which power cable and USB cable for my Innous Zenith Mk3?

had a chance to grab a used Zenith MK3 at a crazy good price

this thing kind of looks and feels cheapish but no worries, not unexpected and did not buy it to look good in a rack

Im getting the impression it would benefit from a good power cord and USB cable

would like to keep each under $500

any recommendations from Zenith owners would be appreciated

audiocanada06-10-2025 12:18am

tubeguy80 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 129 posts 06-13-2025 at 05:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a Zenith mk3 and I agree the build is not what I’d like. It looks nice enough from a distance though. And the sound is so good that I don’t mind the build so much. A few months ago I started experimenting with digital to digital converters, to convert USB to AES/EBU. I find that at least with my particular DAC (ModWright Elyse) the AES/EBU input notably much better than USB. Tried a few DDCs and ended up with a Weiss INT204 that I love. I am using Veritas Cables Praesto for power and a Veritas Nexum A for AES/EBU, along with their Connexa for ethernet. I intend to add their Audax USB when it is back in stock. At the moment I'm just using an older Wireworld USB that is probably a bottleneck. It seems like the Zenith mk3 responds well to cable upgrades so I'm happy with the results.