iFi - ZEN Air DAC 2
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Put the "High" in High-Resolution Streaming with the Extremely Affordable iFi ZEN Air DAC 2: Lightweight Device Also Functions as an Entry-Level Headphone Amplifier Complete with a Balanced Output
If you’re still listening to music via your computer, tablet, or phone, and you’re not using an outboard DAC, you ain’t heard nothing yet. Enter the iFi ZEN Air 2 DAC. Able to support up to native DSD256 and 32-bit/384kHz PCM, this affordable 0.7-pound marvel puts the “high” in high-resolution streams from Apple Music, Spotify, TIDAL, and more. Offering terrific clarity, detail, and dynamics, it also functions as an entry-level high-end headphone amplifier complete with a balanced output for clean, expressive performance. Two headphone outputs (balanced 4.4mm and single-ended 6.3mm) complement a USB-C input and RCA output.
Featuring a stylish metal fascia and midnight-blue finish, ZEN Air 2 includes a few other unique iFi benefits the competition lacks. PowerMatch adjusts the gain so it functions at the correct level for your ‘phones. Activated by the simple press of a button, XBass restores weight and warmth that might’ve otherwise disappeared from your recordings. And an analog volume control ensures volume reductions don’t remove critical data.
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Downloads
Quick Start Guide (PDF, 15.566 MB)
Specifications
- Hi-Res Support: PCM 384kHz; DSD256
- Line Output Voltage: 2V; 3.4V max. (variable gain)
- HP Output Power (RMS): ≥5.57V/484mW @ 64Ω (4.4mm); ≥3.02V/286mW @ 32Ω (6.3mm)
- HP Output Impedance: <0.7Ω (3.5mm); <1.4Ω (4.4mm)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 118dBA (both outputs)
- Dynamic Range: 118dBA (both outputs)
- THD+N: ≤0.0011% (6.3mm, 1.27V @ 16Ω); ≤0.0015% (4.4mm, 2.4V @ 32Ω);
- Frequency Response: 20Hz-90kHz (-3dB)
- Power Supply Requirements: USB-C 5V/>1A
- Power Consumption: No signal ~0.55W; Max signal ~3.55W
- Dimensions: 158 x 100 x 35mm (6.2 x 3.9 x 1.4")
- Net Weight: 315g (0.69lbs)
- Limited Warranty: 12 months*; 24 months in EU






