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Innuos Zenith MK3

Has anyone experienced Zenith skipping out and then jumping to the next track? It comes and goes. Sometime it will run fine for entire listen session; other times it’s so repetitive that I have to turn it off. When skipping, the signal is lost on my iPhone and on the DAC. Sounds like an incoming signal issue but, happens on streamed tracks as well as those ripped on the internal hard drive. If you’ve experienced this, what was your remedy? 

Any feedback will be appreciated! I know I can simply send it to Innous but, I hesitate as it will be out for weeks. 
hysteve
wolverine1
39 posts
 
Thanks.  My plan is to update my current 1.4.7 to 1.4.9 and then to 2.0—when 2.0,becomes available for my Zenith 3 (which it doesn’t seem to be right now).  I am a lifetime Roon subscriber and I’m a little anxious about the possibility of losing my 12,000 albums when upgrading to a new system or about not liking the new system but being unable to revert back to Roon after upgrading.  One advantage of not having the 2.0 upgrade available yet us that I can learn from the experience of others while waiting.
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travisg
85 posts
 
I’m looking to purchase a Zen Mini Mk3. I was wondering what you guys thought of the Innous products? Seems like a better way to go for a Roon core than what Roon is putting out with their servers. 
hysteve OP
78 posts
 
Love my Zenith MK3. Had a skipping issue but, a trip to the Spectrum store to trade out a 20 yr old combo modem/router for an upgraded segregated pair fixed the problem. Haven’t had an issue with the streamer at all. Rips CDs and catalogs library perfectly. I do have an outstanding DAC and they do make a difference because I’ve tried others. I heard that the Mini has a pretty good built in DAC and that you can by-pass it to an exterior upgrade DAC if you choose to. Now I’m trying to put together a turntable set that will sound as good as the digital! I know most folks these days are doing the opposite. These streamers are that good, at least to my ear.
oldears
386 posts
 
The 2.0 upgrade for mk iii Zen and above seems to be available now, but probably will not show for you on my.innuos.com until you do the 1.4.9 update. Note you will also have to install Innuos Sense on your phone to control playback when you do the update, as the squeeze based apps will no longer work.Be sure to rescan your library and back up before you do any updates.
mahughes
171 posts
 
@travisg I’ve had a Zenith 3 since December 2020. All their products are elegant and simplicity itself. They largely just work and their customer service is personal and outstanding. The 2.05 update and new Sense app have introduced an element of usability already on its way to matching Roon and sound quality wise Roon simply loses. 
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