The ZEN CAN Signature is an upgraded version of the original, award-winning ZEN CAN headphone amplifier.
Design for IEMs and headphones with audiophile-grade components for superior sound.
The original ZEN CAN, all-analogue headphone amplifier, excelled at driving demanding headphone loads with its balanced circuit design, extremely low distortion, and exceptional sonics. The ZEN CAN Signature takes this design further, featuring enhanced circuitry and audiophile-grade components.
Its balanced, symmetrical dual-mono circuitry can deliver a maximum of 1,890mW (11.0V) into 64-ohm loads and offer over 15V to loads of 600 ohms or higher, all through its balanced output.
A 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.
As with many other iFi audio products, we’ve incorporated a custom OV Series operational-amplifier. This top-notch component contributes to the extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.
A Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co. (TOCOS) multi-track potentiometer is used. This has close channel matching tolerance for optimal performance (always use above 11 o’ clock).
Switching between settings has been engineered to ensure sonic transparency with advanced trench technology MOSFET is used as a muting switch.
This FET-based switching is handled by a micro-controller, which only ‘wakes up’ when the user changes a setting, thus eradicating any sonically deleterious interference.
TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications.
Getting ever closer to the theoretical ideal of pure, frequency-constant capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to vanishingly low levels.
Panasonic OS-CON caps totaling 5,410uF give very-low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), excellent noise reduction capability and frequency response characteristics. In addition, OS-CONs have a long-life span and its ESR changes little even at low temperatures since the electrolyte is solid.
The primary constituent of the newly developed dielectric is silk fibre. This material was believed as unfathomable as an aluminium electrolytic capacitor. The new material beats silk fibre and mixes it with Manila hemp fibre to provide the dielectric to an aluminium electrolytic capacitor used for high-grade music. The result is second-to-none superior acoustic properties and excellent linearity.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.6 x 1.4″ / 15.7 x 11.7 x 3.6 cm
- Number of Headphone Channels: Single Channel
- Recommended Headphone Impedance: 16 to 600 Ohms (Balanced)
- Headphone Output Power:
600 mW into 16 Ohms
13 W (Max) - Headphone Output Current: 2600 mA
- Analog Circuitry:
Transistor: MOSFET - EQ: EQ
Connectivity
- Analog Audio I/O:
1 x 4.4 mm Balanced Input (Rear Panel)
1 x 1/8″ / 3.5 mm Unbalanced Input (Rear Panel)
2 x RCA Coaxial Input (1 Stereo Pair, Rear Panel)
1 x 4.4 mm Balanced Stereo Output (Rear Panel)
1 x 1/4″ TRS Unbalanced Stereo Headphone Output (Front Panel)
1 x 4.4 mm Balanced Stereo Headphone Output (Front Panel)
Performance
- Frequency Response: 10 Hz to 200 kHz ±3 dB
Gain/Trim Range: 0 dB to 18 dB (in 6 dB Steps) - Maximum Input Level:
4.4 mm Inputs: 7.4 Vrms
RCA Inputs: 3.8 Vrms
1/8″ / 3.5 mm Inputs: 1.92 Vrms - Impedance:
4.4 mm Outputs: < 2 Ohms (Balanced)
1/8″ / 3.5 mm Outputs: < 1 Ohm - THD+N:
0.0066% (Balanced, A-Weighted)
0.0058% (A-Weighted) - SNR: 122 dB
- Power Requirements: AC/DC Power Adapter (Included)
- AC/DC Power Adapter: 5 VDC (Included)
- Power Consumption:
5 W (Standby)
12 W (Maximum)
Includes
- iFi Zen CAN Signature 6XX
- iFi DC Power Adapter
- RCA Stereo Interconnects
- 3.5mm to 1/4″ Single Ended Adapter
- User Manual
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