I’ve long admired the products from Lumin for their aesthetic appeal that speaks to my eyes and ears.

The brand spankin’ new Lumin U2 Mini Digital Transport/Streamer, or what some call a Network Player, connects to your network (Ethernet) and outputs a digital audio signal (via USB, Optical, Coaxial RCA, Coaxial BNC & AES/EBU) to your DAC. The U2 Mini is Roon Ready which is exactly how I plan to use it but users can also run with the U2 Mini’s native support for TIDAL Connect, Qobuz, Spotify Connect, AirPlay, or the free Lumin App.

The U2 Mini betters the Lumin U1 Mini with its completely new processing hardware and software that allows for upsampling and downsampling to every supported format up to DSD256/PCM348 to hit your DAC’s sweetspot. This increased processing capacity also allows for future updates while the U2 Mini retains the U1’s quad clocking system and 5 different digital outputs, with the USB output now supporting DSD up to DSD512. The U2 Mini also supports MQA decoding.

When in use, the font panel display shows track and artist information. The review unit sports the raw aluminum finish but black anodized aluminum is also available.

There’s obviously a lot more to talk about with a device like the Lumin U2 Mini which will happen in the review proper. Stay tuned!

LUMIN U2 Mini Network Player Price: $2400 Company Website: Lumin US Distributor Website: Source Systems Ltd.

Specification for current-gen Lumin streamers

UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome) Roon Ready TIDAL Connect Spotify Connect Flac lossless Radio stations AirPlay-compatible Gapless Playback On-Device Playlist

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)

DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD) PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF Compressed (lossy) Audio: MP3 MQA

Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T Shared USB ports can also be used for storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, exFAT and NTFS only)

All models of Apple iPad (v2 or later). iOS 8.0 or later required. Full Retina Display support. Android devices. Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later required. Apple Mac with Apple Silicone

Leedh Processing lossless digital volume control Compatible with LUMIN Infrared Control Package Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements

Up to DSD512 Up to 768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo MQA Decoding

Upsampling rates & bit depths:

DSD256 upsampling option for all files PCM 384kHz upsampling option for all files

USB: Native DSD512 support, PCM 44.1–768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo Optical, Coaxial RCA, Coaxial BNC & AES/EBU: DSD64 (DoP64, DSD over PCM), PCM 44.1kHz–192kHz, 16–24-bit

Power Supply: Internal shielded 100–240V AC auto-ranging

Finish: Raw aluminum or black anodized aluminum Size and Weight: 300mm (W), 244mm (D), 60mm (H), 2.5kg Packaging: 470mm (W), 340mm (D), 170mm (H), 4.5kg

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