Why is Lumin so expensive?

[restorer-john]

But I still lack VU meters on my amp.

Well, buy an amp with VU meters and stop complaining. There's plenty of them out there.

 

[Soniclife]

But I still lack VU meters on my amp.

Your new retro speakers will compensate for that.

(It's kind of surprising the display does not have a mode that changes to VU meters, seems an obvious feature to add)

 

[watchnerd]

Well, buy an amp with VU meters and stop complaining. There's plenty of them out there.

Reduced functionality is hard to embrace, though.

 

[Frank Dernie]

But I still lack VU meters on my amp.

Oh no you don't

 

[watchnerd]

Oh no you don't

Well, they’re not visible unless I’m standing over the amp

 

[Frank Dernie]

Well, they’re not visible unless I’m standing over the amp

Indeed.
They were designed for vertical mounting.
I had considered asking for a simulated needle like meter in the configuration options for the monos but decided it wasn't serious enough for them!

 

[watchnerd]

Indeed.
They were designed for vertical mounting.
I had considered asking for a simulated needle like meter in the configuration options for the monos but decided it wasn't serious enough for them!

I toyed with the idea of vertical mounting, but decided all the wires hanging out would ruin the look and I wasn't serious enough to tear my wall apart to hide all the wires.

 

[Frank Dernie]

I toyed with the idea of vertical mounting, but decided all the wires hanging out would ruin the look and I wasn't serious enough to tear my wall apart to hide all the wires.

I have one of mine on a stand in front of my Sub with the cables going back under the sub so can't be seen (though untidiness is no big deal for me actually) so I can just read the display from where I sit ~15 ft away.