Maybe when I have time (a week) I wil try to read through all that. I am not very techy, so messing with computers is not my thing, and why I went with the Lumin in the end. Thanks anyway

Care to enlighten me on what these Laptops are, and why they are beating 50 K transport/Dac’s? I am guessing DCS, just going by the numbers. I tried my Laptop for a while using Jriver software>USB>Dac and a simple Ifi Zen stream kicked it to the curb sound wise. I have since moved on to the...

I hear you, too many tweakers in this hobby…they might only have time to listen to music if they have one box. I tell you, the P1 helps clean up the cable mess too.👍

Just buy a Lumin P1 and be done with all the nonsense.😁 I did, and it sounds just as good as the Naim ND5XS2 into an Mscaler/TT2 that I once owned. One box…does everything you need, plus it has Ethernet or fibre input, which I use. Tidal (MQA) is supported as well.😳 I have not listened to my own...

Me too,in fact my Roon trial for $2.00 is up this weekend. I decided not to subscribe since Tidal connect is working great for me. I use an S booster power supply with my Zen,and wired Ethernet.

Maybe it will match your current front end. It is getting rave reviews,latest and greatest tech. I am looking to eliminate some boxes,yet up the sound quality and the P1 might be the answer for me.My gear is right in front of my TV though,no need for long cables.

Take a look at the Lumin P1,leave the Dave where it is.I am hoping to demo one next month.

Hi Musicguy,I also am using an S booster with my Zen stream,set to 13.5 V. Quite good for sure, What Dac are you using with yours? I am using a Nordost Heimdall 2 Usb cable into a Musical Fidelity MX Dac. Upgrades are on hold for me now,until I can afford something that convinces me I need to...

That’s reassuring, thanks…I just looked at the wall wart that came with it. It says (12 V ,1 A) on it.

Looks like the S booster is over twice the amperage then. I got the S booster from the same dealer that sold me the Zen stream, and he called his IFI rep to ask which power supply they recommend. All I know is it works great, and I have not had any problems since hooking it up.

Hello,I got these #'s off their website: 12 v-3 A 13 v-2.25 A 13.5 v- 2.1 A :-)

Thanks for that info, I will talk to him about it, but that sounds like the one he described to me. That has to be the weirdest review I have ever read, i wish he would just get to the point instead of all the jibberish.🤷‍♂️ That unit definitely looks like something that ticks all the boxes for...

Not yet,I only picked it up last Thursday.

My local dealer has mentioned a new Lumin all in one Dac/streamer that was coming out this year.Hopefully I will get to hear one before I make any decisions on my next upgrade. He is a rep for Lumin apparently,has a new store opening in a couple of months.

My math tells me that they cost two times the Zen stream. Not sure why you think it is funny, but I already had the USB cable before I bought the Zen. The power supply is on home demo, so I have a couple of weeks to decide if I want to keep it, I will. I downgraded my source a while back to fund...

The S booster I have, has the option (switch) of 12,13 or 13.5 volts, so i chose the highest level. Today I am using Tidal connect again, rather than going through Roon, and it is very noticeably better sounding.

The one that came in the box, 12 Volt cheap looking product.

A little update,added an S booster power supply (12-13.5 volt) two days ago,set to 13.5 v. There is no going back now,feels like I am on stage with the musicians. I also have an S booster on my Dac. The value of this little streamer with quality power attached is off the charts. I once ran a...

I am picking up an S booster 12-13 volt power supply tomorrow to try with my Zen. I had been using Roon up until last weekend,but switched to Tidal connect to see if it sounds better. Yes it does,so I will have to see if the power supply upgrade evens things out. My main reason for using Roon...

I did the same thing a month ago and all problems solved. By downgrading my Tidal account to Hifi, and adding Roon,I pay the same amount as I was paying before...$20 a month for both, I can live with that.

Yes,that is what I used to get constantly.As per my post above,I would get to a certain point and it would kick me back to the start again. Anyone who does not work in IT,or grew up using computers (me) can be confused easily setting this thing up.

My 2 cents...The Zen stream is very confusing to get set up and working from day 1.The whole log into IF I as your network confused the he'll out of me.Under WiFi on my iPad,I was never sure what to choose,my home network,or IF I,if it happened to appear as an option. Then if I managed to open...

Is there more info on this XM scaler somewhere? Are you talking about the countdown new product?

Hello everyone, I have owned the Zen stream for about a month now. I found it extremely frustrating at first to set it up, I was not sure if I was on wifi, or Ethernet, or a hotspot, or all three. I was using a Laptop before this, and the Zen is a big step up in sound for sure. I don’t know why...

I did the same thing last year, for context I am 56 years old, so grew up with Vinyl. I purchased a Rega Rp10 with Musical Fidelity Vinyl phonostage. I bought 20 albums within about three months, 5 of which were from the Tone poet collection…it cost me around $800 Canadian dollars for 20 albums...