iFi Audio Zen Dac V2

iFi Audio Zen Dac V2 is a compact, desktop usb dac and balanced headphone amp. New V2 version has an upgraded XMOS USB interface, is now better with MQA files now that it is a full decoder.

Improve the sound from your computer via the usb input, out to your headphones. iFi Zen Dac V2 takes a digital signal via usb input and has 2 line outs on the rear panel - rca and 4.4mm balanced; it also has 2 headphone outs on the front - 6.5mm and 4.4mm balanced. Its XBASS feature provides a nice extra sub-bass fullness that is great with plenty of open back headphones or to add fullness listening at lower volumes and the XSPACE feature nicely compliments some headphones / music genres, so its nice to have these all-analogue options at the ready.

ZEN Dacv2 has very good clarity and dynamics, full sounding and not tending to be bright, so it is very easy to match up with a huge variety of headphones. Often purchased for / with Sundara (Sundara + XBass feature is a very fun match) / Edition XS, Sennheiser HD660S2, which includes a 4.4mm balanced cable, Audio Technica MSR7b, Sivga SV023 and the brighter sounding, DT1770 / DT1990 work great with ZEN DACv2. USB powered, optional 5v power supply in our accessory section.

For even better headphone performance, add the optional, matching iFi ZEN CAN headphone amp - makes a perfect high performance stack (shown in last photo)

Whathifi: 5 Stars: Compare the iFi with price rivals and it’s clearly up there with the best when it comes to sound quality. But it also offers a degree of versatility that those rivals don’t. If you’re looking for a well-built, budget desktop DAC, this iFi should be top of your list.

Techradar.com: 4.5 / 5: The iFi Zen DAC is an excellent DAC and amp for the price... sound from the iFi Zen DAC is excellent, providing enough power for power-hungry headphones like the HD600 and DT1990Pro that we used to test... if you’re looking to squeeze out a few extra drops of performance, the optional iFi power supply is worth purchasing.

iFi Zen Dac v2 specs:

• 'TrueNative' Burr Brown dac chip used
• decodes mp3 up to 24bit/384khz & dsd 256 natively
• MQA full 3-unfold decoder, to unlock Tidal Masters
• Dual gain adjustment
• Truebass bass adjustment
• Variable or fixed output, to use as preamp or line out
• all metal chassis
• Output impedance: 1 ohm
• power output: 280mw @ 32 ohm / balanced 380mw @ 50 ohm
• Suggested headphones: 12 - 300 ohm / balanced out 12 - 600 ohm
• THD: 0.005%
• SNR 113db
• weight: 491g
• 12 x 10 x 3 cm H
• Includes rca cable, usb cable
• 1 year warranty