{"product_id":"ifi-zencan","title":"iFi Audio ZEN CAN Headphone Amplifier","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e52x more power. Pump up the volume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaptops and smartphones have a really low power output of \u0026lt;1.0v. On a good set of headphones youre always running out of juice. You never get to really hear what they can do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse a laptop, phone or DAC to feed your music to the ZEN CAN and connect your headphones. Pumping out 52x more power, now youll hear what you have been missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBalanced to thrill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ZEN CAN has trickle-down Class A discrete balanced circuitry from iFi audios US$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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass A discrete output buffer from the flagship Pro iCAN using Op-Amp (OV2637A)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFET input avoids loading volume control low distortion\/noise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSE inputs (1M Ohm) ensures loading of the source so always in Class A operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput amplifier gain of four steps in +6dB perfect for headphone matching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePuts you at the venue. Not other way round.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudio recordings are made for speakers and when played back on headphones, the sound is always driving you nuts by being only in your head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiFi 3D special sound circuit solves this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStereo image that is truly out of your head, in front with height, width \u0026amp; depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout colouration or loss of resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll analogue circuitry (i.e. without costly and complex digital signal manipulation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSatisfies all listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAce of XBass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBehind XBass is iFi active EQ circuit which meets a common gripe with headphones head-on, a lack of bass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpen-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXBass equalisation 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with premium goodness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderpinning the Balanced and Active EQ circuitry are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanasonic ECPU capacitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTDK C0G (Class 1) ceramic capacitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eiFi\/AMR OV Operationsverstärker series op-amps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMELF resistors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTexas Instruments low-noise ICs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emuRata capacitors and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTokyo Cosmos Electric Co. (TOCOS) multi-track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epotentiometer, with exceptional channel matching even at low volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fully-discrete and balanced amplifier audio circuit. The full symmetric dual-mono headphone amplifier with gold-plated 4.4mm balanced connection. Premium engineering is more expensive but lowers the noise floor to a whisper-quiet levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass A Discrete is a circuit that has come straight out of the iFis flagship headphone amplifier, the Pro iCAN, which at £1,699 is 11 times the price of the ZEN CAN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications. They are pricey but are a perfect addition to iFi products.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonically superior richer, deeper.\u003cbr\u003eThe XBass® analogue bass correction system corrects for the missing headphone\/speaker bass response.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Out of Head listening experience. iFi 3D Holographic® dual-analogue matrices place the artist with you in the room, not inside your head.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eManufacturer Site\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca\u003eiFi Audio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"iFi Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51938361377034,"sku":"IFIAUDIO-6068","price":199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0917\/3283\/6618\/files\/ifi-audio-zen-can-headphone-amplifier-24772-p.png?v=1760362492","url":"https:\/\/audioemotion.co.uk\/products\/ifi-zencan","provider":"Audio Emotion Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}