Ifi was the first burr-brown op-amp I've heard, and now I have two! It's a very nice powerful sound. You can use the balanced output to xlr connectors and plug directly into powered studio monitors... woah... so good, so simple.
if it Only had a power button plus output selection and comes with power supply it would be worth it but as someone that has Zen Dac v2 i can say this STAY Away it's very Overpriced it has lots of issues like usb detection btw IFI needed 2 years to fix that on v2 many are defective out the box same for v1, v2 and now same with v3 plus 3 versions and it still Lacks basic features like output selection and power button and as a bonus you get that signature iFi Dac High Noise Floor you can hear with even 80ohm DT770 Pro on low gain btw v3 is literally v2 with USB-C that been said the Zen Can is really good
He did, it has a warm sound signature with good dynamics. Generally warmer than ESS and AKM based DACS, but not so much where resolution is degraded. I owned the Zen DAC Signature and it should sound fairly similar to this one. HIGHLY recommend getting the Ifi upgraded power supply (Silent Power 2), it does make a noticeable difference.
@@ricsim78 Hi, sorry I know this is a two month old product, but I also own the modi, it's my first and only DAC for my KEF speakers, would you say Ifi is better mianly because of its Burr-Brown chipset?
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Ifi was the first burr-brown op-amp I've heard, and now I have two! It's a very nice powerful sound. You can use the balanced output to xlr connectors and plug directly into powered studio monitors... woah... so good, so simple.
if it Only had a power button plus output selection and comes with power supply it would be worth it but as someone that has Zen Dac v2 i can say this STAY Away it's very Overpriced it has lots of issues like usb detection btw IFI needed 2 years to fix that on v2 many are defective out the box same for v1, v2 and now same with v3 plus 3 versions and it still Lacks basic features like output selection and power button and as a bonus you get that signature iFi Dac High Noise Floor you can hear with even 80ohm DT770 Pro on low gain btw v3 is literally v2 with USB-C that been said the Zen Can is really good
What other devices do you recomend if this one is bad?
According to you, what is the essential difference between iFi Audio Zen CAN the Atom AMP 2 of JDS Labs ?
Hows the sound ? U didn't explain the sound signature?
He did, it has a warm sound signature with good dynamics. Generally warmer than ESS and AKM based DACS, but not so much where resolution is degraded. I owned the Zen DAC Signature and it should sound fairly similar to this one. HIGHLY recommend getting the Ifi upgraded power supply (Silent Power 2), it does make a noticeable difference.
How does this affect the soundstage ?
Awesome review! Very insightful and informative. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Good video, very informative!
Is it much of an upgrade from the 1st Zen Dac? I also have the Zen Can, together they are awesome.
Ifi zen dav v3 vs schiit magni internal dac?
Ifi is going to sound better, I have had Modi, Modi 2 Uber, and Modi 3+ (Latest gen).
@@ricsim78 Hi, sorry I know this is a two month old product, but I also own the modi, it's my first and only DAC for my KEF speakers, would you say Ifi is better mianly because of its Burr-Brown chipset?