iFi ZEN Air Blue | Desktop Bluetooth Streamer
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Our Take |
Let the Air in.
Enjoy unbeatable HD Bluetooth streaming from your phone, tablet or computer. Get maximum sound quality from Bluetooth audio with the ZEN Air Blue.
The ZEN Air Blue is a high-quality Bluetooth audio receiver.
It converts Bluetooth audio streams from smartphones, computers or tablets into an audio stream suitable for headphones, amplifiers and active speakers (speakers that run on their own DC power).
Hear the difference
The ZEN Air Blue will give you the maximum sound quality from your device – your smartphone, computer or tablet – as it operates at the highest audio resolution level of any Bluetooth system.
The Bluetooth system inside has been upgraded by iFi to avoid the 40% drop in audio quality you typically experience with standard Bluetooth (compared to wired audio).
It’s the ideal way to wirelessly connect your smart device to a sound system in super hi-res (high resolution).
Effortless. Easy.
The ZEN Air Blue is ideal as part of a simple, new set-up for someone just starting out in audio who wants to experience the high quality of music streaming apps like Apple Music, Tidal and Qobuz.
Just connect your laptop, smartphone or tablet to the ZEN Air Blue via Bluetooth and connect the ZEN Air Blue to your amplifier or active speakers via the RCA connections at the back.
Confident compatibility
The ZEN Air Blue supports any current Bluetooth stereo audio codec (signal) available on the market today.
SBC – standard Bluetooth used by most audio devices
aptX – better than SBC, widely used, found in Android devices
AAC – better than SBC, widely used, found in Apple devices
aptX HD, aptxLL and aptX Adaptive – variations on an improved aptX
LDAC – extremely high quality, designed by Sony
LHDC – extremely high quality, designed by Huawei
Basically, whatever device you are are using for streaming music via Bluetooth, we’ve got you covered.
HD quality streaming
It’s also an easy, reliable way to add Bluetooth streaming to an existing set-up or upgrade the sound quality of any speaker or system that uses standard Bluetooth.
Bluetooth v5.1 compliant
- Excellent wireless range
- Superb stability
- Smooth performance
- Let the Air into your system and blow the cobwebs away.
Specs
| Power supply requirement | DC 5V, ≥ 0.5A (centre +ve) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm QCC 5100 Series |
| Input | Bluetooth 5.0TM with SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, LHDC/HWA Codec |
| Outputs | Audio RCA L/R |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz +0/-0.5dB (44.1kHz) 1Hz - 44khz +0/-3.0dB (>= 88.2kHz) |
| Output Voltage @ 0dBFS | 2.05V (+/-0.05V ) |
| Dynamic Range | 109dB (A) |
| Signal/Noise ratio | 109dB (A) @ 0dBFS |
| THD & N | <0.0015% 10k Load @ 0dBFS |
| Output Impedance | <50Ω |
| Power Consumption | <2.5W |
| Dimensions | 158 x 100 x 35 mm 6.2" x 3.9" x 1.4" |
| Net weight | 295g 0.65 lbs |
