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Thank you, psme. Everything is clear about the analog an digital volume control. I congratulate LUMIN on the firmware update to 3.0, but I have a little question on this: For 44.1kHz and 48kHz files the LUMIN App shows 44.1kHz (2.8MHz) 16bit (1 bit), the display on the LUMIN shows 44.1kHz 16bit. I think, this is ok, because «About» in the LUMIN App shows Hardware 1010, Firmware 3.00, Release date 2013-5-20 and the update installed without any errors. Anyway I expected the change also on the LUMIN display. From the listening point of view there may be nuances, perhaps a little bit more smoothness but not less detail. Not a big step, which I didn't have expected, because also native mode plays very musically. I agree, when you say «all the "audiophile" features are completed!».

@psme Thank you for your answer. One of the posts that you link I have cited, the other I haven't read before. Sorry! My question is, if there is technically a difference between the volume control on the LUMIN App and the setting of «Analog Output». I am still not sure, if I am right that the two methods are completly different and that volume control on the LUMIN App is obsolete and the setting «Low» recommended with certain pre-amps/amps.

And a third question: What means «Disable Auto-Lock» (Off/Playing/Charging) in the operation setup menu?

I have two questions regarding two different themes. First: Do I understand right that analog output level «low» is totally different from volume control and that analog output level «low» let DSD in «DSD Direct» mode whereas volume control < 100 switches to «DSD plus» mode? Second: MinimServer allows tagOptions. I defined there «all.sortValue.ignoreThe». In the LUMIN App this has no effect but it would be very nice to have sorted «The Beatles» alphabetically under B and not under T.

@psme Thank you very much for your answer. Everything is clear now as far as a non-professional can understand it. I stop the technical questions and enjoy the music! Greetings from Switzerland

Hi, two weeks ago I received my LUMIN. It sounds great, but I am still a beginner. The LUMIN App has a lot of setting possibilities in LUMIN Options. Neither in this forum nor somewhere else on the net I can find an explication of all settings. Some settings are clear for me, some are not. The following settings are possible (I mark those, which I completely understand with «ok». Those, which I don't understand I mark with «?»): LUMIN Power ok About ok LUMIN Name ok Check for Firmware Updates ok Front Panel Display ok Idle Sleep ok Analog Audio Output Level ok (found in this thread) De-Emphasis for 44.1 kHz CD Files Theory ok, but functions it like on a CD player? It seems that this option has an effect on all 44.1 kHz files, regardless of which have pre-emphasis and which have not. So is it recommended to set it to «Off»? Digital Audio Output ok. I think the option can be set to «Off», if no digital audio output is needed. Lumin Streaming ? Invert Phase ? I don't know in which case this option should be set to ON. Re-Sampling ok, but what is recommended? «Off» or «Custom»? In case of «Custum Re-Sampling»: Direct Stream Digital (DSD) ? «Bitstream» or «PCM»? Which one is recommended? In case of «Bitstream»: 384kHz PCM ? I don't have such files. The option is set to «Disable». Does this mean that the LUMIN is mute, if there is such a file? Is 192kHz the better setting? 352.8kHz PCM idem 192kHz PCM ok 176.4kHz PCM ok Bitrates from 44.1kHz to 96kHz PCM is upsampling recommended? PCM Output Bit Depth ok In case of «PCM»: The same questions as above. Plus: Are both settings (Bitstream and PCM) active, when I select «Custom» in Direct Stream Digital (DSD)? Does it mean that «PCM» has an effect on PCM-files and «Bitstream» on DSD-files? If only one of the selected options («Bitstream» or «PCM») is active, which one is recommended? An explication of all this settings in this thread or on the LUMIN homepage would be very helpful for all users. Thank you for your answers.