Innuos Statement Aiming high, this flagship two-box music server uses a separate, outboard linear power supply. But is this the perfect solution to all your music storage and playback needs? Review: Andrew Everard Lab: Paul Miller

摘要

The role of the hi-fi music server is changing. As we've noted in the past, what was once no more than an optimised NAS device, designed to feed an external network music player, has now become a complete storage playback solution, designed to connect straight to a USB DAC or, in some cases, with onboard digital-to-analogue conversion straight into an amp or preamp. We've seen this change in the Melco range, from its entry-level models right up to the range-toppers, and the same applies in the ranks of the lineup from Innuos, which starts with the ZENmini Mk3, at £899 in its most basic form with just 1TB of HDD storage, and tops out with the model we have here, the two-box Statement. Prices for the flagship start at £9800 with 1TB of SSD storage onboard, while the max-spec 4TB SSD model we have here is £ 10,800, in either black or silver finishes.