iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio
iFi ZEN CAN Launch Edition | Desktop Headphone Amplifier-Bloom Audio

iFi ZEN CAN | Desktop Headphone Amplifier

Regular price$199.00
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Our Take
The iFi ZEN CAN is a powerful, versatile headphone amp and a great value for the money. Whether you use it standalone or combine it with something like the ZEN DAC or ZEN Blue, it provides plenty of power for the biggest, hungriest headphones, and has a low noise floor while driving sensitive IEMs. While the ZEN CAN probably won’t bring you inner peace, it is a great headphone amp to get you started on the path of high-end audio. Read the full review..

52x more power. Pump up the volume.

Laptops and smartphones have a really low power output of <1.0v. On a good set of headphones you’re always running out of juice. You never get to really hear what they can do.

Use a laptop, phone or DAC to feed your music to the ZEN CAN and connect your headphones. Pumping out 52x more power, now you’ll hear what you have been missing.

Balanced to thrill

The ZEN CAN has trickle-down Class A discrete balanced circuitry from iFi audio’s $1,699 flagship Pro iCAN. With 15.1v @300 Ohms on tap, it has serious power that will make even difficult-to-drive headphones thump to the beat.

  • Class A discrete output buffer from the flagship Pro iCAN using Op-Amp (OV2637A)
  • FET input avoids loading volume control – low distortion/noise
  • Low impedance feedback circuit enhances circuit performance with no resistor noise
  • Output amplifier gain of four steps in +6dB perfect for headphone matching

iFi Zen CAN

Puts you at the venue. Not other way round.

Audio recordings are made for speakers and when played back on headphones, the sound is always driving you nuts by being only in your head.

Our 3D special sound circuit solves this:

  • Stereo image that is truly out of your head, in front with height, width & depth
  • Without colouration or loss of resolution
  • All analogue circuitry (i.e. without costly and complex digital signal manipulation)

Satisfies all listeners.

Ace of XBass

Behind XBass is our active EQ circuit which meets a common gripe with headphones head-on, a lack of bass.

Open-back headphones in particular, let all frequencies (especially those precious bass frequencies that the drivers generate so little of) leak freely out of the back instead of trapping and redirecting them back to your ears.

XBass equalization is a much more elegant solution to bass correction than seen elsewhere. It consists of active and passive components and its frequency response curve corrects their low-end response problems with precision.

Packed with premium goodness

Underpinning the Balanced and Active EQ circuitry are:

  • Panasonic ECPU capacitors
  • TDK C0G (Class 1) ceramic capacitors
  • iFi/AMR ‘OV’ ‘Operationsverstärker’ series op-amps
  • MELF resistors
  • Texas Instruments low-noise ICs
  • muRata capacitors and
  • Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co. (TOCOS) multi-track potentiometer, with exceptional channel matching even at low volume

 

A fully discrete and balanced amplifier audio circuit. The full symmetric dual-mono headphone amplifier with gold-plated 4.4mm balanced connection. This exquisitely engineered design is more expensive but lowers the noise floor to a whisper-quiet 120dB.

Check out the tech notes for the details.



Class A Discrete is a circuit that has come straight out of the iFi’s flagship headphone amplifier, the Pro iCAN, which at £1,699 is 11 times the price of the ZEN CAN.

This OV series operational amplifier is another example of a top-notch component used to get extremely 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. They are pricey but are a perfect addition to our products.

Sonically superior – richer, deeper. The XBass® analogue bass correction system corrects for the missing headphone/speaker bass response.

An ‘Out of Head’ listening experience. Our 3D Holographic® dual-analogue matrices place the artist with you in the room, not inside your head.

Specs

    Input Voltage DC 5V/2.5A AC 100 -240V, 50/60Hz (iFi iPower included)
    Max Output Balanced >15.1V/385 mW (@ 600 Ohm) >6.0V/1150 mW (@ 32 Ohm)
    S-E >7.6V/98 mW (@ 600 Ohm) >7.2V/1600 mW (@ 32 Ohm)
    THD & N Balanced <0.006% (@ 360 mW/2.4V 16 Ohm)
    S-E <0.005% (@ 100 mW/1.27V 16 Ohm)
    SNR Balanced >120dBA (@ 15.2V)
    S-E >118dBA (@ 7.6V)
    Max. Input Balanced 7.4V RMS
    RCA 3.8V RMS
    3.5mm 1.92V RMS
    Gain 0dB, 6dB, 12dB and 18dB
    Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz (-3dB)
    Power consumption No Signal ~5W
    Max Signal ~13W
    Power consumption < 1.5W via USB power OR 5v DC (power supply not included)
    Dimensions 158 x117 x35 mm 6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4"
    Net weight 515g (1.14 Ibs)
    Warranty period 12 months

     

    In the Box

    • ZEN CAN
    • Power Supply
    • 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter
    • User Manual

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      Customer Reviews

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      William

      Amazing quality and price to performance. Have this paired in stack with ifi zen dac V2 and beyerdynamic dt 900 pro x.

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      Brian
      With a dash of spice, this could be the end game for most people.

      IFI ZEN CAN is a brilliant product. It sounds remarkable, big, and open. Out of the box, it comes with a tiny Power Supply 5v 2.4amps=12W. I paired it up with IFI Ipower X PS 5v 3.0amps= 15W. The unit needs a max of 13W. The power plays a very big role when it comes to any kind of amp and this is no exception. PS has to be clean and powerful. when you play any music that changes from simple to loud and complex you have to have a PS that could accommodate that. There was a huge difference when I used the IFI Ipower X thus the important space in our exquisite ingredients to excellent sound. Happy Listening

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      Richard Auyeung

      iFi ZEN CAN | Desktop Headphone Amplifier

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      Norman Head
      Major Value

      I think one would have to possible spend twice the amount to receive better sounding performance and versatility.

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      Alexey Konovalov

      iFi ZEN CAN | Desktop Headphone Amplifier

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