questions about Innuos Pulse Mini streamer usage

Just had a quick look on the Innuos forum, read into this what you will:

Post in thread 'Power Supply' https://community.innuos.com/threads/power-supply.255/post-1591 see

This was on the INNOUS website for the Zen mini MKII. LPSU   

LPSU features:

• Nichicon MUSE Capacitors
• Medical-grade Mains Filtering
• Chassis design to perfectly match the ZENmini Mk3
• Also compatible with ZENmini MkII and PULSEmini
 

In my opinion, unless you are an electrical engineer or you know someone who is using a S booster or Teddy Pardo LPSU can get you in trouble if you don’t match the specs up correctly. I was told in an email from INNOUS that if they found that an aftermarket LPS you caused any issues they would not honor any warranty. obviously this would not be a problem if you matched correctly. 

Hi, I have the Mini and stream Tidal, Qbuzz, and internet radio. You can search radio by genre or station name in the Sence app. I listen to Radio Paradise and .1FM as I find the sound quality very good. I have a TeraDak Chinese made LPS that cost about $200. While not the quality of the Teddy Pardo or others, it still produced a nice increase in sound quality. I put the money saved towards a Wireworld Starlight Platinum usb cable. I bought all of the above used and have a total of $1100 in the three items. Unfortunately I am cost restricted and after having the Mini, I definitely want the Pulse. I’ve used the included DAC but find my Schiit Yiggy and even my old Bifrost a significant improvement too. Regards, Mike B. 

@buellrider97 

If I am not wrong, you are using Pulse Mini as a combo streamer / dac

If you try to use external dac you will get better quality

Yes , I’m using the Pulse Mini as an external streamer. I have 2 DAC’s and they both better the internal DAC in the Pulse Mini. To answer your question about the internet channels, the Planet Rock channel I found was in Germany. I searched “ Planet Rock “ and had 7-8 hits, but none from UK. There are hundreds of channels and some are quit good in terms of content and a few have very good sound quality. You might email Innuos support regarding that exact channel. I’ve used their support and they’re outstanding. So overall I’d say the unit is worth buying. An LPS is a noticeable improvement, and for a modest system the DAC is adequate. The Sense app works great, and it’s a good platform to build upon. I’d recommend it over the Bluesound Node and the Project Streambox Ultra II. Regards, Mike B.