Never content, we've constantly been evaluating our streamers to see if there was any possible way to beat them. It's taken years, but finally we're ready to reveal Streaming's New Cutting Edge.

X1

Streaming's new cutting edge

Hear every last musical detail.
Re-engineered without compromise, LUMIN X1 redefines the digital musical experience.

Re-engineered throughout

LUMIN X1 makes improvements in every possible location:

• New processor delivers native DSD512 & PCM768 playback

• Dual Mono design throughout maximises channel separation

• Dual ES9038Pro SABRE DACs featuring 140dB dynamic range

• Femto Clock System with precision FPGA distribution

• New Output Buffer design

• Dual Mono dual stage linear regulator

• Optical Network provides complete isolation from network digital noise

• USB Digital Audio Output supports Native DSD512

Entirely new Power Supply

• New solid billet CNC casing design

• Separate digital & analogue circuitry

• Low-noise linear regulator

• New 9-pin output connector

• Available as an upgrade for existing S1 / A1 / T1 customers

DSD Support:

Up to DSD512 22.6MHz, 1-bit

PCM Support:

Up to 768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo

Analog Output Stage:

Dual ESS SABRE32 ES9038Pro DAC chips

Fully balanced layout with high-quality components

Output connectors coupled with dual LUNDAHL LL7401 output transformers

Femto Clock System with precision FPGA distribution

Upsampling rates & bit depths:

DSD128 upsampling option for all files

PCM 384kHz upsampling option for all files

Digital Output Stage:

USB:

Native DSD512 support

PCM 44.1–768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo

BNC SPDIF:

PCM 44.1kHz–192kHz, 16–24-bit

DSD (DoP, DSD over PCM) 2.8MHz, 1-bit

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)

Power Supply:

External solid billet cnc dual-toroidal

Separate digital & analogue circuitry

Low-noise linear regulator

9-pin Output Connector

Physical:

Finish:

Black anodised brushed aluminium (with matching PSU)

Raw brushed aluminium (with matching PSU)

Lumin (solid aluminium chassis):

350mm (W), 345mm (D), 60mm (H), 8kg

PSU (solid aluminium chassis):

106mm (W), 334mm (D), 60mm (H), 4kg

Specification for all LUMIN music streamers

Streaming Protocol:

UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome)

Roon Ready

Spotify Connect

AirPlay-compatible

Gapless Playback

On-Device Playlist

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 Quobuz)

Supported Audio File Formats:

DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD)

PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF

Compressed (lossy) Audio: MP3, AAC (in M4A container)

MQA

Input:

Ethernet RJ45 network 1000Base-T

USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, exFAT and NTFS only)

Analogue Audio Outputs:

XLR balanced, 6Vrms, pin 2 Hot

RCA unbalanced, 3Vrms

Supported Control Devices:

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

Other:

Programme of Continuous Development – Firmware-upgradable for further features and enhancements

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