Even purer performance.
Our specialist desktop DAC, ZEN DAC Signature V2, has
been upgraded to bring you an even purer performance than the original.
Enjoy an enhanced experience.
The ZEN DAC Signature V2 has been improved to
offer an even greater, purer listening experience.
Just like the original, its sole purpose is to feed an
external amp, be it a headphone amp, or an amp and speakers. Also, it's a great desktop solution to connect directly to powered or active computer speakers!
Unlike the original, it has a 16 core XMOS chip instead
of 8. This new and improved digital engine is more powerful than ever. We’ve
also upgraded the clock circuitry to enhance the purist, audiophile design even
further.
Check out
what’s in the box.
Balanced. Blissfully quiet.
The
ZEN DAC Signature V2 incorporates
boutique parts and circuitry inspired by the £3,000 iFi Pro range.
It sports a fully-symmetrical, true differential
balanced dual-mono signal stage with direct signal paths to ensure optimal
signal purity.
The new low jitter crystal clock means >20dB better
noise reduction. The
ZEN DAC Signature V2 will remain quiet
wherever it’s used.
Outstanding components including C0G capacitors from TDK,
Panasonic OS-CON and ELNA Slimic II capacitors complete the design.
A ‘Bit’ special…
The ZEN DAC Signature V2’s digital stage retains its True
Native DAC architecture. It delivers Bit-Perfect up to 32-bit/384kHz and native
DSD up to DSD256 as well as DXD.
The iFi-programmed XMOS chip, which processes data
received at the USB input, and jitter-eradicating, audiophile-grade
oscillators, contribute to exemplary handling of digital audio signals as they
are received, processed and converted to analogue form.
16 core means more…
MQA an award-winning British technology that delivers the
sound of the original master recording.
Thanks to the processing power of the new 16 core XMOS
chip, the ZEN DAC Signature V2 is now a full MQA decoder.
The ZEN DAC Signature V2 includes MQA technology, which
enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of
the original master recording. The LED glows green or blue to indicate that the
unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file and denotes provenance to
ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. It glows
blue to indicate it is playing an MQA Studio file, which has either been
approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the
copyright owner.
Confident connections
You can trust in accurate, jitter free data transfer from
your source device. The USB Type B input is asynchronous, meaning that the data
rate is regulated solely by the
ZEN DAC Signature V2’s
specialised, and now upgraded, audio clock circuitry.
A pair of RCA sockets provide a single-ended connection
to an amp and a Pentaconn 4.4mm output enables balanced signal transfer between
compact products that cannot accommodate traditional, bulky XLR connections.
The full benefit of the
ZEN
DAC Signature V2’s balanced circuit design can be heard when
connected to an amp or active speakers equipped with a balanced input. This can
be either a 4.4mm Pentaconn input, or stereo XLR inputs via a 4.4mm-to-XLR
cable.
Fixed or variable. You decide.
The outputs of the
ZEN DAC Signature
V2 can be switched between ‘variable’ and ‘fixed’.
Variable – use this setting if you wish the
ZEN
DAC Signature V2 to control the volume of powered speakers
or its volume as a preamp.
Fixed – this option is for when you use it with
downstream equipment with its own volume control. This will bypass the
ZEN
DAC Signature V2 as if there was a ‘straight wire’ from
the digital source to the analogue amplifier.
Crucial combo.
The
ZEN DAC Signature V2 works well with
both the
ZEN CAN Signature 6XX and the new
ZEN
CAN Signature HFM model.
These products can be bought separately or as special ZEN
Signature Sets, either
6XX or
HFM.
The sets include a high-performance
4.4mm
Pentaconn cable to connect the units together.
When used together, the two ZEN Signatures make a
fantastic, desktop-sized headphone system for both digital and analogue
sources, further extending the reputation of iFi’s ZEN Signature Series for
delivering exceptional performance and versatility at remarkable prices.
