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Serge take a look at the new Macmini, it would make a nice roon core. I have been using a macmini and have no complaints
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The U1 Mini is a tremendous unit for the money. It's one weakness is the digital switching power supply. The U1 is far more expensive but has an analog power supply and much higher up-sampling rates. I am familiar with both units and found the U1's cost justified.
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Or look at the Aries G1 with twin internal linear power supplies and more connectivity plus wireless capability for $2700. I looked at the U1 Mini and after you added the sBooster external LPS (which voids the warranty) then the prices were almost identical but the G1 still had more functionality.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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. I have two Minis and really like them. Besides the sound and price Lumin has packed it full of good streaming services. My favorite is Tune in Radio which allows users to listen to some really great commercial free radio stations from around the world.
http://www.luminmusic.com/streaming-services.html |
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I don't know if Luxman does it, but Accuphase and McIntosh both use a "DAC Card" in their integrated amps and pre-amps so as to make them future proof... and again, if you buy a brand of DAC that uses an FPGA type setup, you are much more likely to not find yourself obsolete too fast. |
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"The unique and intuitive LUMIN App described as "the most convenient interface in existence" by Tinman" 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, 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. |
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I buy high res in DSD (really less than 50 albums so far) as high as I can go on my DAC: (PCM) 384kHz (16, 24, 32bits) USB input (DSD) : 2.82M, 5.64MHz (1bit) COAX/OPT 192kHz (16, 20, 24bits) So hopefully it will keep serving me well for quite some time. |
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