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Innuos Statement vs Zenith Mk3 + PhoenixUSB

Has anyone compared the sound quality of the Innuos Statement vs the Zenith Mk 3 + PhoenixUSB, on a fairly revealing system? I’ve read several pro reviewers saying the boost in sound quality moving to the Statement is pretty small. One reviewer even said it was hard for him to hear the improvement of the Statement over the Zenith Mk3 + PhoenixUSB, but thought the Statement may have been slightly better. I also have the PhoenixNET.

My question pertains to the original Statement without the new next gen power supply upgrade. But, if anyone has experience with the next gen upgrade I’d be interested in that as well. The difference the upgrade makes is clearly audible on the YouTube demo comparisons, so I imagine the benefit in real life goes much further.

 

nyev
soix
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My question would be if the Phoenix is really worth $2500 more than something like the Denafrips Gaia.  Call me skeptical. 

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audiotroy
3,774 posts
 

we were a long time Innous dealer the statement stills sounds better we had a zenith with phonix conbo as well

 

we dropped innous in favor of the 432evo servers which sound even better and are modular and upgradable

 

Dave and Troy

Audio Intellect NJ

former Innous dealers 432evo dealers

 

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chilehed
200 posts
 

Phoenix USB did little in my system and I ended up selling it. OTOH, the NA eno with router had a far greater impact and was an imediate and noticable improvement. 

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