Our take
All in one Digital Media hub/ Universal DAC - Bluetooth 5.1, Optical, USB & RCA. Full MQA High Res Audio Digital-to-Analogue Converter. Takes the DAC stage from the What Hi-Fi? 2021 Award-winning Zen DAC V2, adds S/PDIF inputs (optical and coaxial) alongside the USB port, stirs in Bluetooth technology from the five-star Zen Blue V2 and finished with Signature-grade circuit enhancements. The result is a pure DAC (no built-in headphone amp or volume control) that serves as a home audio hub for all your digital devices, from smartphones and tablets to PCs and Macs, disc players and audio servers to TVs and games consoles.
The Zen One Signature's purpose is to take the digital audio signal from any device via cable or Bluetooth and convert it to analogue to feed an external amp and speakers (or headphones). As such, it promises a brilliant audible improvement to sound quality coupling high-quality internal components with iFi's properietary circuit design.
Product details
Our ZEN One Signature takes the DAC stage from the ZEN DAC V2, adds S/PDIF inputs (optical and coaxial) alongside the USB port, stirs in Bluetooth technology from the ZEN Blue V2 and seasons the pot with Signature-grade circuit enhancements to create a delicious audio brew. The result? The ZEN One Signature is a pure DAC (no built-in headphone amp and volume control) that serves as a home audio hub for all your digital devices, from smartphones and tablets to PCs and Macs, disc players and audio servers to TVs and games consoles.
Home Hub DAC
The ZEN One Signature is the first ZEN DAC to support all hi-res: DSD256, PCM384, MQA384kHz, Bluetooth 96KHz.
- 96kHz Hi-Res Bluetooth: LDAC, HWA/LHDC, aptX Adaptive/HD/LL, AAC
- USB audio using 16 Core 2000MIPS XMOS low latency microcontroller (MQA decoder)
- Fully balanced 4.4mm output
Purity of design, no headphone amp, no volume control. The ultimate DAC for all your home audio sources.
HD Bluetooth
The next-generation HD Bluetooth technology in the ZEN One Signature ensures the best sound from every source. Extensive high-definition codec support – aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC and HWA/LHDC. High-gain antenna delivers extended Bluetooth range. You’ll love it.
Discerning Digital
The ZEN One Signature offers the following to transform home music enjoyment:
- True Native hi-res DAC – supports 32-bit/384kHz PCM and fully native DSD
- Powerful 16-core XMOS processor – performs full MQA decoding (to 384kHz)
- Upgraded GMT femto-precision clock and customised digital filter eradicate jitter and other forms of digital distortion
- Optical and coaxial S/PDIF digital outputs support 32-bit/192kHz PCM and MQA
Awesome Analogue
Balanced circuitry is what the ZEN series is famed for. The ZEN One Signature continues the tradition:
- Balanced circuit design with Signature-grade circuit components delivers ultra-low distortion and exceptional sonic purity
- 4mm Balanced and RCA single-ended analogue outputs – connect to an integrated amp, preamp, headphone amp or active speakers
Signature Special
The Signature series always includes extra special additions:
- Low-jitter femto clock crystal provides >20dB performance
- 16 Core 2000MIPS XMOS low-latency microcontroller – 4x more processing power
- C0G capacitors – high-linearity, excellent temperature/frequency characteristics
- MELF resistors – high-precision and low-noise
- Taiyo Yuden and Murata inductors – low-impedance power supply rails
- High-gain antenna for extended range
Tech specs
| DAC | Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown
Qualcomm QCC 5100 Series
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| Formats | PCM - 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz
DSD - 2.8/3.1/5.6/6.1/11.3/12.3MHz DXD - 352.8/384kHz MQA - Decoder Bluetooth - 96kHz |
Inputs
| USB3.0 Type B (USB2.0 compatible) S/PDIF (coaxial, TOSLINK optical) Bluetooth 5.1 (aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, LHDC/HWA, AAC and SBC codec) |
| Outputs | Coaxial, Audio RCA L/R 4.4 Balanced Lineout |
| Headphone output | N/A |
| Dimensions | 158 x 100 x 35 mm |
| Weight | 485g |
| Package contents | Zen ONE Signature, iPower2 5V, USB Cable, RCA Audio Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card |
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