Two new Lumin Network Music Players released today

[Mike]

Definitely not a review. My S1 review sample should be here next week. I'll let it burn in for a bit and then the fun begins.

It's nice to see the Lumin doing so well. It's a wonderful product that as the article said, produces more hours of listening enjoyment.

The SABRE chipset and new PS in the S1 will be interesting to evaluate.

For those considering a Lumin, IMHO, on paper, the T1 is a terrific value. It's the same as the A1, except it is housed in a metal box instead of a much more expensive aluminum one.


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[Geoffrey]

How the S1 PSU compares to the KL PSU has been left unsaid, pending further reveals of the review. He has privately mentioned to me his initial impressions, and it would be interesting to see what his final findings will be (if he does make the comparison) once the full review is published.

Then again, all this discussion may be moot depending on Lumin's policy on what upgrades, if any, will be made available to existing A1 users.

Good points. I usually wonder about warranties if buyer ventures outside OEM parts/ancillaries for a product. Be good to know Lumin policy on non-Lumin power supplies with their network players. Will look toward upcoming part II of 6 Moons review and any insights that may be found therein. In audio I've learned more expensive/better does not necessarily equate to improved SQ and no amount of marketing or enthusiastic reviews can change this.

 

[wklie]

Hum 1TB, I wonder if you can upgrade that hard drive ? To say 2 or 4 TB. Any way this is looking very interesting.

2TB model of L1 should be available, and is supported by the L1 firmware. For anyone who wants to upgrade from 1TB to something larger, it should be noted that the current L1 1TB model is physically designed to hold a 9.5mm height 2.5" SATA HDD (for now, could change in the future). To fit a 12-15mm height HDD, brass spacers of a different length may be required.

 

[joeinid]

Welcome to the forum wklie.

Thank you for joining!

 

[wklie]

Anyone know how much the D1 is or will be?

Consider getting a T1 instead of waiting for D1. LUMIN Music Facebook statement on July 14: "We don't have a definite release date for LUMIN D1, so we felt it is best to wait until every detail is finalised before promoting it."

https://www.facebook.com/luminmusic

 

[Mike]

Consider getting a T1 instead of waiting for D1. LUMIN Music Facebook statement on July 14: "We don't have a definite release date for LUMIN D1, so we felt it is best to wait until every detail is finalised before promoting it."

https://www.facebook.com/luminmusic

Makes sense. The T1 is essentially the A1 in a normal metal (instead of aluminum) case.

 

[CPP]

2TB model of L1 should be available, and is supported by the L1 firmware. For anyone who wants to upgrade from 1TB to something larger, it should be noted that the current L1 1TB model is physically designed to hold a 9.5mm height 2.5" SATA HDD (for now, could change in the future). To fit a 12-15mm height HDD, brass spacers of a different length may be required.

Thank you for the information. Will the Samsung 2TB Spinpoint MT9 ; 9.5mm x 69.85mm width x 100.35 mm Length fit ?

 

[Mike]

Thank you for the information. Will the Samsung 2TB Spinpoint MT9 ; 9.5mm x 69.85mm width x 100.35 mm Length fit ?

I was discussing this very thing with someone yesterday. If it's a 2.5" drive, it should fit....but you won't really know until you try it.


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[CPP]

I was discussing this very thing with someone yesterday. If it's a 2.5" drive, it should fit....but you won't really know until you try it.


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Wow great minds at work eace:

 

[Audioseduction]

Why would one want a noisy mechanical hard drive in their player. Will effect the SQ in a negative way.

 

[Mike]

Why would one want a noisy mechanical hard drive in their player. Will effect the SQ in a negative way.

George - it's external....like a NAS drive.


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[wklie]

Why would one want a noisy mechanical hard drive in their player. Will effect the SQ in a negative way.

The L1 is a music server that contains a HDD (somewhat similar to NAS). The S1 / A1 / T1 are music players that do not contain HDD inside (although one may attach a USB HDD if a standalone music server is not used).

 

[wklie]

Thank you for the information. Will the Samsung 2TB Spinpoint MT9 ; 9.5mm x 69.85mm width x 100.35 mm Length fit ?

I believe a 9.5mm drive should fit. However, to simplify things, one may simply order a 2TB version of L1.

 

[Audioseduction]

I see. If I had to choose it would either be S1, A1 or T1 but not the L1.

 

[Mike]

George - the L1 is just a "drive in a box" for people who don't want to set up a NAS. Think of it as an external drive designed just for "plug & play" with the Lumin S1, A1 or T1.

http://www.luminmusic.com/lumin-l1.html

 

[Audioseduction]

"very LUMIN Music Player requires a server to store your music collection on. Previously, that meant using a computer or a NAS (Network Attached Storage), but now there is another option.

LUMIN L1 was developed to be the simplest way to store music for LUMIN. It is compatible with UPnP standards and requires zero configuration. Simply plug it in to your computer, drag and drop your music, and then connect it to your network.
"

How cool is that! Nice turnkey storage solution with plug&play simplicity.

 

[the professor]

If it truly as simple as this, it will make computer audio a possibility to people like my dad. This will be great.

"very LUMIN Music Player requires a server to store your music collection on. Previously, that meant using a computer or a NAS (Network Attached Storage), but now there is another option.

LUMIN L1 was developed to be the simplest way to store music for LUMIN. It is compatible with UPnP standards and requires zero configuration. Simply plug it in to your computer, drag and drop your music, and then connect it to your network.
"

How cool is that! Nice turnkey storage solution with plug&play simplicity.

 

[CPP]

Why would one want a noisy mechanical hard drive in their player. Will effect the SQ in a negative way.

Never hooked a scope up to measure the noise from a hard drive, my ears still hear the music

 

[Audioseduction]

Never hooked a scope up to measure the noise from a hard drive, my ears still hear the music

You can't hear Electrical noise but it does have a negative impact on electronics. Your will hear better music without a mechanical hard drive. Also the EMF from the HD will effect it.

 

[j3brow]

I understand that concept. However, in reality, there is no real consequence of a properly designed internal hard drive in a player. Case in point, Aurender. I own the X100L. I have 6TB of internal storage. Two 3TB drives. I have it resting on symposium 2+ rollerblocks on Quadraspire SVT Bamboo rack. Connected to McIntosh MCD1100 DAC via WW Platinum USB cable. The ease of install/use, aesthetics, and app are wonderful. The sound is sublime. Beat my optimized MacMini (SSD), JRiver, WW USB, Berkeley BADA, and Transparent Reference AES set up. FWIW, Chris Connacker reviewed both Lumin (first) and Aurender W20. He declared the Aurender the best server he has heard. It also has 2 large internal hard drives. Clearly, world class sound can be achieved with internal hard drive storage especially when solid state drive is utilized for playback.


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