I can also get a burnt in unit (so they say) (ex demo) from another dealer or a new one from my dealer - which I need to burn in (not so much different in price).
New one or burnt in demo (unseen from www)? I tend to the new one, as the dealer is very nice!
If standing unused in the shop, there is also burn in needed. Recognized it with the demo unit. After a week now it shines
No, I use Sense. To tell you the truth, I canāt remember how I burnt in the Statement. I think I just left it playing radio. When I got it back with the NextGen power supply, I just listened to it as normalā¦ I may well have posted about this but canāt remember. Will try and search here tomorrow if you canāt find it in the meantime
Ne t strange thingā¦ did not find any radio station in the menu - all empty
Solved - also only running when streamer attached via upnp bridge
Iām pretty sure there was no burn in at all on my zenith. Just listen to music, it will be fine
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Here we are ā¦ at last hours before decision to be madeā¦
As usual I am mr. Doubt at this time.
The Innuos is different to hdx - that is for sure. It is also different to melco iirc.
Hdx is:
- darker in tonality ( like that) - real darkness came with PN
- all is together (and less separated) - also a bit more relaxed.
- something a bit metallic sounding.
- has a real nice āblackā bass
- soundstage is a slight bit laid back
- a bit less bass weight than hdx
Melco n10 was:
- totally resolving - really very much details
- smooth sounding (but brighter than hdx)
- not so deep soundstage as hdx
- no harshness and very silky sounding
Innous is:
- more details than hdx (you can hear a lot more) - but iirc a bit less than melco (but could be the same)
- very forward playing (sound jumping on your hip)
- a bit brighter than hdx
- soundstage not so deep as hdx - all is coming a bit upfront
- sounds happening in the background are louder and nearer (also more detailded)
- voices are stunning (very much emotion) best of all 3 (but with ee8 voices were also good - went a bit back with PN)
- piano - see voices
- the experience is like live - never had this before that I imagined a band playing in font of me (sucks you in)
- sound is rough - like it (olive like) - edgy
- very much prat - more groovy to my ears than melco (melco more relaxed)
- roughness is sometimes a bit too much (sounding a tad mechanical at some songs)
If Innuos will be a bit darker and rounder/organicā¦ think it will be named statement
Fidata looks also fine but is rare to get.
Think I will miss the innous more than I will keep staring at a āall in mindā roughness at 1% songsā¦
What innous definitely is doing more than hdx. Showing you the good and the bad of recordings - but not in a bad way. It is sounding overall better than hdx - and if a bad one is in the stream you will notice more.
Ordered a 4 tb Innuos zenith mk3.
As far as I understand, there is only a ābiggerā ssd (one. With more storage) included and not 2 x 2 tb.
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Audioquest dragonfly?
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Yeah, I though about this option
Hi
Is a dragonfly black ok?
Only for burn in period or should I go for a Ifi DAC (a bit more expensive but with own psu)
Iāve never heard either of those dacs.
But Iām sure others will chip in to help you decide.
I Need it only for burn in of zenith and afterwards ?ā¦.
You mentioned a Chord Hugo earlier in the thread, do you still have it ? If not something like a Dragonfly would work or an M2Tech which would get your system working using the ND555 as Dac/streamer.
I have been an Innuos user for a number of years, Zen, Zenith and just recently Statement, I have never been too concerned with burn in.
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Have you thought of buying used / ex-demo ?
Will save you a chunk of cash (especially if after minimum 2TB) and will accelerate your burn-in period.
The units really are bullet proof and not a lot can go wrong. Innuos support is also 2nd to none.
I bought a 2TB Zenitth Mk3 used and itās been one of the best bits of equipment Iāve owned.
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Hi
I want it now and there was only one 4TB available ex-Demo, for not so much less.
The used ones are a better bargain, but they are all 1TB (or silver 
). Would have taken 2TB, but 4 gives me a better gut feeling. I tend to take different versions of one album (cd and 24bit / hdx rip and melco rip ā¦ 
)
And the dealer is nice and he is 5 min away - thatās also a good one if something goes wrong.
I have no other ideas as Innuos being bullet proof.
Currently listening to Lou rhodes ā¦ wowā¦ zenith is capable
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Hi @JimDog Yes, I have a Dragonfly Red which I bought to use with my iPhone, and an old black one which works with computers but not phones.
The Red is pretty good considering the size and price, although I only use it with IEMs so hard to say how it would compare to a āproperā hifi setup.
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My experience fwiw
Innuos subsequently added ethernet functionality to the nds which I use today.
Hui
Zenith arrived - now acclimatizing.
What I saw is, that this unit has different feet - instead of 3 mini silicon? pads per feet, each feet has one foamy pad - the foot itself is identical. The slight wobbling factor is identical to the demo unit. Hope that this is improvement or alternative instead of running out of mini padsā¦
The one pad is actually MUCH more practical on the Quadraspire SVT - but currently running on fraim glas
Hi Guys.
need your help.
All setup and burning in - my dealer gave me a DAC on loan for burn in period.
But had no chance to wire it up yet - burning in even without player output.
I would like to use it during nighttime.
Question:
Is it necessary to plug out the Ethernet cable from LAN Port (connection as server), when DAC is plugged in via USB and Innuos is set to play.
I really like to keep it in as cable dressing ā¦ you might know
THANKS!