Innuos Zen NG

Drawing upon the finest trickled-down elements of STATEMENT NG whilst bringing several innovations, the new ZEN NG and ZENith NG extend the existing ZEN series with new higher-end NG versions, offering a dramatic step forward in performance and versatility, complementing the successful Mk3 generation.

“The new ZEN NG and ZENith NG introduce our new electronics and software platform with innovations such as the PreciseAudio mainboard, NGaN regulation module and Sense 3. These are the result of almost 3 years of intense Research and Development, offering the most dramatic step forward in sound realism and versatility we've ever done in 3 generations of ZEN Music Servers. Come and have a listen, I'm confident you'll find them a revelation” - Nuno Vitorino, Co-founder and R&D Director.

The PreciseAudio mainboard is extensively customized and tuned for low processor latency and minimizing operating power noise. It’s powered by the new Innuos NGaN regulation module, significantly reducing power supply impedance and heat inside the case while maintaining an ultra-low level of power noise. Both are the result of almost 3 years of Research and Development.

Other features include the new Expandable Storage Management System (XSM) supporting up to 16TB of seamless internal storage and upgradeable Digital Output Modules such as the PhoenixUSB Lite. Both ZEN NG and ZENith NG are enclosed in a high-precision 10mm thick CNC-machined aluminium chassis, bead-blasted and anodised in either silver or black.

The ZEN NG features an improved NGaN-regulated RECAP2 Power Supply, a processor with 4 physical + 4 virtual cores paired with 16GB of low-noise industrial- grade DDR4 RAM and a 3D TLC SSD for Sense 3. Recommended retail price for ZEN NG starts from $12,000.

The New Sense 3

To explore the most out of the new platform, Innuos has developed Sense 3, the next generation of innuOS. Sense 3 will be based on a custom Real-time OS Kernel for ultra-low latency and includes AudioCore technology to ensure audio-related processes are run without interruptions, resulting in audible improvements in sound.

Sense 3 will further add TIDAL Connect, new music library and playlist management tools, support for external USB optical drives with drive-head alignment for accurate ripping, and UI improvements.