LUMIN D3 Streamer + DAC > Outstanding Product Award by HI-Fi News

Building on the earlier D2 platform, Lumin’s equally compact D3 model features a new processor, new DAC, LeedH volume control and support for increased file sample rates

ODE TO JOY
In the D3 this DAC stage feeds into a newly designed analogue output utilising buffer technology from the flagship X1. Furthermore, the streamer gets a LeedH digital volume control – a third-party system developed by Gilles Millot (www.acoustical-beauty. com) and present on other contemporary Lumin models – that was absent from the D2 at launch. As well as the resampling mentioned earlier (plus PCM/DSD transcoding), the latest streaming/processing platform introduces MQA support (full/core decode and passthrough), Tidal Connect and Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, and UPnP. The D3 is also Roon Ready and can even stream content from a Plex server.

THE VERDICT
Not for Lumin an entry-level model that’s the runt of the litter, for the new D3 is closer to the company’s step-up T3 DAC/streamer than the £2k price difference suggests. Wide-ranging file compatibility, extensive resampling options and bespoke app control contribute towards this unit’s ‘bargain’ status, and the deal is sealed by its performance. Grab an audition – and take your credit card along...
- Mark Craven, Hifi News, March 204

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