Lumin U2 Hi-Res Network Music Streamer Transport
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The Next Generation Streaming Transport. An all-new LUMIN for DAC owners; LUMIN U2 focusses on pure digital. 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.
New processing hardware and software first introduced with the U2-Mini and T3. The best features used from our flagship players such as Fibre Networking, Linear Power Supply and Dual-stage voltage regulators
New for a LUMIN Transport - U2 uses CNC panel construction finished in a new silky surfacing process taken from our high-end P1 that is less susceptible to finger marks and easier to clean.
Features
- 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
- Completely new next-generation hardware and software provide a new foundation for LUMIN
- Increased processing power and storage capacity provide greater resampling flexibility, audio processing performance and future-proofing.
- Up/down sampling up to DSD256
- First LUMIN Transport with a built in linear power supply
- Ultra-low-noise rectifier and linear regulator
- Extra large toroidal transformer
- First LUMIN to feature 3 USB ports
- New dedicated “Direct-Coupled” USB digital audio output port
- Leaves two ports free for music storage and accessories
- First LUMIN Transport to use new all-in-one chassis
- The thick CNC panelled aluminium construction offers upgraded structural rigidity and sheilding compared to the U2-Mini
- Precision CNC milling techniques from our flagship products provide the high-end LUMIN family aesthetic
- From MQA to DSD, FLAC to WAV, LUMIN can play all the high-resolution formats you could ever want
- Native support for TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify and AirPlay-compatible, giving you access to tens of millions of songs
- The unique and intuitive LUMIN App described as "the most convenient interface in existence" by TINMAN
- LUMIN programme of continuous development that has seen Roon, MQA, and Spotify support added in 2017 alone.
Specifications
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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
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1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
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Adapter may be needed for your particular switch/cables
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Use simultaneously with RJ45 (e.g. connect one to router and one to LUMIN L1 or NAS)
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POWER SUPPLY:
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Internal toroidal linear
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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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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 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
- Android devices. Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later required
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OTHER:
- Leedh Processing lossless digital volume control
- Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements
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