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Innuos Zenith Mk3 or OpticalRendu + separate server?


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1 hour ago, OldBigEars said:

Surely the comparison between Sonore and Zenith should include more consideration for the power supply used in the rendu?  In my case, I use a CI Audio 7v PS with mR 1.4.  A relatively affordable PS, but it sounds great anyway.  I don't doubt my mR would sound even better if I spent some more dollars on something like a JS-2, which would make it pretty price-comparable with the Zen. 

 

 

I had tried both a JS-2 and and LPS-1.2 on my mR 1.4.  I got a nice bump in sound quality with the LPS-1.2.  I think I might have also preferred the original LPS-1 on the mR as well. 

 

I'm now using a Zenith Std Mk2.  This offered a really nice bump in sound quality over the mR 1.4 plus LPS-1.2.

Digital:  Sonore opticalModule > Uptone EtherRegen > Shunyata Sigma Ethernet > Antipodes K30 > Shunyata Omega USB > Gustard X26pro DAC < Mutec REF10 SE120

Amp & Speakers:  Spectral DMA-150mk2 > Aerial 10T

Foundation: Stillpoints Ultra, Shunyata Denali v1 and Typhon x1 power conditioners, Shunyata Delta v2 and QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation and Infinity power cords, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation XLR interconnect, Shunyata Sigma Ethernet, MIT Matrix HD 60 speaker cables, GIK bass traps, ASC Isothermal tube traps, Stillpoints Aperture panels, Quadraspire SVT rack, PGGB 256

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On 3/1/2019 at 11:47 AM, soares said:

Have you tried the zenith with the rendu feeding the DAC?

Just curious on how it could affect sound quality.

Thanks,

 

Jorge

 

No I did not, but I did try the ISO Regen between Zenith and my DAC.  While the IR did bring a significant improvement to the mR 1.4, it didn’t bring any discernible improvements to the Zenith.  Given the quality of the USB signal out of the Zenith, I can’t imagine there’d be a benefit from throwing the mR back into the mix.

Digital:  Sonore opticalModule > Uptone EtherRegen > Shunyata Sigma Ethernet > Antipodes K30 > Shunyata Omega USB > Gustard X26pro DAC < Mutec REF10 SE120

Amp & Speakers:  Spectral DMA-150mk2 > Aerial 10T

Foundation: Stillpoints Ultra, Shunyata Denali v1 and Typhon x1 power conditioners, Shunyata Delta v2 and QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation and Infinity power cords, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation XLR interconnect, Shunyata Sigma Ethernet, MIT Matrix HD 60 speaker cables, GIK bass traps, ASC Isothermal tube traps, Stillpoints Aperture panels, Quadraspire SVT rack, PGGB 256

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