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The Lumin D3 network music player has just become available in the UK. Combining new processing hardware/software within an updated and compact all-aluminium chassis, the D3 delivers increased resampling flexibility over its D1 and D2 predecessors.

The D3 supports plug-and-play AV protocol with audio streaming extension (OpenHome), Roon Ready, Plex, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Qobuz, FLAC Lossless Radio, Tuneln Radio, AirPlay 2, Gapless Playback, On-Device Playlist and Multi-Room (Songcast). Supported audio file formats include DSD Lossless: DSF (DSD), DIFF (DSD), DoP (DSD); PCM Lossless: FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF; compressed (lossy) audio: MP3, AAC (in M4A container); and MQA.

There’s a new output stage built around the Sabre DAC ES9028PRO chip, which renders PCM up to 32-bit/384kHz and up to DSD256, 1-bit, Stereo and delivers upsampling and downsampling to every supported format up to DSD2S6/PCM 384. There are Ethernet and USB inputs, while outs include balanced XLR, unbalanced analogue RCA and BNC S/PDIF for PCM up to 24-bit/192kHz and DSD64, 1bit.

Control over the D3 is provided by the Lumin app, which features native support for Tidal, MQA, Qobuz and Tuneln Radio, as well as Tidal MQA and Qobuz hi-res icons to identify hi-res music. User experience is optimised with support for high-resolution artwork, artwork caching, search, multiple tag handling, composer tag support, album grouping in playlist, automatic internet links to artists/albums/songs and the saving and restoring of playlists (including Tidal and Qobuz).

In addition, control over volume is offered by Leedh processing, a digital volume adjustment algorithm designed to eliminate rounding errors now included (at no additional cost) on all Lumin players.

Available to buy now for £2,200 and distributed in the UK by Sound Design Distribution, you can find out more about the Lumin D3 here.