Ifi Audio's new Zen Air range, builds on the success of Zen V2 but at a new lower price point. Housed in an attractive resin casework, Zen Air offers exceptional sound quality for a wallet friendly price. The new Zen Air DAC is designed to do a Hi-Res digital conversion to output to your Hifi or Headphones from a PC, Laptop, Phone or Tablet via USB. Ifi's Power Match for Headphones and XBass+ technology are both present. Get HD Audio for under £100.00. A USB Cable is included in the box and all Ifi products are designed to be plug and play so you will be up and running in minutes.
Ifi Audio's new Zen Air range, builds on the success of Zen V2 but at a new lower price point. Housed in an attractive resin casework, Zen Air offers exceptional sound quality for a wallet friendly price. The new Zen Air DAC is designed to do a Hi-Res digital conversion to output to your Hifi or Headphones from a PC, Laptop, Phone or Tablet via USB. Ifi's Power Match for Headphones and XBass+ technology are both present. Get HD Audio for under £100.00. A USB Cable is included in the box and all Ifi products are designed to be plug and play so you will be up and running in minutes.
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iFi Audio Zen Air DAC Headphone Amplifier & DAC by Addicted to Audio
Ifi Audio's new Zen Air range, builds on the success of Zen V2 but at a new lower price point. Housed in an attractive resin casework, Zen Air offers exceptional sound quality for a wallet friendly price. The new Zen Air DAC is designed to do a Hi-Res digital conversion to output to your Hifi or Headphones from a PC, Laptop, Phone or Tablet via USB. Ifi's Power Match for Headphones and XBass+ technology are both present. Get HD Audio for under £100.00. A USB Cable is included in the box and all Ifi products are designed to be plug and play so you will be up and running in minutes.
Ifi Audio's new Zen Air range, builds on the success of Zen V2 but at a new lower price point. Housed in an attractive resin casework, Zen Air offers exceptional sound quality for a wallet friendly price. The new Zen Air DAC is designed to do a Hi-Res digital conversion to output to your Hifi or Headphones from a PC, Laptop, Phone or Tablet via USB. Ifi's Power Match for Headphones and XBass+ technology are both present. Get HD Audio for under £100.00. A USB Cable is included in the box and all Ifi products are designed to be plug and play so you will be up and running in minutes.
Last updated at 22/08/2026 12:13:28
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originally posted on headphonezone.in
I truly love the Phi Deca DAC and how it sounds with the AA No. 3 OTL tubes and the Sennheiser HD650.However, the day since I got my new AA No. 2 MarkII, I was sure I was missing something.I fell in love with the amp when I used to drive the Sundara from the iFi Zen DAC and the AA No. 2.I finally came to terms that the Phi Deca DAC is not at all pairing with this amp with Sundara at one end.After researching a bit I got this iFi Zen Air DAC. It is essentially the Zen DAC V2 but without the balanced inputs and outputs (both LO and PO). This Zen Air DAC even sports the exact same internals (the new 16 core XMOS USB chip and the same opamps) at less than half the price. Yes, the PO is just single ended and sounds anaemic, but I'm just using the RCA outputs ... MoreI truly love the Phi Deca DAC and how it sounds with the AA No. 3 OTL tubes and the Sennheiser HD650.However, the day since I got my new AA No. 2 MarkII, I was sure I was missing something.I fell in love with the amp when I used to drive the Sundara from the iFi Zen DAC and the AA No. 2.I finally came to terms that the Phi Deca DAC is not at all pairing with this amp with Sundara at one end.After researching a bit I got this iFi Zen Air DAC. It is essentially the Zen DAC V2 but without the balanced inputs and outputs (both LO and PO). This Zen Air DAC even sports the exact same internals (the new 16 core XMOS USB chip and the same opamps) at less than half the price. Yes, the PO is just single ended and sounds anaemic, but I'm just using the RCA outputs anyway.After updating the firmware to 7.4c (GTO filter) my smile instantly came back. This is the exact chain I fell in love with.Can't say about others, but I certainly have convinced myself that what matters is the entire chain. No individual component should be judged stand-alone.It's a no-brainer recommendation below INR 10,000 and even at a higher price point. This is based on the merits of the DAC section only. The single ended amp section is nothing to write home about. You may want to pair this up with the iFi Zen Can in case you are OK with unbalanced connections.
