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The Lumin U2 supports LC/LC optical fiber connectivity with an upstream music server/NAS/network router, which in my experience, is superior-sounding (no low-and high-source leakage impedance current...

It does. A lot of customers still do it, though. Lot of U2 Mini owners also use the LHY LPS mod kit, also.

Very cool! Nice to see that Angus was there, I met him at AXPONA last year (2023); great guy and truly a gifted audio engineer and designer. Also, it's so cool that the P1 Mini supports optical...in...

Here’s what I asked Chat-GPT 4.0 tonight...:P

Sorry, this is pretty frickin’ technical, but you know what they say: Scientists gotta do what…scientists gotta do. ;)

Q1: What would be the best...

Yes, so do I. The power supplies in particular can have a notable effect, as well as low- and high-source leakage impedance current. And, this carries over to Ethernet switches and routers, as well....

It's a "mastering" thing. Same reason you will often notice the playback volume of TV commercials are quite a bit louder than the actual TV program.

Yup! As I tell my audio buddies: "Lumin has got it...GOIN' ON."

Just read the landing page describing the P1 Mini's product design, functionality and features.

Wow!

Key standouts for me:

Main features
Five inputs including USB, HDMI, SPDIF and...

Yes, it does. The irony is, Dave, as you well know, is we have to "suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune*" to get to that point in life where we finally obtain some wisdom. :P :D

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Roon and Qobuz are excellent "third party apps", and I really like them. Roon has been great integration for it's integration with Qobuz, for just sitting back and discovering new content, including...

Yes, lots of options available these days. Personally, I think Lumin does this best, but they're in the higher price tier, and there are number of other very good value propositions at lower price...

Agreed on both points, power supply and chassis.

Also, ground-plane noise reduction for these devices is very important as well. Connecting them to an Altaira or Gemini's GP-NR system pays big...

Dave, another choice may be the Cambridge Audio MXN 10. $499 on Amazon.

High-level specs:
StreamMagic Gen 4 Module – fast music retrieval & high-quality sound
ESS SABRE ES9033Q DAC – for the...

Darko's fairly recent review of the Wiim Pro Plus:

https://youtu.be/V2mV155qGIM?si=C3TN1LwLVZd2pRkF

The EtherREGEN is a product of UpTone Audio, not Sonore. IIRC, Sonore may have been a reseller of EtherREGEN for a time; I don't know if they still are. John Swenson does the design for both...

Yes, it seems to be a very good value proposition.

The Eversolo is an excellent choice at it's price point.

Here's some others at different price points worth consideration:

Wiim Pro ($149) and Wiim Pro Plus ($219): WiiM Pro and Plus |...

Congrats on your Everest & Omega XC PC. In my experience, they are true "game-changers" to use an over-used phrase.

Not surprised that your Everest also sounds better on the Symposium than the...

Agree 100% on all points. If possible, be sure to visit Kyoto. Such a beautiful city. And you can also visit Nijojo Palace in Kyoto. Incredible.

If you found the Japanese aesthetic and cultural sensibilities interesting and would like to get a deeper understanding, my recommendation would be to watch some of these films by the late, great...

Because I'm a client of Topper Jewelers, they gave me a 20% discount off the retail price, so paid USD $440 for this watch.

As for TAG Heuers, I lost interest in the brand when they started...

Agreed on the new series.

Never could get into the older series.

One of the reasons I like the newer series is Hiroyuki Sanadai's performance. I remember first seeing him in The Last Samurai.

12V is sufficient, and the LHY power supply Adam recommended is an excellent power supply.

Thanks, Adam.

As always, your experience and expertise for these products is very helpful. I've found exactly what you've stated and can power my Akasa NUC with a 12V power supply, as well. Agree...

Yup, same here.