iFi Audio ZEN Blue V2 Desktop Hi-Res Bluetooth Receiver

The Ultra-Affordable Hi-Res Wireless Streamer The iFi Audio ZEN V2 Blue is an ultra-affordable hi-res Bluetooth streamer that enables you to chillax in style. Just add your smartphone, tablet, PC, or Mac. Whether you’re a Spotify, Amazon, or Apple Music lover or totally prefer Tidal, the ZEN V2 Blue will deliver fabulously flawless music to suit your mood via breathtaking hi-res Bluetooth.

• Hi-res Bluetooth streamer
• For use with smartphone, tablet, PC, or Mac
• Balanced design
• Qualcomm 5100 chip to process all incoming Bluetooth data
• Onboard ESS Sabre DAC chip
• Jitter is eliminated using iFi's GMT femto-precision clock system
• Analog and digital outputs
• Input: Bluetooth 5.0TM with AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, HWA Codec
• Output: digital optical/coaxial, analog audio RCA L/R, 4.4 balanced lineout

All current and future Bluetooth audio formats are supported. These include Qualcomm’s aptX and aptX HD, LDAC and HWA, hi-res Bluetooth codecs created by Sony and Huawei respectively, AAC, Apple’s favored format, and SBC, the standard Bluetooth codec. Every possible source device is covered at the highest resolution Bluetooth specification.

Not All Bluetooth Is Created Equal

Banish standard ‘Bluetooth Blues’ with the iFi hi-res implementation. You can have total confidence in the sound quality of the ZEN Blue V2. It uses Bluetooth5.0, the very latest version, and the newest Qualcomm 5100 chip to process all incoming Bluetooth data. An onboard ESS Sabre DAC chip ensures an extremely smooth digital to analog conversion. The iFi Bluetooth implementation does not use a standard SOC (System On a Chip) as seen elsewhere. It uses a combination of quality elements to extract the most from each stage. The Qualcomm chip routes the raw, digital Bluetooth signal to a specialized Sabre DAC chip to convert the signal from digital to analog – any jitter is eliminated using iFi's GMT femto-precision clock system to deliver Bluetooth that is a cut above.

The Connections You Want and Need

The ZEN Blue V2 gives you the best of both worlds with its connectivity. Analog connections let you connect via RCA to amps or active speakers or via the 4.4mm output to amps/speakers with a balanced input. With digital, use the optical and coaxial connections to connect to anything with a built-in DAC and corresponding digital input, such as your TV, an AV amp or an external DAC in your hi-fi set-up.

Special Analog Output Stage

The ZEN Blue V2 boasts a very special analog output stage. It's balanced, and that's something not normally seen in DACs at this price point. Balanced means less noise interference/crosstalk. ZEN Blue V2 has RCA and balanced outputs at HiFi standard level plus 2V SE and 4V BAL. So, it's compatible with both hi-fi and pro systems. All this is underpinned by high-quality circuit components, such as C0G capacitors from TDK, and fed by a precision low-noise power supply from Texas Instruments.

Technical Specs

Chipsets	Qualcomm QCC 5100 Series (Bluetooth) CS43131 (DAC)
Input	Bluetooth 5.0™ with AAC, SBC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, HWA Codec USB-C for 24/96 audio and charging
Output	4.4mm Balanced 3.5mm S-Balanced (SE)
Frequency Response	10-48K (-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
Dimensions	158 (I) x 100 (w) x 35 (h) mm
Weight	476g (1.05 Ibs)