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

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

I have a Zenith MK3 and I'm using it with an ENO filter and Silnote Epirus Reference cable. I also tried it with Curios Cable and didn't hear any difference between the two. Audio Envy Mega 3 power cord.

I'm also wondering how long it takes the Zenith to break-in? I remembered reading around 200 hours somewhere. Perhaps @antigrunge2 ​​​@grannyring can shed some light. Also, do you guys keep it on all the time (I'm talking about the front power switch)?

I just found out from the sales team whom is selling the unit states about two weeks 24/7 for full break in. I’ll just put a playlist on repeat.

What I find hard to fathom.. it’s 2021 and jitter has not been eliminated yet? I’ll be running the Zen into a Yggdrasil. Both units have an isolated/dedicated USB port. From what I understand digital music was never meant to be played via usb. The intended standard was Spdif. Supposedly in order for the Yggdrasil - for best sound quality. Aes / Usb / Spdif .. that order leaves me beffudled by the engineers at Schitt. As a counterpoint. If both units have an isolated / specialized usb input, Then why have recloclers? The phoenix makes a bit of sense with the LPS. Though I feel for the price it should have offered 3 outputs. Aes, Spdif, and Usb. I2S as a special bonus. Ha! Oh wait I2S will come with the phoenix 2.........

 

For the life of me I fail to find the sense app for iOS. May someone provide a link please. How does sense rival the Innuos in house app?

 

Thanks again,

J