LUMIN U2. Networked audio transport. Airplay, Spotify Connect, Tidal, Qobuz, USB.

THE NEXT GENERATION STREAMING TRANSPORT.

A completely new LUMIN for DAC owners; LUMIN U2 focuses on pure digital.

WHY LUMIN U2?

Following the huge success of our price/performance sweet spot LUMIN T3, LUMIN U2 brings the same design philosophy to a transport for the first time.

Taking the chassis construction methods, linear power supply design and dual network from the award-winning LUMIN P1, the new LUMIN U2 brings high-end digital technology directly to the heart of the LUMIN range.

Transport-only unit with the best LUMIN components.

▪ First LUMIN transport to use new all-in-one chassis

▪ Latest processor provides greater re-sampling flexibility

▪ New integrated linear toroidal linear power supply

▪ Fibre network provides complete isolation of digital noise from the network

▪ Increased capacity for future upgrades

▪ 3 USB ports including NEW dedicated low-noise USB output

Dual network interface with integrated network switch

▪ DSD512 and PCM768 playback

▪ 4 crystal clock oscillators with exceptionally low phase noise

▪ New surface finish borrowed from the high-end P1 range

▪ Leedh processing lossless volume control.

Completely new processing system:

▪ Completely new state-of-the-art hardware and software provide a new basis for LUMIN.

▪ Increased processing power and storage capacity provide greater resampling flexibility, audio processing performance and future-proofing.

Upsampling/downsampling up to DSD256

Ultra-low noise internal linear power supply:

▪ First LUMIN Transport with integrated linear power supply.

▪ Ultra-low noise rectifier and linear regulator

▪ Extra large toroidal transformer

Dedicated USB port for audio output:

▪ First LUMIN to feature 3 USB ports.

▪ New dedicated "direct-attach" USB digital audio output port

▪ Leaves two ports free for music storage and accessories.

CNC chassis construction:

▪ First LUMIN transport to use a new all-in-one chassis.

▪ Thick aluminium construction with CNC panels offers increased structural rigidity and protection compared to the U2-Mini.

▪ Precision CNC milling techniques on our flagship products deliver the high-end aesthetics of the LUMIN family.

Extracts the best aspects of the entire LUMIN range:

New hardware and processing software introduced for the first time with the U2-Mini and T3.

The best features used from our top players, such as fibre networks, linear power supply and two-stage voltage regulators.

New for LUMIN Transport: U2 uses a CNC panel construction finished in a new silky surface process borrowed from our high-end P1 that is less susceptible to finger marks and easier to clean.

All the usual LUMIN refinements

▪ From MQA to DSD, FLAC to WAV, LUMIN can play all the high-resolution formats you could want.

▪ Native support for TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify and AirPlay support, giving you access to tens of millions of songs

▪ Unique and intuitive LUMIN app described as "the most convenient interface ever" by TINMAN

▪ Continuously developing LUMIN program that has seen Roon, MQA and Spotify support added in 2017 alone.

Advanced streaming technologies and services.

Every LUMIN player comes with support for a wide range of popular streaming services, including Roon, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, FLAC radio stations and more....

Technical features:

DSD SUPPORT:

Up to DSD512 22.5 MHz, 1 bit

CFM SUPPORT:

Up to 768 kHz, 16-32 bit, stereo

OVERSAMPLING RATES AND BIT DEPTHS:

DSD256 oversampling option for all files.

PCM 384kHz oversampling option for all files.

DIGITAL OUTPUT STAGE:

USB:

Native support for DSD512

PCM 44.1-768 kHz, 16-32 bit, stereo, optical, rca coaxial, 16-bit, stereo

OPTICAL, RCA COAXIAL, BNC COAXIAL AND AES/EBU:

PCM 44.1 kHz-192 kHz, 16-24 bits

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

OPTICAL NETWORK:

Industry standard SFP

Gigabit Ethernet 1000Base-T

An adapter may be required for your particular switch/cable.

Use simultaneously with RJ45 (e.g., connect one to router and one to LUMIN L1 or NAS)

POWER SUPPLY:

internal linear toroidal

Low noise linear regulator

PHYSICAL:

FINISH:

Black anodised aluminium

Raw anodised aluminium

DIMENSIONS

350 mm (width), 350 mm (depth), 60,5 mm (height), 6 kg

SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL LUMIN MUSIC STREAMERS

STREAMING PROTOCOL:

UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome).

room ready

TIDAL connection

Spotify connection

AirPlay support

Pause-free playback

Playlist on device

APP FEATURES:

Native support for TIDAL, MQA, Qobuz and TuneIn Radio.

Tidal MQA icons for high-resolution music identification

Qobuz high-resolution icons to identify high-resolution music

Volume control

High-resolution artwork

Artwork caching

Search

Multiple tag handling

Support for composer tags

Album grouping in the playlist

Automatic Internet links to artists/albums/songs

Save and restore playlists (including Tidal and Qobuz)

SUPPORTED AUDIO FILE FORMATS:

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

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

Compressed (lossy) audio: MP3

MQA

SUPPORT:

RJ45 1000Base-T Ethernet network

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

SUPPORTED CONTROL DEVICES:

Apple devices. iOS 11.0 or later.

Android devices Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later is required.

OTHER:

Leedh lossless digital volume control processing.

Ongoing development programme: firmware upgradeable for additional features and enhancements