Don‘t even think of ‘upgrading’ by getting rid of the Zenith! It’s a great streamer. When upgrading the DAC think of getting a DAC with an analogue volume control to go directly into your amp. Digital output levels being what they are only need attenuation, there is nothing to be gained from inserting a pre.
Is Innuos Zenith or Statement Overkill with a High-End Streaming DAC?
Some of you may have noticed I started a discussion on the Analog side regarding phono stages. The fact is, I just sold my house and have no intention of owning again, so I'm putting some of the equity into things that bring me joy.
Now the topic is digital. I have an Innuos Zenith Mk. 3 and was considering upgrading to the Statement and also wanted to upgrade my DAC from the Border Patrol SE-i USB. Some of the next level DAC's having streaming capability and are Roon ready. The fact is I'm not even coming close to filling the 1TB of storage on my Innuos, and 99% of what I've ripped is available on Qobuz. I'm also not interested in spending nearly $30k on the upgrade.
So...doesn't it make more sense to ditch the Innuos, use my iMac as a Roon core, and get one of the killer streaming DAC's? Or do the power supplies, reclockers, etc. in the Innuos really make a difference? Candidates at this price point would be the Mola Mola Tambuiqi, Weiss 501/502, or TotalDAC d1-tube-mk2, as well as any other suggestions or thoughts my fellow brethren would care to offer.
Now the topic is digital. I have an Innuos Zenith Mk. 3 and was considering upgrading to the Statement and also wanted to upgrade my DAC from the Border Patrol SE-i USB. Some of the next level DAC's having streaming capability and are Roon ready. The fact is I'm not even coming close to filling the 1TB of storage on my Innuos, and 99% of what I've ripped is available on Qobuz. I'm also not interested in spending nearly $30k on the upgrade.
So...doesn't it make more sense to ditch the Innuos, use my iMac as a Roon core, and get one of the killer streaming DAC's? Or do the power supplies, reclockers, etc. in the Innuos really make a difference? Candidates at this price point would be the Mola Mola Tambuiqi, Weiss 501/502, or TotalDAC d1-tube-mk2, as well as any other suggestions or thoughts my fellow brethren would care to offer.