The iFi ZEN CAN is a fully balanced headphone amplifier that provides plenty of power for your balanced headphones. The ZEN CAN utilizes a Class-A discrete balanced circuit from iFi's flagship headphone amplifier, the Pro iCAN.
The ZEN CAN incorporates 3D Holographic and XBass circuits to provide an immersive sounding listening experience. The 3D Holographic circuit creates a stereo image that provides three-dimensional imaging with height, width, and depth. This is achieved with all analog circuitry (no DSP), resulting in remarkable audio quality without loss of resolution or coloration. The XBass circuit consists of active and passive components that correct any low-end response problems with precision.
The front panel offers a single-ended 1/4" headphone output and a balanced 4.4mm headphone output, as well as a gain selection switch (0, 6, 12, 18 dB) and an analog volume control. Additionally, there are switches for power, input selection, and XBass / 3D Holographic on/off. The rear panel boasts a balanced 4.4mm analog input, a single-ended 3.5mm input, and dual RCA inputs. Additionally, a balanced 4.4mm analog output is offered to connect to active speakers. The ZEN CAN ships with a 5 VDC power supply.
- Fully discrete and balanced amplifier audio circuit
- Full symmetric dual-mono headphone amplifier with gold-plated 4.4mm balanced connection
- Thoughtful engineering lowers the noise floor to whisper-quiet levels
- FET input avoids loading volume control – low distortion/noise
- SE inputs (1 megohm) ensures loading of the source so the amp is always in Class A operation
- Output amplifier gain of four steps in +6 dB suitable for headphone matching
- Class A discrete output buffer from the Pro iCAN using the OV2637A op-amp for low noise, low distortion (0.0001%), and wide bandwidth
- TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications
- Bass correction system that utilizes an analog circuit for bass correction for the missing headphone/speaker bass response
- Consists of active and passive components and its frequency response curve corrects their low-end response problems with precision
- The 3D Holographic dual-analog matrices place the artist with you in the room. This analog circuit offers an "out of head" listening experience, which is closer to listening through speakers
- Stereo image that is in front with height, width & depth
- No coloration or loss of resolution
- All analog circuitry (i.e. without costly and complex digital signal manipulation)