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iFi Zen V2 Signature – DAC – Open box / Excellent Please read auction stipulations before bidding You are bidding on an open box iFi Zen V2 Signature DAC. I never used it. I had planned on using it to drive a Stax headphone amp, but I purchased a new Stax amp that had the DAC built in. This unit decodes all the common hi-resolution formats and has hardware MQA decoding. For more information, please refer to the manufacturers specifications included below. This iFi Zen V2 Signature retailed for $299. Everything you see in the pictures is included (cables, power adapter, documentation and more). For this auction, I’ll set a nominal starting price and there is no reserve. Good luck and thank you for viewing my auction. Auction stipulations (based on over 24 years’ experience with E-bay) – please read prior to bidding. 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Although I will employ reasonable means to ensure your package arrives in good condition, if it does not, please contact me promptly or better yet refuse the package. Features and Specifications Key Features Native DSD256 and MQA Support Improved Low-Jitter Clock over Original Powered by 16-Core XMOS Chip Analog Volume Control: Fixed or Variable 192 kHz PCM, 384 kHz DXD, DSD256 Fully Balanced Differential Circuitry 4.4mm and Stereo RCA Outputs Includes Power Supply Includes USB Cable and Stereo RCA Cable Audiophiles and music enthusiasts looking for an affordable yet high-quality converter will be thrilled with the iFi Audio ZEN DAC Signature V2, a portable USB digital-to-analog converter thats designed to feed an external headphone amplifier or an amplifier with speakers. The ZEN DAC Signature V2 features a balanced 4.4mm output and a set of unbalanced stereo RCA outputs. The upgraded XMOS chipset features 16 cores to power the digital engine, while the updated clock circuitry reduces jitter, which provides 20 dB of better noise reduction. Audiophile components are used throughout— including C0G capacitors from TDK—with Panasonic OS-CON and ELNA Slimic II capacitors completing the design. The ZEN DAC Signature V2 includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. A power supply, stereo RCA cable, and USB cable are included. XMOS 16-Core Chip This new low-latency XMOS Zencontroller has greatly enhanced processing power. Compared to the current generation of eight-core chips, this new 16-core IC delivers double the clock speed (2000 MIPS) and four times the memory (512KB), as well as the latest SuperSpeed USB standard. iFi’s in-house digital development team has programmed the XMOS firmware to optimize sound quality and ensure a perfect partnership with the Burr-Brown DAC. Burr-Brown Chipset The Burr-Brown True Native chipset means file formats remain unchanged or bit-perfect. This means you are listening to music as the artist intended in the format in which it was recorded. iFi uses Burr Brown extensively in our products having selected it for its natural-sounding musicality and True Native architecture. Hi-Res Audio Hi-Res True Native playback of all music formats from MP3 to DSD256, PCM384, and DXD384. MQA MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is supported through the USB with full decoding of MQA files up to 384 kHz, thanks to the processing power of the new 16-core XMOS chip. This means that the full Three Unfold decoding process is performed internally as opposed to only the final unfold, like in the manner of an MQA renderer. Globally, MQA has become an important consideration for any comprehensively equipped DAC. It is available through Tidal Masters, Audirvana, and Roon. GMT Clocking Extensive jitter-eradication technologies are applied to the digital stage, including our GMT (Global Master Timing) femto-precision clock and the intelligent memory buffer The low-jitter crystal clock has been updated to provide >20 dB better performance Panasonic OS-CON Panasonic OS-CON caps totaling 5410 uF give very low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), and excellent noise reduction capability and frequency response characteristics. OS-CONs have a long life span and its ESR changes little even at low temperatures since the electrolyte is solid. Texas Instruments Texas Instruments low-noise ICs offer great unity-gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, Common-mode and Power Supply Rejection Ratios of over 100 dB, wide maximum output swing bandwidths and high slew rates,. TOCOS A Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co. (TOCOS) multitrack potentiometer is used. This has close channel matching tolerance for optimal performance (always use above 11 oclock). muRata muRata control-type low-ESR high-Q multilayer capacitors. The ESR control aspect of the muRata is something special. Their noise-suppression abilities are impressive. ELNA Japan Silmic II Capacitors The primary constituent of the newly developed dielectric is silk fiber. This material was believed as unfathomable as an aluminum electrolytic capacitor. The new material beats silk fiber and mixes it with Manila hemp fiber to provide the dielectric to an aluminum electrolytic capacitor used for high-grade music. The result is second to none—superior acoustic properties and excellent linearity.
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