Stay tuned for more! New series of music streamer/servers

[erho]

Modules are to be fit either in the factory prior to shipping or by your dealer should you want to to change it or have a module fit after purchase.
The standard Dac is the same used on the outgoing ZenMini yes. The performance Dac is big upgrade on this!

The problem is that my dealer in Germany told me that the Perfomance Dac is not available until August, do you know something about that?

 

[Stephen Healy]

Yes, but they are not very well reported in reviews (mostly off-the-shelf dac chips), I haven’t read anything that says something like “the buyer should really experience the Innuos in-house dac module” or similar. Or, Innuos’s line of inbuilt dacs are far better / or this holds its own against XX / XY dac.
IMO in the low-level product they might get a few sales but in the higher end Innuos would have to prove to a lot of ppl they have something to offer over the competition. It’s not impossible, but for Innuos, is it worth the time and capital investment?? Only they can know.

The DAC we offered before on just the ZENmini and PULSEmini were good but quite modest and appropriate to the price; the new Performance and Phoenix DACs will be a completely different breed altogether but are not on the market just yet, so there are no reports of these online currently.

We are evidently making good progress on the DAC front, but this does not happen overnight. Indeed, we could in the past have slapped together an Innuos DAC or just stuck our label on something made by another brand, but this is not our way and streamers have indeed been our speciality so far.
We've definitely been working hard on a strong DAC solution but still preferred to apply this as an internal module solution for our existing streamers. We always have a 'never say never' philosophy, so a standalone DAC could happen one day! But it is a hugely competitive sector (much more so than streamers) so needs very careful consideration that we can really bring something unique to the table to draw people away from the DAC they already have, or had already shortlisted to buy next...

 

[erho]

when are the Stream1 available by dealers in Germany to test them?

 

[Stephen Healy]

when are the Stream1 available by dealers in Germany to test them?

They will hopefully start to appear later this month.

 

[erho]

They will hopefully start to appear later this month.

nice, production problems?

 

[Stephen Healy]

nice, production problems?

Nope!

 

[mooney058]

Stephen, it is a problem since I do not have mine ))

 

[Stephen Healy]

The megapost is up!

Thread 'STREAM Series Megapost'

Jun 12, 2025

Hi everyone,

I am opening this ‘mega thread’ as a place to centralise a lot of questions about STREAM1 & 3 (and LPS1) in the build up to their full release and shipping which will come this summer. Treat this as an FAQ or AMA about any questions you have!
As promised previously, i will do my best to do an upfront ‘deep dive’ that will hopefully address a lot of your queries right away.
I imagine many of you are approaching this from the perspective of existing Mk3 and PULSE series owners, so with that in mind I will try to be as comparative as i can for those of your wondering if you...

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[mooney058]

Nope!

Do you need help at a warehouse loading pallets with stuff?

 

[Stephen Healy]

Do you need help at a warehouse loading pallets with stuff?

They're being loaded up as we speak

 

[mooney058]

They're being loaded up as we speak

 

[mooney058]

Nope!

This is great - no production issues as noted 3 months ago, pallets being loaded 2.5 months ago but still no sight of the product announced in May …. the advice on here and by email is “talk to your dealer”, which I did every 2 or 3 weeks and they have no news from Innous … is this serious? If you have a problem - come forward and be upfront re the delays. I gave my money now nearly 4 months ago. I got a car build in the US sooner than this.
I still haven’t cancelled my order and now deeply regret it. Should have gone for an Audio Note cd player instead

 

[AUDIODREAM]

Two weeks in with the LPS1 on my PULSEmini and it’s really opened up. Lower noise floor, more detail, and music shines in all its glory. A real treat across every musical genre I listen to. Truly a great investment.

 

[mooney058]

Got mine last week (S1+LPS1). Still fiddling around with it. Replaced my old NAD CD player. Using the same DAC (laiv udac) as before and a quality silver USB from Tubulus. Connected for the moment to the same Gato amp (not hooked up to my new Audio Note integrated yet). Did not have much time as was basically ripping my cd collection. One odd bit - previously I was listening to Gato at volume settings 8 to 12. Now have to crank from 35 to 50 and still sound muted - suspect something in the cables as if the signal path is obstructed

 

[erho]

Got mine last week (S1+LPS1). Still fiddling around with it. Replaced my old NAD CD player. Using the same DAC (laiv udac) as before and a quality silver USB from Tubulus. Connected for the moment to the same Gato amp (not hooked up to my new Audio Note integrated yet). Did not have much time as was basically ripping my cd collection. One odd bit - previously I was listening to Gato at volume settings 8 to 12. Now have to crank from 35 to 50 and still sound muted - suspect something in the cables as if the signal path is obstructed

have you the volume in the sense app at 100 ?

 

[mooney058]

have you the volume in the sense app at 100 ?

Will check in the evening, did not know about this setting

 

[erho]

Will check in the evening, did not know about this setting

I think it is set at 50 by default, hopefully I could help you

 

[Stephen Healy]

Got mine last week (S1+LPS1). Still fiddling around with it. Replaced my old NAD CD player. Using the same DAC (laiv udac) as before and a quality silver USB from Tubulus. Connected for the moment to the same Gato amp (not hooked up to my new Audio Note integrated yet). Did not have much time as was basically ripping my cd collection. One odd bit - previously I was listening to Gato at volume settings 8 to 12. Now have to crank from 35 to 50 and still sound muted - suspect something in the cables as if the signal path is obstructed

Yes as @erho says, do check the volume level down in the bottom-right of Sense app as it may still be set to 50 rather than 100%

 

[mooney058]

Yes as @erho says, do check the volume level down in the bottom-right of Sense app as it may still be set to 50 rather than 100%

It worked! It was indeed at 50%.
Will report back once had a chance to enjoy my music for a bit longer

 

[MusicSearch]

This was actually pre-scheduled for PULSE into discontinued after Stream was announced and when the 20% Multiroom offer expired on the 15th. However, we do have some stock remaining so for now are keeping it active. However, this is the final remaining stock which is finite, so when its gone it will be fully moved to discontinued like Mk3 is (of which there is zero stock and is totally unavailable).
The PULSE series remains a good option as an endpoint especially, and in particular the PULSEmini at its price point, but yes in essence it will not be renewed or continued as Stream series can indeed fill this role thanks to its modular design.

Dear Team,

just purchased a Pulsemini Network Player after having listen to it in a studio. It is a demo model but I am happy with it. I am not aware of the implications of what discontinuing the product means in terms of usage. Do you know for how long can we still use the Pulsemini?Is there any impact with Quboz and Tidal services in case no new upgrades are released?
Thanks for your help.