originally posted on headphonezone.in
This is my first dac after trying my friends shanling ua2. I wasn't impressed much by it , I liked the sound coming out of this i don't know much technical terms but i can definitely hear the difference in Overall Quality. I can only describe the sound as smooth and a tad bit warm.I mainly listen to hip/hop, rap and soft rock.The xbass+ is so good wo making tracks sound muddy. I read it people compared the truebass on the v2 and preffered the xbass+ as it more punchy and controlled. I am no basshead btw but i enjoy it time to time.Only minor con imo was not including the 6.3mm adapter.No brainer dac at this pricepoint. If i want balanced sometime in the future i will get the zen air can to stack it. (coming this year)The Leds also work as mentioned i tried ... MoreThis is my first dac after trying my friends shanling ua2. I wasn't impressed much by it , I liked the sound coming out of this i don't know much technical terms but i can definitely hear the difference in Overall Quality. I can only describe the sound as smooth and a tad bit warm.I mainly listen to hip/hop, rap and soft rock.The xbass+ is so good wo making tracks sound muddy. I read it people compared the truebass on the v2 and preffered the xbass+ as it more punchy and controlled. I am no basshead btw but i enjoy it time to time.Only minor con imo was not including the 6.3mm adapter.No brainer dac at this pricepoint. If i want balanced sometime in the future i will get the zen air can to stack it. (coming this year)The Leds also work as mentioned i tried every file format on foobar using ASIO.For some reason the shanling wasnt showing correct Led color on Win10.Thankyou Hpz for this product. Hoping i don't run into any issues on this anytime soon.ps. Please get the tin t3+ back in stock
originally posted on headphonezone.in
Amplification part is good but lost a amount of sound stage. Didn't expected this from a external DAC/AMP. Ticking sound when connecting and disconnecting. Exaggerating burr brown DAC for a warm sound didnt quite fit well. Imaging lost in transalation. Some voices becames too forwarded. Pairing it with 560s btw. Better to go with 599 if you want to pair 560s with this. Volume knob is great. Xbass feature is good, presents bass exactly when necessary. bass won't be muddy and doesn't overlaps any frequency. Update with latest firmware.
| Input voltage | DC 5V/2.5A |
| Input | USB3.0 B Socket (USB2.0 compatible) |
| DAC | Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown |
| Power consumption | No Signal ~0.5W / Max Signal ~2.5W |
| Dimensions | 158 x 117 x 35 mm; 6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4" |
iFi Zen Air DAC - High Resolution DAC - MQA Renderer - High Resolution Music
Delivery $27.89
Ifi Dac Zen Air Ac Used
Delivery $198.89
Affiliate Disclosure: We may receive a small commission for purchases made through this link at no extra cost to you. This helps support our site. Thank you!
iFi Zen Air DAC - High Resolution DAC - MQA Renderer - High Resolution Music
Delivery between 28–31 Aug $29
I truly love the Phi Deca DAC and how it sounds with the AA No. 3 OTL tubes and the Sennheiser HD650.However, the day since I got my new AA No. 2 MarkII, I was sure I was missing something.I fell in love with the amp when I used to drive the Sundara from the iFi Zen DAC and the AA No. 2.I finally came to terms that the Phi Deca DAC is not at all pairing with this amp with Sundara at one end.After researching a bit I got this iFi Zen Air DAC. It is essentially the Zen DAC V2 but without the balanced inputs and outputs (both LO and PO). This Zen Air DAC even sports the exact same internals (the new 16 core XMOS USB chip and the same opamps) at less than half the price. Yes, the PO is just single ended and sounds anaemic, but I'm just using the RCA outputs ... MoreI truly love the Phi Deca DAC and how it sounds with the AA No. 3 OTL tubes and the Sennheiser HD650.However, the day since I got my new AA No. 2 MarkII, I was sure I was missing something.I fell in love with the amp when I used to drive the Sundara from the iFi Zen DAC and the AA No. 2.I finally came to terms that the Phi Deca DAC is not at all pairing with this amp with Sundara at one end.After researching a bit I got this iFi Zen Air DAC. It is essentially the Zen DAC V2 but without the balanced inputs and outputs (both LO and PO). This Zen Air DAC even sports the exact same internals (the new 16 core XMOS USB chip and the same opamps) at less than half the price. Yes, the PO is just single ended and sounds anaemic, but I'm just using the RCA outputs anyway.After updating the firmware to 7.4c (GTO filter) my smile instantly came back. This is the exact chain I fell in love with.Can't say about others, but I certainly have convinced myself that what matters is the entire chain. No individual component should be judged stand-alone.It's a no-brainer recommendation below INR 10,000 and even at a higher price point. This is based on the merits of the DAC section only. The single ended amp section is nothing to write home about. You may want to pair this up with the iFi Zen Can in case you are OK with unbalanced connections.
