{"id":139618,"date":"2022-01-17T14:18:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=139618"},"modified":"2022-01-17T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:19:12","slug":"ifi-zen-one-signature-dac-bluetooth-zen-blue-v2-and-mqa-384khz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/ifi-zen-one-signature-dac-bluetooth-zen-blue-v2-and-mqa-384khz\/","title":{"rendered":"iFi ZEN One Signature DAC: Bluetooth Zen Blue V2 and MQA 384kHz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iFi Audio\u00a0has released\u00a0the ZEN One Signature DAC.\u00a0Remarkably, it does not have a headphone amplifier or volume control &#8211; the novelty only converts a digital signal to analog.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the ZEN One Signature is an advanced\u00a0Zen DAC V2\u00a0with S\/PDIF inputs (optical and coaxial), a USB port, and Zen Blue V2 Bluetooth technology.\u00a0The balanced circuit is capable of decoding 32bit\/384kHz PCM over USB or 192kHz over S\/PDIF and single and dual speed DXD and DSD up to DSD256.\u00a0The novelty also supports MQA with full decoding up to 384 kHz resolutions.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/112_techweek.jpg\" width=\"957\" height=\"230\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Using the capabilities of the Burr-Brown True Native chipset, the PCM and DSD signals in the circuit take different paths &#8211; and, according to the Signature concept, these paths have been shortened and optimized.\u00a0The XMOS audio data processing chip is a 16-core microcontroller programmed using proprietary iFi algorithms.\u00a0All this is complemented by the latest generation iFi GMT (Global Master Timing) femtocurrent timer and an intelligent memory buffer.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/113_techweek.jpg\" width=\"964\" height=\"572\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The components on the board are placed using surface mount technology.\u00a0At the same time, as stated, the manufacturer used high-quality components: Panasonic OS-CON and Elna Silmic II capacitors.\u00a0At the output, the signal can be received through analog RCA outputs or through a balanced 4.4 mm jack.<\/p>\n<p>The iFi ZEN One Signature DAC has a suggested retail price of \u00a3350 in the UK.<\/p>\n<!-- FeedbackWP Plugin --><div        class=\"rmp-widgets-container rmp-wp-plugin rmp-main-container js-rmp-widgets-container js-rmp-widgets-container--139618 \"        data-post-id=\"139618\">        <!-- Rating widget -->    <div class=\"rmp-rating-widget js-rmp-rating-widget\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"rmp-title-139618\">                    <p class=\"rmp-heading rmp-heading--title\" id=\"rmp-title-139618\">                Rate this product            <\/p>                        <div 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