Innuos Zenith Mk3 or something else?

Give it a rest @audiotroy. For those of us in Europe and who have heard all these products it’s embarrassing. The 432EVO is sold on the back of a gimmick. It sounds decent but, given the gimmick it’s decided to bet the house on, it’s basically one of many servers in a middle ground and nothing outstanding. Contrary to your repeated assertions, in Europe it’s had a couple of good reviews in mags but the feeling in forums is largely scepticism as people see the gimmick as pseudo science and an error of judgement in marketing terms. It has had little publicity; bang average sales and is going nowhere fast really.

there is no gimmick the 432 up sampler can be used or not used 

the server sounds amazing either way

the reviews say different the aeon review states the aeon was the best sounding server the reviewer has tested.

at 432 EVO intends, it’s also the best USB source I’ve tested to now and if I used one all the time, it would negate the presence of the SOtM I have in my setup as a head unit. Finally, the 432 software is capable of imparting genuine improvement to a wide selection of music and, on the occasions where the benefits are less clear cut, it’s easy enough to bypass. The Aeon shows that there are some intriguing further possibilities to audiophile storage and consequently it’s a device that will delight a great many listeners •

OUR VERDICT

432 EVO Aeon Review - Everybody Hertz (topnewreview.com)

the guy on this forum  prefered the Aeon to a pink faun
There are levels, once you get beyond basics as in dedicated LPS to the separate sections, system tuning ect. It is important to have a dedicated USB card, not one mounted on the same board. And isolate it, have a dedicated clock. The Zenith is nothing special, I would try more units to know for sure. I find even servers at 6K and above there a big differences. The Pink Faun is tight and detailed, not so natural IMO for example. 432 EVO has the detail and the accurate timbre, really hard to get both. The 432 EVO Master is better than the 2 box Pink Faun, I have tried both. The 432 EVO AEON is a killer server and at just under 5K a great
 choice.

and another Looks real nice in all black Geoff! The 432 Servers are super machines, really high performance well above their price points. We tested pretty much all the main contenders, and found the 432 Master above models at 20K and above.

REVIEW: Comparison of 5 High End Digital Music Servers - Aurender N10, CAD CAT server, TotalDac d1-Server, Auralic Aries, Audiophile Vortex Box | Page 99 | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org

The AEON is also super high performance and is 5K euros list.
Until recently they were not well known outside of the Netherlands, where they are based and have a healthy fan club.

you are just an innous fan boy with hurt feelings that your server does not sound better and is designed to become obsolete.

I own Innuos Zenith Mk2 and have been followed threads about 432EVO. At the same time, I also build my own music server. I only do local SSD playback.

My favorite motherboard is ASRock J5040-ITX which is also used by 432EVO current top models. My own music server with own multi-rail LPSU and Win 10 LTSC + JPLAY outperformed Zenith Mk2, even when compared to Innuos 2.0. Unfortunately for Innuos music servers except Statement, the USB Audio output uses motherboard’s 5V supply. When building own music server, we have the option of adding USB regen/hub card which costs a lot less than external USB reclocker.

Yes, Innuos 2.0 has improved SQ significantly compared to version 1.4x. I am amazed how software alone can make such a big difference.

@audiotroy said "The latest units have a new cpu clock and soundcard" which is very misleading. There is no clock input to the motherboard. There is no soundcard. What 432EVO uses is SOtM tX-USBexp, which is a USB regen/hub with a good clock and PCIe noise filter.

In WBF, Fred made accusations that a competitor (aka Innuos) copied their product due to using 2-chassis design (Statement). Due to that, no internal pictures of their 432EVO were published except their LPSU sourced from SBooster. I am keen to know if PicoPSU-like DC-DC converter is used internally, since for AEON there is a 12V DC rail for motherboard plus another DC rail for SOtM USB card.

Seriously, if one has the ability to assemble a desktop PC inside a nice chassis like Streacom or HDPLEX, I recommend DIY instead of buying ready-made music servers. We have total control for choice of LPSU, motherboard, RAM, how many internal SSDs, internal USB regen/hub card, and O/S + playback software.

Anwar there is aseperat clock and soundcard ther higherer end models do not feed off the motherboard the dac connected to a seperate aueb board only the standard uses the motherboard usbs 

Spoken to people in Europe and the 432 EVO is nothing special. All say it's ok but many others easily beat it in SQ and features. YMMV