Description
Main Features
01.
Innuos ARC6 NGaN PSU
Combining the trickled-down version of the ARC6 Active Rectification board with a 300VA Audio Grade Transformer, high-performance choke and over 130000uF of Mundorf capacitors with the cutting-edge Gallium Nitride Innuos NGaN Regulation stage results in a marked improvement in sound transparency and realism compared to the ZEN NG.
02.
Innuos PreciseAudio Mainboard
An all-new custom server-grade mainboard, ultra-tuned for low processor latency, power noise and EMI emissions; further improved by enhanced power regulators and solid capacitors.
03.
High Performance, Low Power
New generation of Intel Core i7 with 8 physical cores for enhanced Innuos AudioCore performance, providing separate cores dedicated only to audio processes. Supported with 16GB of industrial-grade low-noise DDR4 RAM allowing to cache more databases and files for a speedy response.
04.
Modular Architecture
You can configure the ZENith NG as a Music Server/Streamer, Server-only or Streamer-only easily. Choose between no storage or up to 16TB configurations and optional audio output slot for different modules such as USB, I2S, or AES/Coaxial/Optical SPDIF.
05.
pSLC OS SSD
Superior industrial-grade pSLC SSD for the OS for even lower operating noise, independently powered and with power-loss protection for extra resiliency and durability.
06.
Innuos XSM
High Performance Expandable Storage Management System (XSM) allows a single pool of storage from multiple drives. The ZENith NG supports an internal, high performance NVMe PCIe drive up to 8TB with an additional externally accessible M.2 NVMe slot for up to 8TB for a total 16TB of seamless storage. Intelligent management and data protection provided through Sense.
07.
Premium Chassis
Newly-designed 10mm thick CNC-machined bead-blasted and anodized aluminium chassis, containing new vibration-dampened toroidal platform and with Chassis Ground port connection.
08.
Sense 3
Unique benefits for the ZEN NG and ZENith NG through Sense 3, including new Real-Time Kernel, lowering latency even further for the core Operating System, AudioCore for audio process to run in dedicated physical cores, Expandable Storage Management interface, and new CD-ripping via external USB drives with drive-head alignment for accurate ripping.
The Hidden Home view
The ZENith NG is the model above the ZEN NG that we reviewed on film. From the front the two look the same. Inside the ZENith has a more powerful processor, a quieter drive for its operating system and a larger power supply that comes down from Innuos’s Statement.
hi-fi+ reviewed it in October 2025 and called it “one of the finest servers I have heard to date” and “a truly world-class server”. Its reviewer set it against the ZEN NG and found it “A lot better”. He then set it against the Statement he had used for years and thought most buyers would choose the ZENith.
It is worth knowing that it has no CD drive and needs a DAC after it, and that the output board and the storage are chosen when you order.
So it suits someone with a very good DAC who wants the Innuos server below the Statement. An owner of a ZEN NG can have it upgraded to a ZENith by Innuos. We would fit the PhoenixUSB board, which made so much difference to the ZEN NG in our review. Call us and we will talk through which board and how much storage you need.
Sources: hi-fi+, “Innuos ZENith Next-Gen”, 20 October 2025. Innuos, “Output Modules: What You Need to Know”, the maker’s own page. Our own review of the Innuos ZEN NG.
