Context is Everything

All about the new Lumin U2 Streaming Network transport

The way we listen has changed radically over the last 5 years. Maybe it has for you too. Whatever the case, the world of audio is changing at pace and you owe it to yourself to have a look at where you could be.

This page is ostensibly about the Lumin U2 Network transport (which we look at in depth) but first we have to make the case for why you actually need such a component.

Summertime 2019

Welcome to the new year. In between some great beach walks (that’s the mouth of Blueskin Bay on a beautiful Christmas day in the pic above), we’ve been busy with exciting components and systems that are going to make this coming year so much more enjoyable for you…

Vita by Nativ at Totally Wired with D-Stream amplifer and Monitor Audio speakers

Nativ Vita – the first 2 months.

We’ve lived with the Nativ Vita for just on eight weeks now – if anything we are more enthused by the Vita than at first when I wrote our introductory page. As you might expect, we have learned a lot and have also enjoyed an encouragingly positive response from clients including a surprising number of sales. It’s become obvious that Nativ are on to a winning concept with the Vita – let’s look at some aspects that add to the original assessment.

NuPrime Evolution mono power amplifiers at Totally Wired

Can we quantify sound quality?

The new Evolution One Mono Power Amplifiers from NuPrime:

Reading about, and listening to music are quite different things and the subject of some great on-going conversations I’ve been having with my clients. You’ll be well aware that I try to best articulate what I hear with new audio components – turning it into a readable and informative summary so you can make the choice as to whether a particular item or component may be just what you are after, or something that you really didn’t know you needed (but do…) 

The latest missive deals with the new flagship models from NuPrime – the Evolution One Mono Power Amplifiers. This has been one of the most difficult reviews I’ve had to write – not because of any problems but because the NuPrimes have proved to be so far ahead of anything else I’ve ever dealt with.