Description
Lumin U2 Music Server
The new Lumin U2 features an all new chassis construction, linear power supply and processing system.
Transport-only unit featuring the finest LUMIN components
- 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
- Leeds processing volume control
All-new processing system
- 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
Internal ultra-low-noise linear power supply
- First LUMIN Transport with a built in linear power supply
- Ultra-low-noise rectifier and linear regulator
- Extra large toroidal transformer
CNC chassis construction
- 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
Dedicated USB port for Audio Output
- 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
U2 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
- 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)
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POWER SUPPLY:
- Internal toroidal linear
- 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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SPECIFICATION FOR ALL LUMIN MUSIC STREAMERS:
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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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