Which is BEST for an Audiophile?

[@GreekAudioGeek]

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[@philipteater3714]

Two great streamers. Great job contrasting features but being clear the sound was excellent from both, Antipodes getting the nod in your experience

[@GreekAudioGeek]

Thank you for the kind words. Two outstanding units for sure.

[@DBravo29er]

Fantastic video, Mike! I tend to fall into the Antipodes camp for most use cases...they just have so much gas in the tank. Though I have also used multiple Innuos products in the past and they are a superb company with a ton to offer! Also, Qobuz Mafia!!!! 😎

[@GreekAudioGeek]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked the video! I wanted to make sure people realize the Innuos is still a very, very good sounding unit. Had I not had the Antipodes to compare it to back to back I would be quite happy with the Innuos.

[@DBravo29er]

@@GreekAudioGeek Fully agree with you. Innuos is great product backed by a great company. I steered one of my uncles into a Zen Mini Mk3 as his first CD archiver/streamer and he loves it. On an unrelated note, I also share your aversion to unrefined, unnatural treble in audio. I'm sensitive to subtle changes/improvements in this area that others often miss. Nails on a chalkboard when the good stuff isn't there!!

[@justaute]

​@@GreekAudioGeek For sure. That said, as a streamer only, Innuos's Sense app is just fantastic. The LMS skin app is rough with UI/UX. My new Antipodes K21 sounds great, but the UX/UI experience has been less than stellar. Almost makes me want to go back to Innuos and get a Pulsar. Ha

[@GreekAudioGeek]

@@justaute Huh. The innuos was nice for sure but I don't feel like when using my Antipodes with Squueze I'm missing that much from UI/UX. Not saying I am right, just a personal observation.

[@justaute]

@@GreekAudioGeek interesting. Antipodes sure sounds nice, though. Have yet to add any 3rd-party feet to it.

[@andrismorozovs2399]

Did you test Hifi Rose RS 130 vs. Lumin U2 Vs. INNUOS Pulsar ?

[@GreekAudioGeek]

I had the older Rose RS150 but not the 130.

[@andrismorozovs2399]

@@GreekAudioGeek RS 130(streaming transport) > RS 150 !!!

[@andrismorozovs2399]

@@GreekAudioGeek What the cable and fuse you are using for Puritan ?

[@GreekAudioGeek]

@@andrismorozovs2399 I'm using a 20amp version of the STEALTH Audio Dream 20-20 power cable. I don't mess with fuses.

[@andrismorozovs2399]

@@GreekAudioGeek Go for fuses, you will be very surprised !!! - different fuses in different links of chain - that is very important key for the best results !!!

[@StephanSchütz-q6m]

Hi Michael, what is the name of the absorbers under the K22?

[@GreekAudioGeek]

Hello! RevOpods. They are FANTASTIC.

[@allanbarr1975]

About to trial a cx/ex secondhand set up, with my lessloss echo's end

[@GreekAudioGeek]

Nice! Let me know what you think of it.

[@DavidMosher-ro1sm]

Mike, noticed you mentioned “hours of break in”. The Pulsar in particular requires over a 1000hrs of music play. Pulsar owners have experienced a huge waking event at around 5-6 weeks. After full break-in the Pulsar sound’s like it has had sonic testosterone injection. Personally, I’ve never experienced this leap of improvement after 45 days of break in from any audio component.

[@GreekAudioGeek]

Thank you David. The unit was a demo so I know it had use prior to me receiving it though I am not sure how much. I agree with you that break in is SUPER important. My Aqua La Scala tube tube DAC for instance needed close to 600 hours before it hit its groove.

[@vmpty]

I had the Zenith MK3, and without a reclocker, the USB is too noisy.

[@GreekAudioGeek]

Interesting. I will say on the Pulsar it did sound quite good.

[@vmpty]

@@GreekAudioGeek The Pulsar has an integrated lite USB reclocker, this is one of the main reasons the sound improved.