iFi Audio ZEN Air CAN - Hi-Res Desktop Headphone Amplifier

£99.00 inc. VAT(£82.50 ex. VAT)

Louder and clearer sound from PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, streamer or TV
Powerful, hi-res home analogue amplifier
Works well with any pair of headphones or in-ear monitors
6.3mm single-ended and 4.4mm S-Balanced outputs
XBass analogue bass boost and XSpace analogue headphone spatialiser

Manufacturer warranty: 12 months

iFi Audio ZEN Air CAN

Enjoy a louder, clearer listening experience from your PC, Mac, Streamer or TV. The ZEN Air CAN is a powerful, hi-res home analogue amplifier that provides greater headphone enjoyment with any analogue source such as your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, streamer or TV.
The ZEN Air CAN is an amplifier pure and simple. It simply takes an input signal from a source such as those mentioned above and creates a larger copy of the original signal before it’s sent to your headphones. Think about listening to sound with your hands over your ears and then removing them! Adding the ZEN Air CAN into your system is a little like that – back comes clarity of sound as well as volume.
Clear Air.

LOTS TO GAIN
The ZEN Air CAN comes with three gain settings so that it works well with every pair of headphones or in-ear monitors (also known as IEMs). What is gain? Gain in audio terms refers to an amplifier’s ability to increase the amplitude (size) of the signal from the source (input) to the headphones or speakers (output). More gain equals a stronger signal.

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
The ZEN Air CAN has two different headphone sockets – 6.3mm single-ended and 4.4mm S-Balanced. There are basically two types of headphone – single-ended and balanced. In a nutshell, single-ended is the most common but the balanced option is often considered the better as it offers more power and control of the headphones.

S-BALANCED
At iFi, we know not everyone has balanced headphones, so we’ve created our S-Balanced technology. This gives you all the benefits of a balanced connection – lower noise, less crosstalk – but without the need for balanced headphones.

SONIC TAILORING
The ZEN Air CAN boasts a couple of sonic tweaks, unique to iFi. XBass is analogue bass boost. In other words, it extends the bass response to suit different headphones. XSpace is an analogue headphone spatialiser. This opens up your music to give you the spaciousness of a live-concert atmosphere.
Features

Louder and clearer sound from PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, streamer or TV
Powerful, hi-res home analogue amplifier
Works well with any pair of headphones or in-ear monitors
6.3mm single-ended and 4.4mm S-Balanced outputs
XBass analogue bass boost and XSpace analogue headphone spatialiser
Technical Specifications
Power supply requirement: DC 5V/2.5A (centre +ve)
Max Output: >6.7V/75 mW(@ 600Ω); >6.5V/660W(64Ω); >6.2V/1200 mW(@ 32Ω)
THD & N: 0.005% (@ 100 mW/1.27V 16Ω)
SNR: >114dBA (@ 6.7V)
Max. Input RCA: 3.8V RMS
Max. Input 3.5mm: 1.92V RMS
Gain: 0dB; 9dB; 18dB
Frequency Response: 10Hz -100kHz (-3dB)
Power Consumption No Signal: ~5W
Power Consumption Max Signal: ~13W
Dimensions: 158 x 117 x 35 mm (6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4")
Net weight: 352g (0.78 lbs)
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