Network Audio Players/Servers

The slickest way to ‘drive’ the U2x, as with all Lumin’s devices, is via the company’s own app. Unusually, but usefully, this is available not just for Apple iOS and Android-based handheld devices, but also for Apple desktop and laptop computers running Apple Silicon processors – so just about all the current range – and also Google’s Chromebook computers. As well as controlling playback from streaming services (which, thanks to recent firmware updates, now includes Amazon Music, Tidal Connect, Qobuz Connect and Spotify Connect) as well as Internet radio (TuneIn), and streaming from local and networked drives, the app can also be used to set up and adjust the U2x.

You can switch from fixed to variable digital output, choosing between internal processing or the LeedH volume control, and adjust the resampling options from ‘off’ to a range of up/downsampling settings. The user interface offers a choice of colour themes, and the app can also adjust the brightness of the U2x’s own display, or even turn it fully off.