All in one streamer

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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.