As for the T2's placement of the sonic image, I have found that the longer I have owned mine, the more depth appears to be present (if it existed on the original recording).
Once upon a time, I was a financial advisor to ESS, and so I "sort of wanted to " own a product which utilized their DACs after hearing from ESS's CEO how fantastic they were.Īfter I listened to the T2, I just decided I would keep my A1 and D1. The T2 uses dual ESS Sabre 9028 DAC chips, whereas Cary Audio uses two AKM 4497EQ DAC chips. Please let me know should you have further questions.Ģ. Finally, although customer support is provided via various enthusiast websites (Audiogon, AudioShark, etc.), that support is really quite outstanding. It sets up easily, has a good app for seeking and downloading Tidal files, and offers a number of different settings, including upscalings, and PCM to DSD conversions. In terms of operation, the T2 is a breeze. If a person lacks that system flexibility, it is important to know the "tilt" of the T2 towards clinical accuracy. In contrast, using my Casablanca IV, the sound is more rich and full, but perhaps with a tad less detail.ĭepending on the recording, sometimes I prefer the integrated sound and other times the standalone T2 streaming with my Casablanca IV performing the digital-to-analog conversion.
Both can be the sound of a howitzer the individual has to decide which seems more authentic. The best I can describe the difference is like a "crack" to a "boom". On the other hand, the sound is hardly warm there is an absence of fullness or bloom - almost as if the lowest frequencies within an octave were truncated. For certain recordings, that sharpness is a real plus, as one can everything that was in the digitized recording. Using its Sabre 9028s, the resultant sound is very accurate, very detailed - as is said, very "clinical". Consequently, I am able to operate the T2 as both a standalone music streamer and as an integrated music streamer/DAC. I own multiple DACs, including one resident in my Theta Casablanca IV preamp/processor which is board-based rather than DAC chip-based. Once upon a time, I was a financial advisor to ESS, and so I "sort of wanted to " own a product which utilized their DACs after hearing from ESS's CEO how fantastic they were. The T2 uses dual ESS Sabre 9028 DAC chips, whereas Cary Audio uses two AKM 4497EQ DAC chips. Lumin's sole business is music streamer/DACs, whereas Cary Audio is known for its analog products its DMS-600 is an outlier.Ģ. Besides the $1,500 price differential, the factors which swayed me to the T2 were:ġ. At the end, I was down to two choices: the Lumin T2 and the Cary Audio DMS-600. At that show, I was able to see essentially all the major manufacturers of music streamers/DACs. That option was not available to me, and so most of my research was done by attending the AXPONA show in Chicago a couple of months ago. In late April, I purchased both a Lumin T2 and a Roon Nucleus+ core buying those two devices has given me the opportunity to better assess the pros and cons of the T2.Īs you know, the only way one can truly determine how a new piece of gear will sound in one's system is to try it in one's system. I am tardy in responding to your inquiry, so my comments might be irrelevant at this time.
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