S1 in the house.

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Well, I finally drank Mike's coolaide and got an S1 Lumin from him. I had heard his Lumins many times during visits to his home. We have done a few shootouts with various dacs and such. Of course the Limin has faired very well in these comparisons.
So I was a bit anxious to tackle yet another system, and fuss with the issues common to getting these things to work. WHAT A PLESANT SURPRISE. This thing works with NO HASSLES !!

I hook it up.
I down load the app from Apple Store for free.
It automatically finds my network and starts communicating.
The I-Pad app works with no configuration on my part.
I install a USB stick with DSD music.....and IT PLAYS MUSIC.....DSD EVEN !!!!
All in less than 10 minutes. Wow, wow, wow.

So then I install my 4TB WD USB drive into a USB slot. NOTHING. No drive showing up. CRAP. I knew it was to good to be true. It was almost perfect. Oh well. I sat back to begin listening to a few songs to check out its "out of the box" sound quality. Very nice. All the audio adjectives were there in spades.
Then, I picked up the I-Pad to select another DSD selection, and BAM......there was my 4TB drive listed with all its DSD glory !!! I guess it loaded all the content from the drive before it displayed itself in the Lumin application. I have to tell you, I was smiling from ear to ear. This is how all computer audio/servers/streamers/etc. should work. I am sorry I didn't listen to Mike sooner. This is a quality product. Yea it can be bettered a tad by multi-thousand dollar dacs and such. But it is probably 90% of the quality of the finest gear available. And it works beautifully, without issues. Thank you Lumin for such a fantastic product !!!
 
Great to hear Jerry! The L1 will also be a nice touch once you get it up and running.


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Paul said:
Jerry. Nice report .....so Mike treat you well ? eh ? :yahoo1:
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We do a serious amount of swapping/buying between us. But I have to say Mike has always been fair. I hope he's not listening.
 
JDLaudio said:
We do a serious amount of swapping/buying between us. But I have to say Mike has always been fair. I hope he's not listening.
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Uh-Oh....Watch out the Mike's Flu....It's very very bad ....It won't go away until your bank account is zero. :afraid::dancing::hide:


Where is the Pic Jerry ?
 
Paul said:
Uh-Oh....Watch out the Mike's Flu....It's very very bad ....It won't go away until your bank account is zero. :afraid::dancing::hide:


Where is the Pic Jerry ?
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Will send along a pic soon, but I'm re-arranging my systems right now. I also picked up the MF NuVista 800 integrated from Mike, and am putting the Lumin and NuVista together to drive the Spatials. So maybe this evening i'll send along a photo. The room is a mess, as I have about four systems I am A/B'ing.....tearing apart....trying different combinations....etc.
 
I want Jerry's incredible sounding MBL's....but he's hanging on to those!


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Mike said:
I want Jerry's incredible sounding MBL's....but he's hanging on to those!


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What have ya got to trade ?? YOU KNOW where I'm heading in about 5 weeks......so the MBL's probably won't be around. I do have a swap in mind........if another deal doesn't come to fruitation.
 
Congrats on your Lumin S1 Jerry! Glad it's as easy as 1, 2, 3... More importantly, great your happy with how it sounds.

Mike and Mark have been working me as well. I'm almost there. :exciting:
 
I've had mine a month or so. Love it!

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Ritmo said:
Congrats on your Lumin S1 Jerry! Glad it's as easy as 1, 2, 3... More importantly, great your happy with how it sounds.

Mike and Mark have been working me as well. I'm almost there. :exciting:
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It pairs up well with the D'Agostino monos and preamp. That is the first combination I tried. So it should be a pretty safe bet with your equipment !!
 
Paul said:
Uh-Oh....Watch out the Mike's Flu....It's very very bad ....It won't go away until your bank account is zero. :afraid::dancing::hide:


Where is the Pic Jerry ?
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Just got these racked up together. I am hoping that they find a great synergy !!
 

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Jerry, Thank you for post. Looks good. :thumbsup: However would you mind the post the whole set up with speakers ? :D

Thanks in advance :)
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Here is the north wall of my listening room where I just installed the Lumin and NuVista 800, to pair up with the Spatials.
 

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Here is the north wall of my listening room where I just installed the Lumin and NuVista 800, to pair up with the Spatials.
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Wow...Thanks again. BEAUTIFUL !!!! How is the sounds ?

I see you have a MBL speakers and Pass amps other side of room (Its the glare I see in the TV ) . Excellent set up Jerry. How big is your room ?
You just flip the chair when you want to hear other set up ? :D
 
Paul said:
Jerry, Thank you for post. Looks good. :thumbsup: However would you mind the post the whole set up with speakers ? :D

Thanks in advance :)
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Here is the south wall of my listening room. I had the Lumin plugged in this system for a day. Now I've got a Lampizator 7 for this DSD/system. Like I said, "pardon the mess".....as I am trying lots of combinations.
 

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Paul said:
Wow...Thanks again. BEAUTIFUL !!!! How is the sounds ?

I see you have a MBL speakers and Pass amps other side of room (Its the glare I see in the TV ) . Excellent set up Jerry. How big is your room ?
You just flip the chair when you want to hear other set up ? :D
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Yes, I have a nice stressless chair in the middle of the room.....and just spin it from one wall to the other. I just got the room completed about a month ago. It is 27' X 24' . So pardon my mess. I'm still working on my layout, decorating, etc. But of course, the audio must be settled FIRST.
 
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