Recent content by Dadams7378

I’ve no objection to premium pricing per se, but there has to be something you can hang that on, whether it is unique tech, superior build quality or superior sound. Even Innuos when I contacted them said that the Stream 1 with the LPSU power supply would only be on a par with the outgoing Zen...

No worries. YMMV of course, but I confess I’m somewhat confused by Innuos’ very punchy pricing strategy. I’d sort of get it more if the build quality was comparable or superior to the Rose, but that isn’t the case either. I’d put build quality on a par with the Gustard, so ‘acceptable’ but...

I’ve been using the DAC out USB port. Chord Shawline USB cable (also on loan). Sound wise, it doesn’t really compete against the Hifi Rose in any area. It’s not a bad sound, but I’d say it’s no better than the internal streamer in the Gustard X-30. The Rose has a wider and slightly deeper...

I’ve had the Stream 1 with the LPSU on home demo for about a week now, comparing against a Hifi Rose RS130. DAC is a Gustard X-30 feeding a Hegel H390 amp with KEF Meta R3s and dual REL subs.