iFi Zen Air DAC – Hi-res DAC & headphone amp (OPEN BOX) Authorized Dealer in Richmond, Virginia

iFi Zen Air DAC – Hi-res DAC & headphone amp (OPEN BOX) Authorized DealerAudio Exchange is the authorized dealer for ifi products. All products are inspected and fully tested. They come with ifi’s full manufacturer’s warranty.Condition:Open Box items are customer returns or display models with very little use. Each piece has been thoroughly inspected and tested to make sure there are no issues, and all supplies are included along with the original factory box. Generally, these models are in like new condition and come with the manufacturer's full warranty.Photos are for reference only, All products are inspected and fully tested.DescriptionGetting Better Sound Is Easy: iFi ZEN Air DAC Improves Everyday AudioYou can easily improve improve the quality of your everyday audio with the iFi ZEN Air DAC.If you are new to the hobby, a DAC (digital-to-analog converter) converts the digital info in your source device — a computer, game console, tablet, or smartphone — to audio that you hear through loudspeakers or headphones. Every device that is a source of digital sound has a built-in DAC. But external DACs, like the ZEN Air, typically sound much better that the standard DACs used inside these devices.The ZEN Air DAC outputs high-resolution audio, which is superior to the standard audio you would get from just using your computer, game console, tablet, or smartphone. Imagine the difference in video quality between a standard TV and a 4K Ultra HD TV. This is similar to the difference that an external DAC can make to your music and other types of audio.The ZEN Air functions as both a DAC and a headphone amp. It's a great first step if you are beginning your audio journey, or if you are setting up a second system. Simply connect the ZEN Air DAC to your computer or smart device via the USB cable. Then connect it to your headphones via the headphone jack at the front, or to speakers via the RCA connections at the back. If you already have an amplifier, you can use the ZEN DAC Air as a pure DAC with this amp or speakers.The flexible ZEN Air DAC supports different file formats — PCM 32bit/384kHz, fully native DSD256,and MQA. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is the file format used in CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and other digital audio applications. It’s the next step up from MP3. DSD (Direct Stream Digital) is a high-quality audio format, superior to CD quality. The higher the number (sample rate), the better the recording: DSD64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024. Fully native means that it hasn't been altered in any way from the original recording.MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning audio technology that enablesmusic fans to stream original master recording quality audio into their home, car, or mobile device. With the ZEN Air DAC, you can listen to MQA straight out of the box. Simply connect to TIDAL Masters and check the option to stream MQA.Additionally, the ZEN Air DAC offers two proprietary sonic tweaks from iFi. PowerMatch adjusts the gain of the ZEN DAC Air so that it functions at the proper level for your headphones. Gain is a unit of measurement that indicates how loud an audio source is, and it is measured in decibels (dB). XBass+ allows you to tailor the bass to suit your headphones and your personal taste. Both of these features are designed to improve and personalize your listening experience.The XMOS DifferenceThe XMOS 16-Core chip processes the audio data received via the USB digital input. This new, low-latency XMOS microcontroller offers greatly enhanced processing power. Compared to 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. The iFi digital development team has programmed the XMOS firmware to optimize the sound quality and ensure a perfect partnership with the Burr-Brown DAC.Burr-Brown ChipsetThe Burr-Brown "True Native" chipset means file formats remain unchanged, or bit-perfect. This allows you to hear music as the artist intended — in the format in which it was recorded. The iFi design team uses Burr-Brown extensively, having selected it for its natural-sounding "musicality" and "True Native" architecture.Premium Build QualityThe 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.The 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.Product Highlights:Input voltage: DC 5V/2.5AInput: USB3.0 B Socket (USB2.0 compatible)Formats:• 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192/352.8/384kHz PCM• 2.8/3.1/5.6/6.2/11.2/12.4MHz DSD• 353/384KHz DXD   MQADAC: Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr BrownLine Section:• Output: 1V / 3.3V max.• Output Impedance: ≤50Ω• SNR: 113dB(A) @ -60dBFS• THD+N: 280mW @ 32Ω ; >36mW @ 300Ω• Output Impedance: 113dBA (3.3V)Power consumption: No Signal ~0.5W / Max Signal ~2.5WDimensions: 6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4"Weight: 0.969 lbs.Who We Are:Audio Exchange is Richmond's premier audio and video specialists, operating since 1978. We are a brick & mortar retail store located in Richmond, VA. We have been involved in carrying the best U.S. made (McIntosh, Rogue, Nordost & more) and hand-picked imported equipment (Sonus Faber, Focal, ClearAudio & more). Please see our ebay reviews from our previous customers.If you have any further questions, please feel free to call us directly.

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