Editors Choice Award - parttimeaudiophile.com
Five Stars - the-ear.net
"Unapologetically Great" Music Server
The STATEMENT is the flagship server from Innuos, designed to take digital audio to a new level of performance. It's a true state-of-the-art digital music component intended for the most discerning audiophiles.
This version of the STATEMENT comes with the excellent Standard PSU (power supply unit) with eight independent linear rails. Each critical component of the server receives its own dedicated power supply from one of the eight independent power rails, further preventing component cross-contamination. Of particular note is the use of a dedicated power supply for each of the Ethernet and USB high-precision OCXO clocks, ensuring these clocks work at their best.
"Made My System Sound Better Than It Ever Has"
"The Innuos Statement is unapologetically great," reports Scott Hull inparttimeaudiophile.com, April 6, 2020. "It made my system sound better than it ever has, and all things being equal (and me being unaccountably wealthy), there would be an Innuos Statement in my review system full-time, all-the-time. It's a brilliant tool and one that gets me closer to the music, closer to "the absolute sound" (if you believe in such things) than any computer-based transport ever has. The Innuos Statement is my current reference for State-of-the-Art and handily earns our Editors Choice Award."
"The Statement is a more subtle source than most. Its qualities are those of omission. It leaves out the distortion so that the music can come through," raves Jason Kennedy, giving the STATEMENT his highest rating of Five Stars in his , January 21, 2021 review for the-ear.net. "In this and all other respects this Innuos is a genuine state of the art component. Put it on your 'must hear' bucket list straight away."
"it Easily Surpassed My Reference Transport"
"Innuos Statement ticks all functional checkboxes without any buttons or displays, and its utilitarian bling-free visual scores as high in my roster as its put-togetherness. One can easily tell it's not a toy, neither does it feel nor sound like one. Fully embedded Roon platform, broad compliance with other devices, hassle-free operation and ripping drive form quite the arsenal of utilities," notes Dawid Grzyb, hifiknights.com, February 21, 2021.
"Machined aluminum casework and linear power supply designed by a specialist don't sell for pennies either," he continues. "But most importantly, all these costly measures turned out to be meaningful enough for the Statement's sonic performance that it easily surpassed my reference transport."
CD Player / Ripper, Internal Storage, and USB Output
For a tidy solution for all your CDs, and for the files laying around on the computer, the STATEMENT has a built in CD/DVD drive, CD player, ripper, and you can specify it with a 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB internal drive for lots of onboard music storage. The USB 2.0 output lets you connect directly to all your favorite. For output connectivity, the STATEMENT has re-clocked USB 2.0 supporting USB Audio Class 2, DoP, Native DSD and MQA and a re-clocked dedicated Ethernet streamer port. (See below for re-clocking details).
Innovative Power Supply Architecture
Partnering once again with Dr. Sean Jacobs, the power supply architecture was designed exclusively for the Statement. The power supply is distributed between two enclosures, with one enclosure containing the AC/DC conversion stage and the other containing the regulation stage together with the server components.
The advantage is clear. Regulated "clean" power traverses a very short path, soldered point to point, with the least impedance and exposure to EMI. This is superior in efficiency compared to a traditional architecture where a separate power supply is used; regulated "clean" power needs to go through more obstacles of internal cabling, output connectors, cable, input connectors and more internal cable before it reaches its destination.
Custom-designed Motherboard
The motherboard has been fully EMI-optimized to Innuos' own exclusive design by removing any unnecessary, noise-generating components capable of compromising audio. A fully customized BIOS ensures the hardware works at its lowest noise without impairing performance. Further EMI treatment is then applied to the motherboard so that EMI is absorbed rather than reflected to other components.
Custom-designed Ethernet and USB Re-clocker
Dissatisfied with existing USB and Ethernet re-clocking designs, Innuos designed in-house their own boards for this purpose. At the heart of the design are three principles, consisting of the use of very high-precision OCXO clocks for timing the signals, extreme care in powering important components preventing cross-contamination, and extremely short paths between components.
While the use of OCXO clocks is not new, the way they are powered and the layout of the board has proven to be extremely important for their performance. As an example, dozens of USB controllers were analyzed in terms of how they were powered and clocked so that they allowed this control to be done externally. The USB Controller is regulated by no less than three ultra-low noise regulators, one per independent voltage.
Keeping the clock very close to the controllers via a dedicated track on the board itself helps to avoid the losses in signal quality that come with the use of external clock units.
10mm CNC-machined Aluminum Chassis
Housed in a casing of 10mm-thick CNC-machined aluminum, the STATEMENT is not just a pretty face. The thick metal enclosure helps to isolate external EMI, and its weight helps dampen harmful vibration into the system. The double-enclosure design also helps to contain the vibration effects of the massive 540VA toroidal transformer at its heart.
MQA Core Decoding
STATEMENT supports MQA Core Software Decoding, which means you can playback MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. MQA Core software decoding is provided free of charge and enables streaming and playback of MQA files up to 24bit/96 kHz for non-MQA DACs and up to 24bit/384 kHz for MQA Renderer/Decoder DACs. STATEMENT can also pass through MQA files to MQA Full Decoder DACs.
InnuOS Operating System 2.3 or higher is required for MQA Core Decoding.
The Innuos Sense App Provides Easy Control
Managing your music should never get in the way of listening to your music. It should complement the experience. The Innuos Sense app is a powerful music management tool that works the way you do. It is made to help you manage, organize, and play your music and navigate streaming services with ease.
The Sense app is available as a free download and tightly integrates with high-end online music services and the innuOS Operating System to deliver optimal music playback with a multitude of features. These include seamless and automatic ripping of CDs on Innuos music servers, Qobuz and TIDAL integration including Artist Bios, Related Artists, Top Tracks, and more, and management of Qobuz and TIDAL albums together with albums stored on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) for a unified Music Library. (See our FEATURES & SPECS tab for more.)
