All in one streamer

[mordante]

Dear All,

 

Right now I use a Auralic Aries LE and a Schitt Gungir Multibit gen 5 DAC as digital source. When I first bought the Aries LE I was also interested in a 1 box solution. However at that time I didn't find anything that interested me.

But as time progresses all in one streamers are becoming more and more the standard. Maybe now it is time to go for it. I am thinking about the Lumin D2, Auralic G1 or maybe even an Aurender A100. My dealer offered me a good deal on an Aurender A10. But I'm not sure if I want to spend that much. Has anyone here heard the Lumin D2, Auralic G1 or the Aurender A10. Is the Aurender worth it? It would about twice the price of the other options.

My source material is Qobuz and CDs I ripped to FLAC. I have zero interest in DSD.

[mav52]

I enjoy my Lumins, they just work. The APP works.  And the support is awesome.

[mordante]

I picked up the Aurender A10 this weekend so I can test it. Also borrowed a pair of Ansuz POM XLR cables.

 

This weekend I didn't have that much time. But I noticed two things (IMHO, I can't prove it). All listening is done using Qobuz. The owner has asked me not to import my collection to the HDD incase it goes back.

 

1) The A10 sounds much better when used with the XLR output. Not sure if that is because of my pre amp or that it is because of the A10 but to my ears anyone using the A10 would short sell themselves when the XLR output is not used.

 

2) The A10 sounds different from my Schiit + Auralic. For lack of better words it sounds more liquid and maybe a bit more dynamic. I sound more like my turntable.

 

The A10 has three option for the analogue and  three options for digital filter. I have not found out what it does and have not played with it just yet. I did turn of the resampling.

 

The shop from where I borrowed the A10 will most likely not take the T2 in stock. The owner is getting older (65+) and might by closing his shop in the near future.

 

My other options are the D2 and the Auralic Vega G1. There is no doubt in my mind the A10 sounds better then either of these. But not sure if I want to spend that much money.

 

 

[Rexp]

All in ones are the perfect solution for me but seem quite difficult to pull off, doesnt sound like the A10 convinced you. Naim NDX2 is getting good reviews but more expensive and even then some owners prefer to add a DAC. Good luck with your search! 

[intensemojo]

I think Stereophile did a review of the A10.

[kenreau]

I'm in the same hunt, combo streamer and DAC all-in-one.  Thinking hard about the Auralic Vega G1.  Would be very interested in recommendations for similar main stream products in the $3K to $4K retail price range.

 

Thx

Kenreau

[Veovis]

Mytek has announced an updated Brooklyn DAC+ preamp/DAC with network capabilities. https://mytekdigital.com/hifi/products/brooklyn-bridge/ 

[Perfect sense]

Lumin D2 or T2 would be two obvious choices for evaluation as would the new Aurender A100.

 

http://luminmusic.com

https://www.aurender.com/

 

/ Marcus, www.perfect-sense.se

[Rexp]

Another option

http://highfidelity.pl/@main-897&lang=en

 

[Neal.Audio]

On 2/7/2019 at 8:54 AM, mordante said:

Dear All,

 

Right now I use a Auralic Aries LE and a Schitt Gungir Multibit gen 5 DAC as digital source. When I first bought the Aries LE I was also interested in a 1 box solution. However at that time I didn't find anything that interested me.

But as time progresses all in one streamers are becoming more and more the standard. Maybe now it is time to go for it. I am thinking about the Lumin D2, Auralic G1 or maybe even an Aurender A100. My dealer offered me a good deal on an Aurender A10. But I'm not sure if I want to spend that much. Has anyone here heard the Lumin D2, Auralic G1 or the Aurender A10. Is the Aurender worth it? It would about twice the price of the other options.

My source material is Qobuz and CDs I ripped to FLAC. I have zero interest in DSD.

 

I'm a Lumin and Aurender AD and will try to help.

 

The Aurender is a different animal altogether. It uses the Conductor app and isn't Roon Ready. All Aurenders sound good, but understand that it's Conductor locked.

 

The D2 is Roon Ready and is unbeatable for the money given its performance and versatility. It has ethernet on board and that's a rarity at its price... which is $2300 atm but that price is going up soon (if it hasn't already). Lumin's parent company is Pixel Magic, a pro company that's been around since the early 70s.

 

I'm partial to Roon... by a long shot. Darko did a video on it (if you haven't used it). Send me a pm and I'll forward on a free 30-day trial. 

 

 

Can't speak to Auralic as I don't have any experience with their products. 

[mentt]

Had Aurender a10 for 6 months and sold it and kept Teac nt-503. My personal tip for home demo is Teac nt-505 streamer/dac/pre ...