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iFi's specialist ZEN DAC Signature is designed to be a pure desktop DAC that takes no prisoners when it comes to performance.

ZEN DAC Signature

Pure performance.

iFi's specialist ZEN DAC Signature is designed to be a pure desktop DAC that takes no prisoners when it comes to performance. Enveloped in the Space Blue finish now associated with their Signature products, the ZEN DAC Signature has been designed to be a DAC, pure and simple.

Pure and (not so) simple.

Without the built-in headphone amp, its sole purpose is to feed an external amp, be it a headphone amp, or an amp and speakers.

Its simplified circuitry provides the opportunity to upgrade the signal path and critical components within it. The existing ZEN DAC introduced the benefits of fully balanced circuit design but the ZEN DAC Signature further ups the ante with its enhanced true-differential balanced topology.

Superior circuits. Superb sound.

Various key surface-mounted circuit components have been upgraded to high-end devices, including Panasonic OS-CON and Elna Silmic II capacitors.

The circuit has been refined to ensure short, direct signal paths for optimal signal purity. This results in even greater sonic detail and expression.

A true native…

The ZEN DAC Signature's digital stage retains the True Native DAC architecture much loved here at iFi as well as...

It delivers bit-perfect PCM (up to 32-bit/384kHz), native DSD (up to DSD256), DXD and MQA - the hi-res streaming technology, as used by Tidal’s ‘HiFi’ tier. The sample rate of incoming audio data is indicated by a multicoloured LED residing behind the aluminium volume control.

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.

Soul connections

The USB Type B input supports the ‘SuperSpeed’ USB 3.0 standard, as well as USB 2.0 for backwards compatibility. It is asynchronous, meaning that the data rate is regulated solely by the ZEN DAC Signature's specialised audio clock circuitry for accurate, jitter-free data transfer from the source device.

There is a pair of RCA sockets for single-ended connection to an amp, plus a Pentaconn 4.4mm output – this enables balanced signal transfer between compact products that cannot accommodate traditional, bulky XLR connections.

When connected to an amp or active speakers equipped with a balanced input – either a 4.4mm Pentaconn input, or stereo XLR inputs via a 4.4mm-to-XLR cable – the full benefit of the ZEN DAC Signature’s balanced circuit design can be heard. It will speak to your soul.

Fixed or variable. You decide.

The ZEN DAC Signature's outputs can be switched between ‘variable’ and ‘fixed’.

The variable setting applies volume control to the audio signal, enabling the ZEN DAC Signature to act as a preamp to connect directly to a power amp.

The fixed option bypasses the volume control, fixing the output at 4.2V (balanced) or 2.1V (single-ended) for connection to an external preamp, integrated amp or active speakers with their own volume control.

ZEN DAC Signature
Inputs	USB3.0 B Socket (USB2.0 compatible)
Formats	2.8/3.1/5.6/6.2/11.2/12.4MHz DSD 352.8/384KHz DXD MQA
DAC	Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown
ZOUT	Balanced: <= 200 Ohm SE: <= 100 Ohm SNR: <-117 dB(A) @ 0dBFS (BAL/SE) DNR: >117 dB(A) @ -60dBFS (BAL/SE) THD+N:<0.0011% @ 0dBFS (BAL/SE)
Outputs	Balanced 4.4 mm: 2V-6.2V max. (variable)/4.2V (fixed) RCA (SE): 1V-3.3V max. (variable)/2.1V (fixed)
Power consumption	5V / 174ma, P = 0.887W (on idle using included iPower)
Dimensions	160(w) x 117(d) x 35(h) mm
Weight	0.75kg / 1.65lbs

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A true native…

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ZEN DAC Signature

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Pure performance.

Pure and (not so) simple.

Superior circuits. Superb sound.

A true native…

Soul connections

Fixed or variable. You decide.

ZEN DAC Signature

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