ZEN Air DAC

DAC

DAC stands for Digital to Analogue converter. In a nutshell, a DAC converts the digital info in your source device – your computer, games console, tablet or smartphone – to music that we can hear through speakers or headphones.

Every device that is a source of digital sound has a built-in DAC. External DACs sound much better that the standard DACs used inside these devices.

The ZEN Air DAC outputs very hi-res (high resolution) quality audio. This is much better that the standard audio you would get from just using your computer, games console, tablet or smartphone.

Imagine the difference in quality from a standard TV to an 8K Ultra HD TV — but in sound! This is the difference an external DAC makes to your music.

• Input voltage: DC 5V/2.5A
• Input: USB2.0 B Socket
• Formats: PCM: 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192/352.8/384kHz, DSD: 2.8/3.1/5.6/6.2/11.2/12.4MHz, DXD: 353/384KHz, MQA: 353/384KHz
• DAC: Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown
• Power consumption: No Signal: ~0.5W, Max Signal: ~2.5W
• Line Section:
• Output: 1V / 3.3V max.
• Output Impedance: ≤50Ω
• SNR: <-113dB(A) @ 0dBFS
• DNR: >113dB(A) @ -60dBFS
• THD+N: <0.04% @ 0dBFS
• Headphone Section:
• Output: 1V / 3.3V max. (variable)
• Output Power: >230mW @ 32Ω ; >36mW @ 300Ω
• Output Impedance: <1Ω
• THD+N: <0.04% (100mW @ 16Ω)
• SNR: >113dBA (3.3V)