ZEN Blue V2

DAC

This includes Qualcomm’s aptX and aptX HD, aptX Low Latency, aptX Adaptive, LDAC and HWA/LHDC, hi-res Bluetooth® codecs created by Sony and Huawei respectively, AAC, Apple’s favoured format and SBC, the standard Bluetooth® codec.

This means every possible source device is covered, at the highest resolution Bluetooth® specification. And future codecs can be added with Over the Air updates.

It uses Bluetooth5.0®, the very latest version, and the newest Qualcomm 5100 chip to process all incoming Bluetooth® data. The ESS Sabre DAC chip is there to ensure an extremely smooth digital to analogue conversion.

Analogue – connect via RCA to amps or active speakers or via the 4.4mm output to amps/speakers with a balanced input.

Digital – use the optical and coaxial connections to connect to anything with a built-in DAC and corresponding digital input – your TV, an AV amp or an external DAC in your hi-fi set-up.

• Chipsets: Qualcomm QCC 5100 Series (Bluetooth), ESS Sabre (DAC)
• Input: Bluetooth 5.1™ with AAC, SBC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, HWA Codec
• Output: 4.4mm Balanced, RCA Output, Digital Output, Coaxial/Optical
• Frequency Response: 10 Hz- 48 kHz (-2DB) under LDAC
• Output Voltage @ OdBFS: 2.05V (+/-0.05V)
• Dynamic Range: 109dB (A)
• Signal/Noise ratio: 111dBA/106.5dBA (BAL/S-BAL)
• THD+ N @ OdBFS: <0.009% (BAL 6.5mW/2.0V @ 600Ω), <0.03% (SE 100mW/1.27V @ 16Ω)
• Output Impedance: <50Ω
• Power Consumption: <2.5W