Lumin X1

X1 comes with its own umbilical DC cable of course. WestminsterLab provides an upgraded cable for it. I think a few members here may have tried to custom order / make one for their Lumin, but I don't recall reading their reports or whether they went through with it or not. Back in 2013, I think somebody custom made one using silver and claimed an improvement for the A1. Around that time we also tested a cable upgrade from another company, but it did not work normally.

I happened to talk to WestminsterLab yesterday, and they said they wanted to increase the price over the Munich price list...
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bmichels said:
ver interested in this new LUMIN. I wonder what is it's sound signature: analog like? uber detailed ? wafrm ? dark ? ....
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It has the warmth and density from the A1 and details from the S1, with a bit more attack and more darkness.
 
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Oddly, no mention of MQA as a supported file format. I wonder if that’s due to pending certification for the X1?
 
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Mike said:
Oddly, no mention of MQA as a supported file format. I wonder if that’s due to pending certification for the X1?
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Mike - After seeing your post I checked and there's no mention of MQA as a supported format for any of their other models either, but it is mentioned under APP Features. I still haven't see any confirmation of its expected availability or US pricing.
 
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I love the Lumin guys, and they weren’t in business 6 months when I reviewed their first product. I’m excited to see this evolution. The optical network is a cool new feature, the power supply looks awesome and we all know their support is tops. The USB output is a bonus.

Bud won’t be happy that they removed the USB inputs.
 
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wklie said:
I remember there were posts from users reporting streaming for NAS sounding better than direct attached USB HDD. More importantly, we do not recommend playback via direct USB connection (even though that is supported on all our players including X1) - browsing flexibility will be severely limited, and browsing speed will be much slower.

The library can be placed on NAS, or any computer running the freeware MinimServer. We also have Lumin L1 product.
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Mike said:
I love the Lumin guys, and they weren’t in business 6 months when I reviewed their first product. I’m excited to see this evolution. The optical network is a cool new feature, the power supply looks awesome and we all know their support is tops. The USB output is a bonus.

Bud won’t be happy that they removed the USB inputs.
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Peter says the X1 does support USB inputs. You are right that I won't be happy, but I will save money. I will not buy a file player that does not support a direct attached hard drive.
 
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BlueFox said:
Peter says the X1 does support USB inputs. You are right that I won't be happy, but I will save money. I will not buy a file player that does not support a direct attached hard drive.
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It does. Please don't try to save money. :hey:
 
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Jim Smith said:
Thanks! Is the switching available per track, by remote control, such as with iPad?
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On the LUMIN Settings page where it states "All settings accessed through the app", there is a setting to invert phase detailed as follows: "Some songs were recorded, or mastered with the phase inverted, some users may like to restore to correct phase during playback. For general use, this should be left 'Off'." Hope this answers your question!
 
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wklie said:
It does. Please don't try to save money. :hey:
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Oh no. I am getting whiplash. I looked at the rear picture, and only see one USB port. I believe the X1 will support USB digital out, so I'm not sure what is the purpose of the USB port.
 
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BlueFox said:
Oh no. I am getting whiplash. I looked at the rear picture, and only see one USB port. I believe the X1 will support USB digital out, so I'm not sure what is the purpose of the USB port.
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From the Lumin X1 webpage details under INPUT it specifies:


  • Optical SFP network 1000Base-T Gigabit
  • Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T Gigabit
  • USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, NTFS and EXT2/3 only)

So an external USB hard disk can be connected if formatted accordingly (which Peter previously confirmed is supported on all LUMIN players including the X1, but that browsing flexibility will be limited, and browsing speed will be much slower than if you used a NAS or computer running MinimServer or their L1.) If you're currently using an external HDD attached to your S1 I believe it would operate the same way with the X1, but I'm sure Peter will correct me if needed.
 
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BlueFox said:
I looked at the rear picture, and only see one USB port. I believe the X1 will support USB digital out, so I'm not sure what is the purpose of the USB port.
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The X1 USB port can either be used as a USB audio output to DAC, or a USB storage device (just like your S1 setup).
 
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Jim Smith said:
Thanks! Is the switching available per track, by remote control, such as with iPad?
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The invert phase setting is controlled by the Lumin app on iPad. Once set all subsequent music playback will be affected by the setting, until the setting is changed manually again.
 
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wklie said:
The X1 USB port can either be used as a USB audio output to DAC, or a USB storage device (just like your S1 setup).
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The good news keeps coming. :)

However, I can't believe there is a big demand for the X1 to just use its digital out over USB to an external DAC. Other than, maybe, DAC comparison USB digital out does not seem like a useful feature for this device.
 
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