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How long does the mola mola take to burn in or sound optimal ?

I think for its price range its a stunning dac. My pov is if you want to replace it u r in the 10k territory.

Hi Folks, curious to know if anyone has heard the Rockna wavedream DAC ? i have a directstream DAC and have been wanting to compare these 2 dacs. If anyone has heard them both, I’d love to hear your thoughts. cheers, e

So much for just updates to the kernel..... hopefully they can test better with 1.4.6

I tried this today my chain is: zenith - direcstream ( ) - bhk pre - brytston 4b3 - spendor d9 with out the preamp the sound was harsh, dry and off. i love it with preamp. For my ears and my chain - preamp makes a huge diff.

I know bits are bits and know the conversation between flac and aiff. innuos support have not yet responded, so I’m unsure about changes that really impact 1.4.5. But I am simply trying to get the tonal signature that I know 1.4.4 had back. I don’t know if this is the culprit or not but last night on some tracks there was a clear diff playing a aiff file vs flac. It happened when the same track on flac via Qobuz seemed fuller and meatier than aiff which I had actually downloaded. the diff was clear. how this is possible I don’t know - but the flac version sounded a lot clos

Btw I have a zenith mk3 as well

Hi @kennyb123 thanks for helping to triage this. my dac - directstream does not get impacted by the native dsd processing available in some dacs per fw 1.4.5 I should clarify directstream does appear in the list but my understanding is they do implement xmos on their usb interface. However i am still sending DoP and not native dsd to the DAC

Just clarifying - i dont use roon or experimental. Just straight up LMS. I think giving the user the choice to upgrade or roll back would be great. I am Saying roll back to n-1 version or the current version. If the use logs a support ticket that might necessitate an upgrade.

Abyss Man did you upgrade from 1.4.4 to 1.4.5 ?

Thanks Kimo - yep have logged a support request with them to ask the q. I spoke to them but they needed To clarify with the tech folks if there were any sq changes. My ears hear it tho - and that might be a slippery slope . Wish they gave us the ability of roll back

Default mode - no Roon nor experimental. Using the LMS via browser on port 9000 or ipeng - Usb to Directstream DAC I find parts of the Innuos philosophy to be pretty stifling. I should have the ability to roll back to an older version if I choose.

For whatever reason I preferred 1.4.4 I found the sound tighter, warmer and fuller. 1.4.5 sounds a bit more airy. I am not sure what if any changes were made to the update to affect it sonically- the release notes don’t offer anything specifically. hence I thought if it were only my ears

Any one here upgraded their innuos from 1.4.4 to 1.4.5 ? any discernible sq difference or preference that you have ?

In my quest to get that elusive sound, I bumped into TweekGeek - Mike. I was looking for a source for my direct stream DAC and move away from the Bridge card. I thus contemplated an Innuos Zenith. Mike from Tweek Geek send me out his unit, which I tried in my home for about 2 weeks. 0 pressure. I placed the order and he gave me a great deal. I wanted to call out the great service, the genuine feedback and a pretty chilled out buying experience. The rest of my gear includes a BHK Pre Spendor speakers and Bryston amp. Thank You Mike.