Innuos owners. Chime in


Hi all,

I will be receiving a Innous Zen MK3 in the next couple of days. I’m curious to know what power cords, and usb suited best?

Additionally any tips would be appreciated. Break in time. Etc.. I’m hoping their new app is stable.

Thank you,

J

jred

I've had good luck with the "Sense" app and Innuos seems to be working on more features, better SQ and stability with each update. I was using Roon which is super nice IMO. I have an active license until March of next year but will not renue as I am quite happy with Sense. Currently Sense is not integrated with music services as tightly as Roon and does not have the features of Roon but the team at Innuos are getting closer with every update.

WRT power cords it is still a work in progress, tried a few different USBs and settled on AQ Diamond. 

I looked up Sense on iOS. I did not come across it. I use an audio quest carbon as a back up. I heard the diamond is quite good. I guess sense is a subscription service
 

How long did it take for your innuos to reach optimum sound quality? Capacitors breaking in and such. Do you leave it on 24/7?

The unit is n.i.b. Looking for a ball park figure...

Thank you, 

 

 

 

 

Sense is free, I am an Android user but did a quick search and saw that there is a client downlaod for ipad. I've had my Zenith for over a year and a half so I don't remember the exact breakin but it was better than the Bluesound Vault I was using right out of the box and I seem to remember an improvement after 25-30 hours? I do leave the unit on 24/7 unless I know I am not going to be listening for a few days.

The Sean Jacobs power supply in the InnuOS takes about 4-6 weeks of continuous use to fully break in. While streaming may not be a priority, yet I am happy to report that SQ on a well sorted Qobus source now beats ripped CD.

I think you'll like the Zenith Mk3.  For me, it was a vast improvment over the Zen Mini.  I found that Stillpoint Ultra Mini's worked better than Iso Acoustic Orea's under the Zenith.  Far and away the largest improvement I heard came from adding an Uptone Audio EtherRegen with Supra Cat8 ethernet cables between the wall jack and the Mk3. I use a USBePerfect USB filter and an Underwood Silver USB cable between the Zenith and DAC.   I too leave the Zenith on 24-7 but reboot every two weeks or so.  Because of DSP, I use Roon.  When I tried it, however, Sense worked very well.  

Enjoy