Upgrading streamer Auralic , Lumin , Innous

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Ive been really really happy with the IFI zen stream with ifi elite power supply feeding my holo may kte dac, but as if it were only a matter of when and not if i have come down with the upgradeitus.

I am looking for perhaps a little more openess and detail with out loosing the full bodied 3d soundstage the IFI zen stream presents so well.

Main features im looking for usb out , roon ready , qobuz , airplay for apple music

Im currently demoing the Auralic G1.1 as it really has all the features i was looking for and wifi which is nice. ive only had it burning in for a day or 2. so far i can say the sound is more open and detailed but i feel the full bodied 3d soundstage has been sacrificed somewhat. perhaps a little flat?

My question is has anyone compared the Lumin U1 , U2 mini , Auralic g2.1 , Innous zenith or the New Innous pulsar looks very interesting. Which should i demo next?
 
Note that Lumin has authentic and certified Spotify Connect instead of an open source implementation (which does not work on Spotify free account, or HiFi if it is ever released). We also support Tidal Connect. Check out the U2 Mini if you're interested in Lumin.
 
i Have the innuos statement on loan ive been testing out. Looking to get the N20 aurender to try next.
 
I have the U2 Mini. I have an sbooster lps powering it. It’s a really great sounding streamer and I’ve had Auralic, Aurender, DCS network bridge and an Optical Rendu. I’m in Hanford County if you ever want to check it out.

Tom
 
My 2 cents

I own an Innuos Zenith MII which stores my own music for serving as well as performs Roon core duties, and it feeds , by way of its own Ethernet port, an Auralic Aries G2.1. The Auralic is the Roon end point.

While not a cheap combo it’s certainly not the most expensive …. It is however a superb digital front end combo
 
From what I have read, the iFi is perhaps slightly better than a Bluesound Node 130. But I went from the Node feeding a Denafrips Terminator Plus to a Lumin U1 w/ X1 PSU and it was a big jump in sound quality in every regard. The Lumin app has a learning curve but once you're used to it, I like it a lot.

I did try an Aurelic versus a Lumin T2 when I demoed the speakers I ended up buying and thought both sounded great as well.
 
Still trying to get the n20 here. the statement was excellent. but found the software to be a little buggy. but im sure that will be worked out in updates. Ive basily decided to move away from roon so anything i choose will have to implement its own app.
 
wklie said:
Note that Lumin has authentic and certified Spotify Connect instead of an open source implementation (which does not work on Spotify free account, or HiFi if it is ever released). We also support Tidal Connect. Check out the U2 Mini if you're interested in Lumin.
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May I add that Qobuz also works spectacularly with the LUMIN. I've only owned the D2 and T2, which include DAC's. But I would wager that the streaming capability of the U2 Mini would be even better, as it has newer and faster processing hardware and software than either of the above. Peter would be more qualified to speak on that and any other differences.

How do I feel about the LUMIN experience? All I can say is that when I first decided to invest in getting better streaming sound quality than was coming from the computer and phone, I auditioned LUMIN first. I was planning on checking out Aurender and Auralic next. The second and third auditions were not necessary.

The LUMIN hardware and LUMIN App work so well together, and continue to improve in meaningful ways with firmware updates, combined with the world-class support from Peter on this forum, and I've found a keeper. (Actually, TWO keepers. When I upgraded to the T2, the D2 wasn't going anywhere - I kept it.)
 
JCS123 said:
May I add that Qobuz also works spectacularly with the LUMIN. I've only owned the D2 and T2, which include DAC's. But I would wager that the streaming capability of the U2 Mini would be even better, as it has newer and faster processing hardware and software than either of the above. Peter would be more qualified to speak on that and any other differences.

How do I feel about the LUMIN experience? All I can say is that when I first decided to invest in getting better streaming sound quality than was coming from the computer and phone, I auditioned LUMIN first. I was planning on checking out Aurender and Auralic next. The second and third auditions were not necessary.

The LUMIN hardware and LUMIN App work so well together, and continue to improve in meaningful ways with firmware updates, combined with the world-class support from Peter on this forum, and I've found a keeper. (Actually, TWO keepers. When I upgraded to the T2, the D2 wasn't going anywhere - I kept it.)
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I will also add that the Lumin app will control Auralic devices and play files as well. Not that I need it, as Lightning DS is very good, but it’s an option
 
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