iFi Audio ZEN Air DAC

The ZEN Air DAC outputs very hi-res (high resolution) quality audio. This is much better that the standard audio you would get from just using your computer, games console, tablet or smartphone. Imagine the difference in quality from a standard TV to an 4K Ultra HD TV — but in sound! This is the difference an external DAC makes to your music.

XMOS 16-Core Chip

This new low-latency XMOS microcontroller has greatly enhanced processing power. Compared to the current generation of eight-core chips, this new 16-core IC delivers double the clock speed (2000MIPS) and four times the memory (512KB), as well as the latest SuperSpeed USB standard.

Burr-Brown True Native® Chipset

At iFi we use Burr Brown extensively in our products having selected it for its natural-sounding ‘musicality’ and True Native architecture. Our experience with this IC means we know how to make the most of it.

Texas Instruments Low-Noise ICs

Offer great unity-gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, Common-mode and Power Supply Rejection Ratios of over 100 dB, wide maximum-output-swing bandwidths and high slew rates.

TDK C0G (Class 1 Ceramic) Capacitors

Offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications. Getting ever closer to the theoretical ideal of pure, frequency-constant capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to vanishingly low levels.

Specification

• Input voltage : DC 5V/2.5A
• Input : USB2.0 B Socket
• DAC : Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown
• Output Power : >280mW @ 32Ω
• Output Impedance : <1Ω
• THD+N : <0.04% (100mW @ 16Ω)
• SNR : >113dBA (3.3V)
• Format PCM : 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192/352.8/384kHz
• Format DSD : 2.8/3.1/5.6/6.2/11.2/12.4MHz
• Format DXD : 353/384KHz
• Dimensions : 158 x 117 x 35 mm