Chill out at
home or office.
The ZEN DAC V2
is the same award-winning hi-res USB DAC/headphone amp as before but with added
performance!
We’ve upgraded
its digital engine from an 8 core XMOS chip to a 16 core chip making it
ultra-capable while still super affordable.
Compact enough
to use as a USB DAC/amp on your work desk and stylish enough to use at home
with your favourite active speakers or amp.
The ZEN DAC V2
supports PCM and DXD to 32-bit/384kHz, DSD256 and MQA. DSD remains
‘bit-perfect’ thanks to the True Native Burr-Brown chip design.
16 core =
hardcore.
Thanks to the 16
core tech, the ZEN DAC V2 is now an MQA Decoder rather than a Renderer.
This 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.
MQA rendering
technology (used in the original ZEN DAC among other iFi products) connects to
an MQA Core signal (such as TIDAL) and completes the final unfold of an MQA
file. This product will include ‘stream lock’ but is not able to decode an MQA
stream or authenticate it.
Smooth and
balanced.
A new and
improved low jitter, crystal clock means >20dB better performance. The ZEN
DAC V2 now is super-quiet and lower jitter improves smoothness for a more
natural sound.
The balanced
design for the analogue stage – rare and not found at this price point – makes
it pretty special and delivers the best sound quality, normally found in higher
priced models.
Flexible.
Switch
effortlessly between ‘variable’ and ‘fixed’.
Set to
‘Variable,’ use the ZEN DAC V2 as a pre-amp to feed a power amp or active
speakers.
On ‘Fixed’ to
bypass the volume control. Connect to an external pre-amp or integrated amp.
Power. Drive.
Performance.
Our headphone
amp has PowerMatch – switchable gain to perfectly match your headphones.
For IEMs,
normally high-sensitivity, leave PowerMatch at its lower setting for hiss-free
listening.
For harder to power
headphones, press PowerMatch to increase the level of drive.
Ace of Bass.
The ZEN DAC V2
boasts TrueBass. This proprietary tech is a switchable ‘bass boost’ operating
in the analogue domain. There’s no DSP with iFi gear.
TrueBass
enhances the bass but does not muddy the mid-range. Perfect for use with IEMs
or open-back headphones which often lack bass.
