LUMIN - Audiophile Network Music Player

[doublebasshead]

I always thought that Sonos was leading the software development for streaming but after playing with a Sonos amp for a few days I was surprised to find that Lumin is faster and much much more stable whether using tunein radio via the Lumin app or via Tidal Connect. 

[greyscale]

How does one remove the flac stations Lumin has added to the radio section of the Lumin App?

[wklie]

The static stations are in the firmware.  I can send you instructions to downgrade the firmware if you really want to.

[sonodynesrp205]

Hello,

 

Now I have Denafrips Ares II dac. For streamer I had Node 2021 and Ifi Zen Stream.

Sold both. 

I’m thinking to sell Ares II dac too and buy all in one solution- Lumin D2 or T1.

Second hand. 
 

What do you guys think which is better? D2 or T1?
 

I have Exposure 3010s2d amp and Gallus Audio Portato speakers.

 

regards,

Simon
 

[wklie]

Qobuz favorite sorting is added to Lumin Android app 4.3.0

[robi20064]

Peter,

 

Do we have changelog for firmware 14.3?

 

Nevermind, forgot to check in the app.

[FIndingit]

Is there a specific reason why only Android app has the "Add album to playlist > Full/Auto/Off" choice?

 

Ok, it must be related to the long press  functionality available in iOS only. Personally I find the long pressing a bit of a chore, the same choice as in Android would be great to have. 

[wklie]

We could have delayed this Android release by several months to wait for iOS version getting most of the same features, but this is not good for the users who could have enjoyed the new feature several months earlier.

[Ropet]

@wklie I listen to mainly classical and jazz music. The Swedish public radio for classical music has a quite interesting content with frequent direct transmissions from concert. Unfortunately they only send in MP3 192 kbps. I contacted them and asked why not higher resolution. 
 

I’ve got an answer that they actually have a link where they transmit in AAC 320 kbps. However not over their app. I have to use traditional https- link:  https://http-live.sr.se/p2musik-aac-320

 

One reason for buying Lumïn was to get rid of a typical computer/laptop usb-solution in my gear. Today I run with a Synology NAS/Minimserver2 -> Acus router -> ethernet -> U1 Mini.

 

Is there a way that I can import the link above inte Lumïn without going back to laptops?

[stefano_mbp]

@Ropet If you have MinimimServer2 full license with Minimstreamer you can define playlists for internet radio and play them using Minimserver.

You can follow this guide

https://minimstreamer.com/userguide.html#Playing network streams

[wklie]

9 hours ago, Ropet said:

Is there a way that I can import the link above into Lumïn without going back to laptops?

 

Yes, there is a way to enter custom URL via TuneIn mobile app, but you don't need to do this.

 

I have made a custom firmware for you.  It will recognize the TuneIn link for Sveriges Radio P2 and use the AAC-320 link instead.

 

Note that for classical and jazz we already have a few FLAC radio stations in Lumin firmware.  (In addition, you may also pay for Jazz Groove FLAC subscription.)

[Mikk]

51 minutes ago, wklie said:

 

Yes, there is a way to enter custom URL via TuneIn mobile app, but you don't need to do this.

 

I have made a custom firmware for you.  It will recognize the TuneIn link for Sveriges Radio P2 and use the AAC-320 link instead.

 

Note that for classical and jazz we already have a few FLAC radio stations in Lumin firmware.  (In addition, you may also pay for Jazz Groove FLAC subscription.)

Wow. It's things like this that make me happy to be a Lumin owner. Awesome work Peter, exemplary customer service.

[Ropet]

8 hours ago, wklie said:

I have made a custom firmware for you.

This is the kind of service that is so important and appreciated for consumers. One should not need to be an it technician to enjoy the benefits of a purchase. The hardware is only half way... Thanks!

[BlueSkyy]

13 minutes ago, Ropet said:

This is the kind of service that is so important and appreciated for consumers. One should not need to be an it technician to enjoy the benefits of a purchase. The hardware is only half way... Thanks!

Fantastic customer service delivery there's no question about that!  And as a retired software developer I know that it can play havoc with version control of the software and managing the proliferation of software builds in the wild.

[wklie]

48 minutes ago, BlueSkyy said:

Fantastic customer service delivery there's no question about that!  And as a retired software developer I know that it can play havoc with version control of the software and managing the proliferation of software builds in the wild.

 

Now that Ropet has verified it's working for him, this change will go into next public firmware release, so it is not introducing additional complexity to version control, he can enjoy future firmware upgrades, and other users who happen to listen to this particular radio station will get higher quality.

[keeper]

Hi Peter

 

Will the D2 get the Spotify HiFI connect or could it be excluded as with Tidal Connect?

Will we ever get Tidal connect even my old Sonos works with it, what’s the technical issue with the D2?

[eis]

Hi Peter, My D2 is stuck on "Starting 14.3 upgrade...". It's been 20 minutes with no change.

Thank You, Eis

[wklie]

4 hours ago, keeper said:

Will the D2 get the Spotify HiFI connect

 

Yes.

[wklie]

1 hour ago, eis said:

Hi Peter, My D2 is stuck on "Starting 14.3 upgrade...". It's been 20 minutes with no change.

 

Please power cycle the D2.  After it boots up and shows the progress circle on front panel, swipe away the Lumin app and relaunch it.

[keeper]

Quote

 

Thank you

 

But will the Tidal Connect issue be resolved on the D2?

 

At the moment I have to use Sonos which leaves the D2 sat unused, this is a very limiting factor in the D2 when most low end streamers can use Tidal connect.

[wklie]

The truth is we have been working for months on this, it is basically a series of technical hurdles to resolve caused by the platform.  I cannot guarantee it.

[One and a half]

Very happy to report the Spotify detects the U1 now, thanks for the update to 14.3,. Could not arrange to bring down the whole network easily, and when tried, still didn't work.

As an aside, the main router was changed from an Asus to a TP Link a couple of weeks ago, maybe this contributed, never know, there are heaps of options. The Asus router software has this twisted 'reverse' indication of Yes and No. If the Yes radio button is highlighted, the No actually is working. Thank goodness that's gone, the TP Link uses iOS type switches, grey is off and green is on, or logic 0, 1 respectively.

[wklie]

22 hours ago, One and a half said:

Very happy to report the Spotify detects the U1 now, thanks for the update to 14.3

 

I'm glad it works for you now.  Thanks for the report.  Were you using a Spotify Free account instead of (paid) Premium account?

[One and a half]

20 hours ago, wklie said:

 

I'm glad it works for you now.  Thanks for the report.  Were you using a Spotify Free account instead of (paid) Premium account?

For Spotify, using the paid family account to include family members. 

The Lumin playback screen, shows 320kbs 44.1 16 b can you explain this one, I gather the Lumin is SRC the mp3? Not a big deal, but imagine is easier for processing mp3 streams for internal processing?

[wklie]

Currently you get OGG 320kbps with a paid Spotify Premium account.  This is the best bitrate you can get currently with a Premium account.

 

Hopefully in the near future, when Spotify launches HiFi and you upgrade to it, you'll get lossless streaming.  This is already working, but you need to have the HiFi account first.