This is my first dac after trying my friends shanling ua2. I wasn't impressed much by it , I liked the sound coming out of this i don't know much technical terms but i can definitely hear the difference in Overall Quality. I can only describe the sound as smooth and a tad bit warm.I mainly listen to hip/hop, rap and soft rock.The xbass+ is so good wo making tracks sound muddy. I read it people compared the truebass on the v2 and preffered the xbass+ as it more punchy and controlled. I am no basshead btw but i enjoy it time to time.Only minor con imo was not including the 6.3mm adapter.No brainer dac at this pricepoint. If i want balanced sometime in the future i will get the zen air can to stack it. (coming this year)The Leds also work as mentioned i tried ... MoreThis is my first dac after trying my friends shanling ua2. I wasn't impressed much by it , I liked the sound coming out of this i don't know much technical terms but i can definitely hear the difference in Overall Quality. I can only describe the sound as smooth and a tad bit warm.I mainly listen to hip/hop, rap and soft rock.The xbass+ is so good wo making tracks sound muddy. I read it people compared the truebass on the v2 and preffered the xbass+ as it more punchy and controlled. I am no basshead btw but i enjoy it time to time.Only minor con imo was not including the 6.3mm adapter.No brainer dac at this pricepoint. If i want balanced sometime in the future i will get the zen air can to stack it. (coming this year)The Leds also work as mentioned i tried every file format on foobar using ASIO.For some reason the shanling wasnt showing correct Led color on Win10.Thankyou Hpz for this product. Hoping i don't run into any issues on this anytime soon.ps. Please get the tin t3+ back in stock
Amplification part is good but lost a amount of sound stage. Didn't expected this from a external DAC/AMP. Ticking sound when connecting and disconnecting. Exaggerating burr brown DAC for a warm sound didnt quite fit well. Imaging lost in transalation. Some voices becames too forwarded. Pairing it with 560s btw. Better to go with 599 if you want to pair 560s with this. Volume knob is great. Xbass feature is good, presents bass exactly when necessary. bass won't be muddy and doesn't overlaps any frequency. Update with latest firmware.
Going from a dongle dac shanling ua1 pro this one resulted into a boosted bass. At first i felt the sound was muffled compared to ua1 pro with my akg361. however, after listening for sometime I realised the instruments sounded much fuller. Need to but the impedence match switch to on mode with over ear headphones. however there was a little channel imbalance at lower volumes. Overall a decent product. One thing for sure with over ear headphones it sounds best with desktop dacs. akg361 is low impedence 35 ohms still there was a noticeable difference. also the device would not power from mobile phones w/o separate dc power. so was using with my mac which resulted into some inconvenience while listening in bed.
