Any Melco users out there?

[Bob Ryan]

Thanks. Am using Lumin A1 too.

I suppose it would make sense that certain functions would be accessible only when available on the renderer or, possibly and just a guess, the instructions are proprietary to Lumin players and not part of the OpenHome protocol.

Native vs PCM upsampling vs DSD do yield different results. On RBCD, I prefer native or PCM upsampling. As a generalisation, DSD yields more space/depth but loses out on texture/decay and the ability to follow the lines/separation.

I actually preferred the sound of my CD/SACD discs played back on my old Esoteric X-03SE to the LINN, Meridian, Lumin, Aurender or optimized Mac/PC + Dac devices I've heard to date. I nontheless made the move away from disc players. The convienence of having all my music at the fingertips and losing boxes and boxes of discs was just to enticing to resist and I suspect many others share this sentiment, as well most audio gear enthusiasts don't want to be left behind the newer technologies. The Lumin A1 was good yet I prefer the N1A for ease of use with sound quality as satisfying (but different) to the A1. The Lumin app is outstanding with the Lumin's and good enough with some UPNP non-Lumin players. I tried AudioNet app and disliked it, but I like apps I download that just work without incessant settings tweakings required to get it to function well. I'm not an IT or engineer geek, but a music lover above all else with love for ease of use devices.