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Anyone move up from Innuos Zen Mini to Zenith ?

Title pretty much says it all:  wondering if anyone out there has upgraded from the Zen Mini Mk3 to a Zenith Mk3? (skipping over the Zen Mk3).

I've been very pleased with the Mini, but reviews, and Innuos' website, all claim a new level of SQ will be reached going to the Zenith.  If the improvement is only marginal, I suppose I could spend that $ on better 300B tubes, and other improvements.  If significant, I may make that move.

Thank you in advance for any experience you may have with these servers.

Regards to all, Jim

jimintally
gdnrbob
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I own both the Zen Mini with LPS, and the Zenith.

The Zenith is definitely more resolving than the Mini. I am debating about moving to the Statement.

In the mean time, I just scored a used Phoenix USB, so I will see how that affects sound reproduction.

Bob

chorus
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Our friend Mr. Darko said the Zenith was only a slight improvement over the ZEN 3

at double the cost. I went that route. One reason to move up from the Mini is

that you use your own DAC. Take a look at the HiFi Rose Streamer just released

this year too.

jimintally OP
23 posts
 

Thanks, Chorus!

(I used the Mini's onboard DAC for a while, then got an external DAC which provided a decent increase in SQ.)

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