Upgrade from Innuos Zen Mini Mkiii to Innuos Pulse

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Hi guys,

I posted this back in August originally; now the Innuos Pulse line-up has had more time out in the wild, I'm looking to anyone who has made the move from Zen mini mkiii W/Innuos LPS, to the Pulse?

Was the upgrade worth it, in terms of SQ?

Just for reference, my Zen mini feeds the Cen Grenade Super Clock (USB), through Marantz Model 30 -> ATC SCM40. All electronics fed by the Puritan Audio Labs PSM156

Thanks guys 👍

I can't remember,  but does Innuous have a return policy? I have the Zenith MK3 and it's excellent. I'm sure that the Pulse would be a hugh improvement over your Zen.

I’m wondering how the Pulsar compares to the Zenith mk3.

I can't comment on the upgrade itself as I never owned a Zen Mini but my experience with the Innuos PULSE has been great so far. My best ever sounding streamer. You won't regret it.

I moved up to the Pulse from the Zen mk3 and find it a noticeable improvement in SQ.  I use the Sense app.  You do lose the disc ripper functionality, but it was worth the trade-off to me.  My system is streaming only, so improving the front end is critical.  I had both in my system and was able to AB and the Pulse was a clear winner.  Hope this helps!

@cosmic_charlie Thank you; it really does help.

If the jump from the Zen to Pulse was that good, I can't imagine the jump from Zen mini to be any less an improvement. My system is streaming only also, so yep I agree, getting the front end/streamer as optimal as can be is vital.

Thanks again, much appreciated 

Have you finally upgraded? I do have the ZenMini mkIII and I was contemplating the same. Thanks.

Hi @chemarcelo no I never did in the end; I wanted to try tubes (amp) and bought the Heaven11 Billie Mkii integrated and haven’t felt the urge/need to change anything else since. Lovely piece of kit by the way

What a beautiful integrated amp!!

I think the Pulse makes more sense for most users compared to the Zen line. A few years ago I tried a bunch of options and ended up with a Zenith MKIII. But that is because I wanted something that would hold my entire library. I have the 8TB version and I don't really use Tidal type streaming so the Zenith works for me. If someone mainly does streaming then the Pulse is probably just as good sounding for way less money.