Lumin X1 – 159.990,-

Editor’s Choice 2020

In their 21st Anniversary issue, Hi-Fi+ magazine have presented LUMIN X1 with their Editor’s Choice award.

The original review was in issue #169 which you can read below.

During the review Alan Sircom states:

To say I’m impressed by the LUMIN X1 is something of an understatement. I am blown away by its performance.

It has a sense of absolute confidence in it’s own performance that is typically the domain of the best in analogue

It puts it in direct competition with products that cost several times as much and take up a lot of shelf space in the process.

Editor’s Choice 2020

The Absolute Sound have presented LUMIN X1 with their Editor’s Choice 2020 award.

The original review was in issue #300 which you can read below.

In the review Steven Stone states:

Low-level detail through the Lumin X1 was also as good as I’ve heard from any digital source, any time, any place… I was impressed by the system’s ability to retain not only proper pitch but also the texture of the bass.

Not only is the X1 a first-class component, but the support behind the Lumin is also as stellar as the unit itself.

Outstanding… gets everything right and does it all with style

the sound was analogue in nature but with all of the unrestricted dynamics of a first-class modern-day digital recording.

The recording didn’t sound analytical–just very, very musical.

With the Lumin Amp now added to the mix… Music just sounded better overall. Every genre just sounded more organic, more musical.

Lumin X1 is not only terrific sounding but terrific value too. Purist audiophiles looking for a true flagship streamer/renderer/DAC and with the wherewithal to spend $14K on such a product should make sure to include an audition of the Lumin X1 in their search before purchasing anything else. It’s that good.

The Lumin X1 is by far the best Lumin product ever developed and competes with the best full-featured streaming DACs anywhere near its price.

The Lumin team has taken the best of its previous products and improved upon these aspects to deliver a sound rooted in analog playback but with all the incredible detail of digital.

Listening to Vaughan’s vocals through the Lumin X1 has been nothing short of magical.

It’s fair to say Lumin as a company is now at another level with its flagship X1 and AMP.

The Lumin team managed to keep the best parts of the Network Player’s analog signature, but made the X1 more transparent.

It has air, detail, liquidity, slam, and the appropriate amount of analog vibe that makes the Lumin X1 something to behold. The X1 is a true accomplishment for the Lumin team and a must-hear for eager audiophiles worldwide.

It’s one of the best made file players I’ve ever seen.

X1 is a real «music machine», so to speak.

This is the sound that many vinyl lovers dream about. A digital device that plays better than a turntable? Please listen to yourself and then think how much more convenient LUMIN is to use.

The Lumin app has been presented many times before but it remains one of the best apps to stream music from a tablet or smartphone

The streaming offered by the X1 is one of the most beautiful successes at the moment.

Its musicality – made of fluidity, finesse of the treble, and elegance of timbre – will seduce those who are more attached to the music than superfluous effects.

In this class we naturally expect perfection in haptic as well as in terms of its technical solutions – and LUMIN delivers!

The workmanship of the X1 is simply breathtaking

The X1 has beguiling dynamics, plays thrillingly musically and is a master of subtlety

It expresses a remarkable natural timbre and the rigorous communication of a true champion, flanked by micro dynamics, micro contrasts and very high definition, that bring it to the top of the category without a shadow of doubt.

One of the best performances ever in this field.

Truly a product difficult to beat from every point of view.

Basically, I believe fibre and RJ45 have different personalities and each has its pros. Objectively, I believe fibre offers more detail, layers and is full of potential.

It is not common for a source to be like X1 and simultaneously offer rich functionality, convenient operation, elegant appearance, small physical size, Hi-Fi grade design and manufacturing, and high level of audio reproduction

X1 is not complex to set up yet it has the most complete specification and supported services available. X1 will not disappoint.

A powerful sound full of enthusiasm and far exceeding expectations came out, knocking me off my chair.

That exactly did it. LUMIN gave birth to the strongest network player in the world

Sound Quality. Functionality. Usability… …It is not an exaggeration to say X1 is «the ideal form of a network player» at the present moment.

I think LUMIN is the best in the market

in terms of the sound quality, X1 is a huge jump from the ex-flagship S1

It is without doubt the streamer that in my system has developed the most structured sound stage.

The strength of the LUMIN X1 remains this stereophonic image of a hallucinatory precision.

Lumin X1 is a very exceptional digital transport, very precise…the X1 brings you extra resolution

There is this sense of urgency and visceral energy that remains a very addictive character trait of the Lumin X1, and that difference in terms of performance, between the previous S1 and the new flagship, justifies in itself the move upmarket.

Is it better, than a computer?». Oh yes! It is and by no small margin

…the difference is not even funny

fast, resolving and with a transparent dynamic quality, providing the music in an unaltered and forthright way, but nevertheless with the necessary touch of the authentic, real-world warmness

This is another 2018’s contender that deserves the highlight. LUMIN X1 has warmed up my inner clocking and lit up the music related inner sensors

sophisticated sonic elegance

this is perfectionist hifi done right

now I’ve seen the light; or heard it as it were. I feel like a proper lumineer – a Luminear…