Bluetooth, Unlimited: iFi ZEN Blue 3 Bluetooth DAC is the World's First Lossless Transmitter and Receiver, Features Three Modes for Unparalleled Versatility — And Wired or Wireless Operation

The world’s first lossless transmitter and receiver, the iFi ZEN Blue 3 Bluetooth DAC gives you total control over Bluetooth audio. Equipped with aptX Lossless and LDAC, and able to deliver up to 24-bit/192kHz, this handy component features three operational modes for stellar versatility. You can receive Bluetooth from a source device (RX mode), transmit Bluetooth to a device (TX mode), or simply use it as a wired DAC. And since it’s equipped with audiophile circuitry that goes far beyond cheap, off-the-shelf solutions — ZEN Blue 3 uses separate Bluetooth, DAC, and op-amp chips — as well as upgraded GMT clocking, this one-pound component delivers sound quality that pulls you closer to the performances at hand. CD-level sonics from your phone? With ZEN Blue 3, it’s a reality. 

Let us count the ways ZEN Blue 3 can be employed. Examples of RX functionality include getting transmission from phones, tablets, computers, and TVs — and outputting it to DACs, amplifiers, or powered speakers. With TX mode, you can use the USB-C, RCA, coax, or optical inputs and send the sound from connected phones, disc players, computers, and TVs to Bluetooth headphones and speakers. And as a wired DAC, you can use the RCA, coax, and/or optical output and hook it up to a second DAC, amplifier, or active speaker. Plus, if you’re sending Bluetooth over long distances and either don’t want to or cannot run a cable, you can get a second ZEN Blue 3 to work together with the first for wireless operation. 

Measuring just 1.4 x 6.2 x 4.5 inches (HWD), ZEN Blue 3 also comes with a 4.4mm balanced Pentaconn line output, connected long-range antenna, and dedicated low-latency mode to resolve delays. Backed by a one-year manufacturer warranty, Zen Blue 3 brings Bluetooth into the modern hi-fi age.