Okay, first things first.The hype around XBass is real. As someone who appreciates crisp bass, hitting the dedicated toggle on the chassis made the listening experience more fun - especially for genres that benefit from low end punch.On to the rest of the product:A. The cable that comes in the box is terribly short, and will not suffice for any reasonably laid out audio chainB. I don’t have any major complaints about the general build either; if I were to knit pick, I’d say that the buttons could have been integrated to tighter tolerancesC. The overall sound signature is definitely ifi, and I like it.Now for the ugly: I could only test the Dac Air as a part of my desk chain, with the RCA outs plugged into an Aiyima A07 (powering Micca RB42s), because my ... MoreOkay, first things first.The hype around XBass is real. As someone who appreciates crisp bass, hitting the dedicated toggle on the chassis made the listening experience more fun - especially for genres that benefit from low end punch.On to the rest of the product:A. The cable that comes in the box is terribly short, and will not suffice for any reasonably laid out audio chainB. I don’t have any major complaints about the general build either; if I were to knit pick, I’d say that the buttons could have been integrated to tighter tolerancesC. The overall sound signature is definitely ifi, and I like it.Now for the ugly: I could only test the Dac Air as a part of my desk chain, with the RCA outs plugged into an Aiyima A07 (powering Micca RB42s), because my unit didn’t respond well (or sometimes at all) on its unbalanced out. I tried multiple adapters, source devices, and IEMs and closed backs - nothing worked like it should have. I have had to send back the unit to HPZ, and while they have been cooperative, I find the process to be painfully slow and cumbersome. Will update my review once I can test the primary function this Dac/Amp was designed for.
This dac manages to decode most of High Res audio formats. Built in features are really useful. Specially 'X-Bass' adds fun to listening experience.Output analog state have very low noise floor, as per measurements. But its amplification is low. You need an Amp down the line to drive demanding headphones and passive speakers . All this is manageable but the amount of accessories it comes with really disappoints. The usb cable is very short in length.You also need a 6.3mm to 3.5mm adaptor to connect headphones.
This is not even good to be in the budget category. It's making the acoustic guitar sound unnatural. Some songs sound okay, but some sound very flat, even with the bass extension on. The dac is doing something but not in a refined way. Looks good but sounds bad. I have a 10 year old arcam Bluetooth dac which sounds better. I have a tidal connection and thought the wired connection using Zen dac air will sound better, but I am disappointed.
This dac/amp combo is simple and straightforward. The analog volume control is a treat and you can definitely squeeze the max out of 30ohm headphones. The sound is very neutral leaning towards warm. This makes it a great amp for long listening as it is not fatiguing. If you are a basshead the Xbass works great at plumping up the low end. I have 5 amps and I find myself gravitating towards the IFI ZEN Air the most. These can even drive my 300ohm HD6xx which is usually hard to do for this pricepoint.
This unit can't really push 300ohm headphones like my HD 600's well and has a constant clicking noise. I should have returned this junk product but i'm lazy. My Gigabyte Mobo with the alc 1220 codec pushes headphones better and can handle up to 600 ohm sets, so this was an ill advised purchase from the start.Not recommended.
Compact and at the current prices this is an unbeatable option for beginner to mid-level DAC-Amp combos. Those seeking even higher quality Amp can stack up at a later stage depending on their headphone choices. I prefer simple setups as have found the pursuit of expensive DACs following the law of diminishing returns, but a higher powered AMP on top of this DAC does go a long way. I am currently using this for my DT 1990 pro and can listen at comfortable levels with power match. Connects and works well with a Macbook and I haven't seen any audio/video time lags. Small and light product that I can even choose to carry in laptop bag should there be a need. I do use an external 5v supply and that improves the sound quality and output measurably, but in a small way. ... MoreCompact and at the current prices this is an unbeatable option for beginner to mid-level DAC-Amp combos. Those seeking even higher quality Amp can stack up at a later stage depending on their headphone choices. I prefer simple setups as have found the pursuit of expensive DACs following the law of diminishing returns, but a higher powered AMP on top of this DAC does go a long way. I am currently using this for my DT 1990 pro and can listen at comfortable levels with power match. Connects and works well with a Macbook and I haven't seen any audio/video time lags. Small and light product that I can even choose to carry in laptop bag should there be a need. I do use an external 5v supply and that improves the sound quality and output measurably, but in a small way. Upgraded to the latest firmware with GTO and that positively improves the sound clarity and output.
| Input voltage | DC 5V/2.5A |
| Input | USB3.0 B Socket (USB2.0 compatible) |
| DAC | Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown |
| Power consumption | No Signal ~0.5W / Max Signal ~2.5W |
| Dimensions | 158 x 117 x 35 mm; 6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4" |
