed aluminium or black anodised brushed aluminium

Lumin (solid aluminium chassis): 350mm (W), 345mm (D), 60mm (H), 8kg

PSU: 100mm (W), 315mm (D), 55mm (H), 2kg

Specification for all LUMIN music streamers

Streaming Protocol: UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome)

Roon Ready

Spotify Connect

Apple AirPlay

Gapless Playback

On-Device Playlist

App Features:

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

Tidal 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, AAC (in M4A container)

MQA

Input:

Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T Gigabit

USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (FAT32, exFAT, NTFS and EXT2/3)

Supported Control Devices:

All models of Apple iPad (v2 or later). iOS 8.0 or later required. Full Retina Display support.

Android devices. Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later required

Other:

Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements