Lumin Firmware 14

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In case anyone hears a SQ difference after upgrading from 13.x to 14.0, please report and state the model.

Firmware 14 actually also has the following important changes not listed in the web release notes, applicable to all models:

- Improve network bandwidth usage for gapless playback

- Improve processing efficiency

These could impact SQ, however small the difference is.
 
Peter i will be the first to risk my head here. After i upgraded ( X1 ) i sat and listened to music Vanessa Fernandez and i was , waouu this sounds better than before well it can be due to many factors but i feel the highs are better also how i hear the soundstage has improved with even more details. Thats what i was hearing but. So i do hope i am not the only one which noticed these things. I can say that i am very happy listening to Miles Davis Live at Vienne Jazz Festival 1991 , which i also thinks sounds better than before.
 
I never listened to 14.0, other than to verify it worked. I just installed 14a, and being Friday, I will listen to it for the next 6+ hours. My initial reaction is that it does sound a bit clearer and more defined.
 
I didn't have time to listen to music, but I find that the application works faster and smoothly on my ipad. Thanks Peter.
 
Peter, since installing 14.0a a couple of days ago, certain internet radio stations will not play via the Lumin App. Most will play, but some don't. They all play through Roon's Live Radio function and directly through Tune In. I tried deleting the problem stations from my Tune In favorites, updating my internet radio station settings in the Lumin App, then adding them back in to my Tune In favorites and again updating my Lumin internet radio station list, to no avail.

Many of the problematic stations are SomaFM streams (e.g., Deep Space One, Synphaera, and n5MD), but others are also affected, such as WKCR. Please check to see if this is in fact an issue with the latest firmware. Thanks.
 
wklie said:
Please state your Lumin model.
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I have the Lumin X1

The stations in question appear as icons in the list of internet radio stations in the Lumin App. When I touch the icon for one of the problematic stations on my iPad with my finger, that icon then appears in the upper left corner of the screen like normal. Sometimes the image of the program and the streaming data even appear, but the spinning wheel appears for awhile, then the spinning wheel disappears, and no sound comes from the system. Most stations play normally, as I mentioned.
 
P.S.: The problematic stations play fine via the Lumin Streaming function, streamed from my iPad. They just don't play through the built-in Internet Radio function of the Lumin App.
 
If you don't use Tidal Connect I can send you instructions for downgrading to the previous firmware for those radio stations, before a fix becomes available. Would you like to use the previous firmware?
 
I feel that on my X1, it sounded as if the music/pace seemed faster. No way to prove this, however maybe a result of it rebooting? Who knows.
 
Low325 said:
I feel that on my X1, it sounded as if the music/pace seemed faster. No way to prove this, however maybe a result of it rebooting? Who knows.
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For your sonic preference, is that good or not good? Please give it another 24 hours and see if you hear the same faster pace.
 
Listening on night two of the 14a upgrade, and my initial reaction is the same; a bit clearer and more defined. I wish Peter hadn’t mentioned there might be a sound difference with this release, because otherwise I would be wondering if my hearing slightly improved. :)
 
wklie said:
If you don't use Tidal Connect I can send you instructions for downgrading to the previous firmware for those radio stations, before a fix becomes available. Would you like to use the previous firmware?
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Yes, since I don't use Tidal Connect, please send me instructions for downgrading to the previous firmware. I would like to use the previous firmware until a fix becomes available. Thanks, Peter.
 
All changes here apply to all models, except the feature of Tidal Connect.
 
On my X1 I believe the sound quality has improved. There seems to be a more real sound. That is; larger, deeper soundstage. And yes there is more detail. It is subtle but noticeable. (Even before I read this thread).

ozzy
 
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