Description
LUMIN U2 : Streamer
After the huge success of our sweetspot price/performance LUMIN T3, LUMIN U2 brings the same design philosophy to a transport for the first time.
Taking chassis construction methods, linear power supply design and dual-network from the multi-award-winning LUMIN P1, the all-new LUMIN U2 brings high-end digital right into the heart of the LUMIN range.
Transport-only unit featuring the finest LUMIN components
- First LUMIN Transport to use new all-in-one chassis
- Latest processor provides greater resampling flexibility
- New integrated toroidal linear power supply
- Fibre Network provides complete isolation from network digital noise
- Increased capacity for future updates
- 3 USB ports including a NEW dedicated low-noise USB output
- Dual-Network interface with built-in Network Switch
- DSD512 and PCM768 playback
- 4 exceptionally low-phase-noise crystal clock oscillators
- New surface finish taken from the high-end P1
- Leedh Processing lossless volume control
Specifications :
U2 Specification
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DSD Support:
- Up to DSD512 22.5MHz, 1-bit
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PCM Support:
- Up to 768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo
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Upsampling rates & bit depths:
- DSD256 upsampling option for all files
- PCM 384kHz upsampling option for all files
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Digital Output Stage:
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USB:
- Native DSD512 support
- PCM 44.1–768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo
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Optical, Coaxial RCA, Coaxial BNC & AES/EBU:
- PCM 44.1kHz–192kHz, 16–24-bit
- DSD (DoP, DSD over PCM) 2.8MHz, 1-bit
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Optical Network:
- Industry-standard SFP
- 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
- Adapter may be needed for your particular switch/cables
- Use simultaneously with RJ45 (e.g. connect one to router and one to LUMIN L1 or NAS)
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Power Supply:
- Internal toroidal linear
- Low-noise linear regulator
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Physical:
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Finish:
- Black anodised aluminium
- Raw anodised aluminium
Dimensions
- 350mm (W), 350mm (D), 60.5mm (H), 6kg
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Specification for all LUMIN music streamers
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Streaming Protocol:
- UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome)
- Roon Ready
- TIDAL Connect
- Spotify Connect
- AirPlay-compatible
- Gapless Playback
- On-Device Playlist
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App Features:
- Native support for TIDAL, MQA, Qobuz and TuneIn Radio.
- Tidal MAX and MQA icons to identify high-res music
- Qobuz high-res icons to identify high-res music
- Volume control
- High-resolution artwork
- Artwork caching
- Search
- Multiple tag handling
- Composer tag support
- Album-grouping in playlist
- Automatic internet links to artists/album/songs
- Saving and restoring of playlists (including Tidal and Qobuz)
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Supported Audio File Formats:
- DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD)
- PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF
- Compressed (lossy) Audio: MP3
- MQA
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Input:
- Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T
- USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, exFAT and NTFS only)
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Supported Control Devices:
- Apple devices. iOS 11.0 or later (List of supported devices)
- Android devices. Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later required
- Apple Silicon. macOS 11 or later. (Download the iOS App from the iOS App Store)
- Chromebook. Google Play Store required.
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Other:
- Leedh Processing lossless digital volume control
- Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements