IFi Audio, USB/ Bluetooth DAC "ZEN One Signature"

ZEN One Signature is a DAC/DDC that supports S/PDIF input (optical coaxial) and Bluetooth input. Equipped with ZEN Blue Bluetooth technology, Signature-level circuit enhancement improves sound quality. [see more photos]

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　On February 16th, the Top window Network Sound Group released the British iFi audio amplifier "ZEN" series, the small DAC "ZEN One Signature" that supports USB/ Bluetooth and the 4.4mm balanced input and output headset preamplifier "ZEN CAN Signature MZ99". The mini DAC "ZEN One Signature" ZEN One Signature that supports USB/ Bluetooth is a DAC/DDC that supports S/PDIF input (optical coaxial) and Bluetooth input. Equipped with ZEN Blue Bluetooth technology, Signature-level circuit enhancement improves sound quality. Pure DAC, acting as a home audio hub for all digital devices, including smartphones, tablets, PC, Mac, disk players, audio servers, televisions and game consoles. Note that headphone amplifiers and volume controls are not included. Receive digital audio signals from various devices via cable or Bluetooth, convert them to analog and output them to external amplifiers and speakers (or headphones). Through a combination of high-quality internal components and the best iFi circuit design, sound quality can be improved no matter what device is connected. Supports major formats, including 32-bit / 384kHz PCM and DSD256 high-resolution audio. It also supports the high-resolution streaming format MQA, which can fully decode MQA files up to 384 kHz. At the same time, it is equipped with Qualcomm quad-core QCC5100 series Bluetooth chips, and supports high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs such as aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, LDAC, HWA/LHDC, etc. The Bluetooth standard is V5.1. The actual price is expected to be around 49,500 yen and is expected to go on sale on February 24. Mm balanced input / output headset preamplifier "ZEN CAN Signature MZ99" ZEN CAN Signature MZ99 improves performance based on ZEN CAN and has new features. The same balanced amplifier as the company's flagship headphone amplifier "Pro iCAN" uses discrete Class A circuits. High-end components such as Panasonic's OS-CON and Elna's Silmlic II capacitors are used. With the earphone "Meze99Classic/Neo" feature of the special EQ function "ActiveEQ". In addition, in addition to upgrading the sound field correction function, equipped with a more natural sound stage singing "XSpace", but also comes with a noise suppression AC adapter "iPower II5V". The actual price is expected to be around 41,800 yen. Orders will begin on February 16th and shipments will begin in turn. The bundling kit "ZEN Signature Set MZ99" will also be available as a bundling kit "ZEN Signature Set MZ99" that comes with ZEN CAN Signature MZ99 and ZEN DAC Signature V2. Setting the 4.4to4.4cable of ZEN DAC Signature V2, ZEN CAN Signature MZ99 and high-performance 4.4mm balanced cable and iFi audio to one set is more cost-effective than buying it separately. The actual price is expected to be around 83,600 yen. (ASCII)