What happened to the Innous discussion


I really wanted to read the Innous discussion because I recently bought, and then returned, an Innous Zen. I had several people listen to it a/b with my Bluesound Vault and the difference was so minor that most couldn’t hear a difference. One person heard a small difference and thought the Zen had more "punch", but also thought it wasn’t as clear and revealing as the Bluesound Vault

mojo771

@randymaqp 

Hi.  I have decades of instrumentation experience.  Some 0.5 PPB analyzers I have worked with use a temperature controlled optical bench to ensure a 235.7 angstrom wavelength.  Very precise and needs nothing like days to come to stability.  May I suggest the salesman was just letting your brain burn in?

So, you're comparing the two streamers going into different inputs on your dac with different cables.  It could be that your dac does better with a coaxial input.  I have no idea, but you're comparing more than just the two streamers. 

@guscreek I suppose that’s always a possibility and your decades of experience certainly seems impressive. But it sounded better to me and made me happy when I bought it.  

@randymaqp I went from the N200 to a Pulsar. They’re both very nice units but IMO you made the right decision.  You’re too diplomatic. These forums are full of “experts” with “decades of experience” that because of their vast knowledge believe you do or don’t hear what you know you do. Believe your ears. After all it IS your money.