This
ZEN DAC V2
is the same award-winning hi-res USB DAC
/headphone amp as before but with added oomph!
We’ve upgraded its digital engine from an 8 core XMOS chip to a 16
core chip. It’s ultra-capable while still being 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, it
delivers a level of specification and performance that punches above its
super-affordable price tag.
The
ZEN DAC V2
supports PCM and DXD to 32-bit/384kHz, DSD256
and MQA
. DSD
remains ‘bit-perfect’ thanks to the
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 only.
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. Usually, the computer has
carried out the decoding.
Smooth and balanced.
A new and improved low jitter, crystal clock means >20dB better performance. The super-low noise performance means the
ZEN DAC V2
will remain quiet even in noisy situations such as yachts or RVs.
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.
The
ZEN DAC V2
sports Pentaconn 4.4mm balanced
outputs at both the front and back. On the front, there’s also the popular 6.3mm headphone socket.
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.
On/over-ear headphones with relatively low impedance require more power – press
PowerMatch
to increase the level of dri
