ifi ZEN DAC Signature Lowdown
SPECIAL BY DESIGN
- Premium version of the WHAT Hi-Fi 5 star winning ZEN DAC
- Enhanced, purist audiophile design
- End-to-end True Differential balanced circuitry
- Premium parts selection inspired by £3000 Pro range
FEATURES
- Fully balanced 4.4mm output desktop DAC/ preamp
- Full MQA renderer up to 32bit/384kHz PCM and DSD256
- Boutique high end components
- Simple functionality
HI-RES USB DAC
Bit-perfect DSD and DXD by Burr Brown
- PCM – 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 / 384 kHz,
- DSD – 2.8 / 3.1 / 5.6 / 6.2 / 11.2 / 12.4 mHz
- DXD – 353 / 384 kHz
- MQA Renderer
PRO SERIES | TRUE DIFFERENTIAL BALANCED CIRCUIT
- Fully symmetrical dual-mono signal stage
- Gold plated 4.4mm balanced connection
- SNR = <-117 db(a) @ 0dbfs (BAL/SE)
ANALOGUE VOLUME CONTROL | FIXED OR VARIABLE
‘Variable’ – use this setting if you wish the ZEN DAC Signature to control the volume of powered speakers or its volume as a preamp.‘Fixed’ – use this setting if using with downstream equipment with their own volume control. This will bypass the ZEN DAC Signature as if there was a ‘straight wire’ from the digital source to the analogue amplifier.
SUPERIOR DESIGN AND COMPONENTS
CONNECTIONS
*Do not use a power supply higher than 5V
SPECIFICATIONS
| Input | USB3.0 B Socket (USB2.0 compatible) |
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Formats |
44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz PCM |
| 2.8/3.1/5.6/6.2/11.2/12.4MHz DSD | |
| 352.8/384KHz DXD | |
| MQA | |
| DAC | Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown |
| Power consumption | 5V / 174ma, P = 0.887W (on idle using included iPower) |
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Dimensions |
117 (L) x 100 (W) x 30 (H) mm |
| 4.6‘’(L) x 3.9”(W) x 1.2’’(H) | |
| Weight | 0.75kg / 1.65lbs |
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ZOUT |
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| Balanced | <= 200 Ohm |
| SE | <= 100 Ohm |
| SNR | <-117 dB(A) @ 0dBFS (BAL/SE) |
| DNR | >117 dB(A) @ -60dBFS (BAL/SE) |
| THD+N | <0.0011% @ 0dBFS (BAL/SE) |
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OUTPUTS |
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| Balanced
4.4 mm |
2V-6.2V max.
(variable)/4.2V (fixed) |
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RCA (SE) |
1V-3.3V max.
(variable)/2.1V (fixed) |
ABOUT iFi
iFi audio is part of AGL and is headquartered in Southport, UK. It owns the hifi brand Abbingdon Music Research (AMR). They respectively design and manufacture portable and desktop ‘ultra-fidelity’ audio products and high-end audio ‘home-based’ components. The combined in-house hardware and software development team enables iFi audio and AMR to bring to market advanced audio products.For further information, please contact [email protected]+44 (0) 1704 543 858
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