Lumin D3 Network Music Player – Black

Here we have a beautifully made and superbly engineered D3 Network Music Player from Chinese company Lumin. To keep the unit as neat and simple as possible there are no physical buttons, control is via an app which is available for both iOS and Android devices. Our example has had the firmware updated and comes in very good condition, is supplied in original factory packaging along with manual, mains cable, plus, our standard three month warranty.
Lumin Say….
LUMIN D3 brings the audiophile potential of music streaming within everyone’s reach.
Building on the success of our most popular and longest-standing model, LUMIN D3 inherits the Sabre DAC technology used throughout the rest of our range and combines it with our new all-aluminium compact chassis.
The latest LUMIN processor technology provides DSD256 upsampling and TIDAL Connect bringing audiophile-grade performance within your reach.
Completely new processing hardware and software deliver improved features and increased resampling flexibility while retaining all the musicality that was noted in so many outstanding D1 & D2 reviews.
The new model is also finished in a new silky surfacing process taken from our high-end P1 that is less susceptible to finger marks and easier to clean.
Features:
Latest processor provides greater resampling flexibility
New analogue output stage features Sabre DAC and a buffer including LUMIN X1 technology
New DAC configuration featuring Sabre DAC ES9028PRO
Retains fully balanced design including XLR outputs
New surface finish taken from the high-end P1
Upsampling and down-sampling to every supported format up to DSD256/PCM384
TIDAL Connect and Airplay 2 Compatible as well as Roon Ready, Spotify Connect, MQA, TIDAL, Qobuz, Plex and TuneIn
Completely new hardware and software provide a new foundation for LUMIN
Increased processing power and storage capacity provide greater resampling flexibility and future-proofing.
Analogue buffer includes LUMIN X1 technology
Ultra-low-noise and high dynamic range
The thick CNC front panel and new all-aluminium enclosure provide superior damping performance
Improves on D2 chassis by eliminating steel
Specifications:
Streaming Protocol: UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome), Roon Ready, Plex, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz, FLAC Lossless Radio, TuneIn Radio, AirPlay 2 Compatible, Gapless Playback, On-Device Playlist, Multi-Room (Songcast)
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
Supported Sample Rates & Bit Depths: PCM up to 384 kHz, 32-bit, Stereo; DSD up to DSD256, 1-bit, Stereo
Upsampling Rates & Bit Depths: Upsampling and down-sampling to every supported format up to DSD256/PCM384
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)
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; Apple Mac with Apple Silicone
Input: RJ45 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet; Shared USB ports can also be used for storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partition FAT32, exFAT and NTFS only)
Output: Analog Audio: XLR balanced, 6 Vrms, pin 2 Hot, RCA unbalanced, 3Vrms; Digital BNC SPDIF: PCM 44.1 kHz – 192 kHz, 16-24bit, DSD (DoP, DSD over PCM) 2.8 MHz, 1bit
Power Supply: Internal shielded low-noise 00–240V AC auto-ranging
Dimensions: 300 (W) x 244 (D) x 60 (H) mm
Weight: 2.5 kg

For a review from Hi-Fi News please click HERE