iFi Audio Zen DAC V2

This ZEN DAC V2 is the same award-winning USB Hi-Res DAC/headphone amplifier as the V1 version, but with more punch! It offers a high level of specifications and performance that exceed its super affordable price.

Thanks to the 16-core technology, it allows you to read MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. The LED lights up in green or blue to indicate that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and indicates the provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material.

• DAC/headphone amp
• New version, 16-core XMOS chip and new GMT low-jitter clock
• Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown
• True Native Hi-Res Playback

Formats

• PCM (384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1 kHz)
• DSD (256/128/64), DXD (384/352.8 kHz)
• MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is supported via USB up to 384 kHz

Line Section

• Fixed output level: 2.1 V
• Variable output level: 4.2 V
• SNR < -116dB(A) @ 0dBFS (BAL/SE)
• DNR > 116dB(A) @ -60dBFS (BAL/SE)
• THD+N < 0.0015% at 0 dBFS (BAL/SE)

Headphone Section

• Output impedance: < 1 Ω (BAL/SE)
• THD & N: < 0.005% (125 mW at 32 R)
• SNR: > 113dBA (6.2V BAL/3.3V SE)
• Output power (@1% THD)
• 4.4 mm (BAL)
  • 330 mW at 32 Ω; 6.6 V at 600 Ω
  • 16 Ω - 600 Ω Headphone 6.3 mm
• S-BAL (SE)
  • 230 mW at 32 Ω; 3.3V@600 Ohm
  • 16 Ω - 600 Ω Headphone

Connectivity

• 1x USB-B port
• 1x unbalanced RCA output (variable or fixed)
• 1x balanced 4.4 mm output (variable or fixed)
• 1x unbalanced 6.5 mm headphone output
• 1x balanced 4.4 mm mini-jack headphone output

General

• Power consumption
  • < 1.5 W via USB power supply
  • 5 V DC (power supply not included)
• Dimensions (W x D x H) 160 x 117 x 35 mm
• Weight 0.8 kg