{"id":425226,"date":"2026-04-30T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/425226\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:34:10","slug":"ifi-announces-zen-air-dac-2-entry-level-desktop-dac-amp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/425226\/","title":{"rendered":"iFi Announces ZEN Air DAC 2 Entry-Level Desktop DAC\/Amp"},"content":{"rendered":"

iFi audio has introduced the ZEN Air DAC 2, the latest version of its entry-level desktop DAC\/Amp. The ZEN Air DAC 2 is designed to provide straightforward home audio listening with minimal cost and complexity. With a midnight blue finish, the new model offers updated styling, a revised headphone listening experience, and upgraded Cirrus Logic DAC circuitry for improved dynamics, clarity and reduced distortion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The ZEN Air DAC 2 uses a Cirrus Logic bit-perfect DAC, previously used in iFi\u2019s portable devices. The DAC is included for its ability to present audio detail in a natural manner. The new model delivers improvements in clarity, dynamics, and distortion compared to earlier versions.<\/p>\n

This edition features a 4.4mm balanced headphone output, a feature previously only available in the standard ZEN series. Balanced headphones can benefit from reduced noise and crosstalk, as well as improved spatial separation. The DAC 2 also supports single-ended headphones, with the potential for increased performance as users upgrade their setups.<\/p>\n

The balanced circuit allows the ZEN Air DAC 2 to provide up to three times the headphone drive power of its predecessor. The device includes iFi\u2019s \u201cXBass+\u201d for low-frequency enhancement and \u201cPowerMatch\u201d to increase gain by 6dB for headphones that require additional drive. Both features are accessible via buttons on the front panel.<\/p>\n

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Additional improvements include a midnight blue finish, metal front panel, and a dedicated power button for easier integration and control within audio setups. These updates were incorporated from user feedback.<\/p>\n

The ZEN Air DAC 2 is exclusively available in Canada through Gemsen<\/a> and priced at \u00a3129, $129 USD, \u20ac149, $189 CAD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iFi audio has introduced the ZEN Air DAC 2, the latest version of its entry-level desktop DAC\/Amp. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[133204,185992,138864,61,185993,60,80],"class_list":["post-425226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-custom-installation","tag-gemsen","tag-hifi-audio","tag-ie","tag-ifi-audio","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}