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Innuos Zen MK3 tips and tricks
I am purchasing an Innuos Zen MK3 with 1TB. Will be streaming QoBuz and ripping CDs Qobuz doesn’t have, mostly extras from box sets and live sets. I will be using the Innuos app controlling the unit from my iPad. Please share any tips or tricks you’ve learned from running a similar setup. For example, settings for ripping CDs etc.
@chemarcelo Gotta give credit to @jayrossi13. The latency setting idea that was posted in the Innuos forum was posted by a co-founder of Innuos, so it's pretty credible. Carolin No is awesome. You might also like Angus and Julia Stone. I'm also a fan of Riverside and RPWL. Good tunes. |
@sls883 thank you for the “low latency mode” tip. Excellent music by Carolin No. 👍 |
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@jayrossi13 Thanks for the tip. I’m running in low latency and no issues, so far. I could swear there is a bit more clarity now. I’m listening to Carolin No - Carolin No and I seem to be hearing more detail. Maybe it’s the coffee. If you haven’t heard Carolin No, check it out. It’s on Qobuz. |
You should toggle the latency mode for USB, determine which way it sounds better. The factory default is Normal--but I prefer low. Below is more info on how to make this change. https://community.innuos.com/threads/tip-of-day-usb-low-latency-setting.108/ |
Hi, Can anybody share there experience how Innuos Zen perform as a streamer to another streamer ? https://innuos.com/kb/connecting-network-streamers/
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“settings for ripping CDs” I have upto 16TB of space, so my entire library of CD’s are in WAV. To my ears, WAV files sounds slightly better than FLAC. Even though most people cannot tell a difference between FLAC vs WAV, FLAC is a compressed file and uses more processing power to decompress whereas WAV is technically a perfect copy of the original audio file…zero compression.
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You can access the LMS configuration here: https://innuos.com/kb/access-the-internal-logitech-media-server-lms-software-settings/ Note the cautions, and don’t mess with it if you don’t know what you are doing. Some of the config has no effect as far as I can tell. For example, LMS provides support for accessing the Live Music Archive (Deadhead ears perk up), but enabling it does not make it appear as a feature in the Sense app. I wish it did. |
I have the same streamer. Setup was very simple. I don't recall anything special, but my memory sucks and that was months ago. You can set the ripper to automatically rip a CD when it's inserted, or do it manually. I let it do it automatically. Pop in a CD and around 5 minutes later, it pops out and it's done. Pretty slick. Before I got the Innuos, I tried ripping software on a laptop and never got consistent results. I think you'll like the Innuos and the Sense app. |