Here's some maths for the budget conscious SQ freak....
sT $1455
Don't bother with a LPSU for the sT, it really will not make much difference.
Drop the SOtM, use an ultraRendu = $875
LPS-1 for ultraRendu = $395
Mutec MC3+USB = $1160
Total = $3885, a little cheaper than the Zenith
Now for some speculation..... I reckon that the above would offer significantly better sound quality into a Devialet Expert versus the Zenith. I have not listened to the Zenith, so this IS speculation, but read back though the thread, it does not look like the Innous has done that much to optimise the USB output, add this to reports that even top notch USB sources such as the Aurender N10 sound better via AES/EBU, I am sure you get the idea. Of course, if someone ever gets to actually try the Innous in a A/B test with something equivalent, maybe the results will prove different.
sT $1455
Don't bother with a LPSU for the sT, it really will not make much difference.
Drop the SOtM, use an ultraRendu = $875
LPS-1 for ultraRendu = $395
Mutec MC3+USB = $1160
Total = $3885, a little cheaper than the Zenith
Now for some speculation..... I reckon that the above would offer significantly better sound quality into a Devialet Expert versus the Zenith. I have not listened to the Zenith, so this IS speculation, but read back though the thread, it does not look like the Innous has done that much to optimise the USB output, add this to reports that even top notch USB sources such as the Aurender N10 sound better via AES/EBU, I am sure you get the idea. Of course, if someone ever gets to actually try the Innous in a A/B test with something equivalent, maybe the results will prove different.
1000 Pro - KEF Blade - iFi Zen Stream - Mutec REF10 - MC3+USB - Pro-Ject Signature 12
