In the listening room, the Lumin Streamer T3 was previously equipped with a connection from Audionet. The Berliners understood very early that the sound quality of their components must not fail because of a bad network cable. With the help of the i-fidelity.net reference speakers Epos ES14N, we can excellently detect differences in sound quality. First, we connect the Lumin with a standard network cable to check what happens to the sound image. The stage now seems narrower in all dimensions and especially the mid-high range gets an annoying component that has what it takes to permanently scare off listeners who have been influenced by records.

With the Audionet line, the size of the stereo stage changes, but above all, the annoying high-frequency picks disappear almost completely. With the QED, the precision of the reproduction increases again, the allocation of the positions of different instruments is easier and voices gain a bit more naturalness. In addition, there is a harmonic flow of tones. There is never a moment when you startle because something is wrong with the reproduction. For those who have had a negative attitude towards streaming for sound reasons, we recommend a listening comparison between a standard and this Reference Ethernet connection, which provides a more harmonious, natural sound image. Those who have been listening to music with an accessory network cable should also make the comparison, because the result is amazing and the required investment is comparatively low.