Simple "Integration" for PC

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by clpetersen

Beautiful system, Stephen! So the phono stage goes through the Lumin as well?

Yep! Via RCA from the EAR 324 output to one of the P1's RCA inputs. In this application, the P1 functions "merely" as a preamp. Annnd.. it's one a helluva preamp. I have an amazing preamp, the fully dual-mono First Sound Presence Deluxe tube preamp with Paramount SE upgrade and dual-mono external power supplies, and...I use the P1 as my pre.

This configuration lets me toggle between digital music content from the Roon music server in the remote server room via optical to the streamer/DAC section or via the phono stage with the Lumin remote (which is really beautiful, BTW, and made in Austria, IIRC.)

I know the term "game-changer" is often over-used these days, but the Lumin P1 really was a game-changer for me and the qualities I so very much enjoy from my system now. Reviews often use "standard audiophile review-type" adjectives when describing gear, but I personally find the most accurate adjectives that describe the P1 are those used for fine musical instruments, e.g. those describing a Bösendorfer Grand or a Guarneri violin.