iFi Premium ZEN CAN - Headphone Amp

The Ifi Audio Can is a very high quality headphone amplifier.

The ZEN CAN has trickle-down Class A discrete balanced circuitry from iFi audio’s flagship Pro iCAN. Connect it to your Hi-fi, laptop, tablet or phone and get great sound with even the most difficult to drive headphones. The Zen Can makes even difficult to drive headphones work well by combining high power output (1,600mW) and high max out voltage (15v) so it will drive both high and low impedance headphones (including Planar designs).

The input connections include a pair of RCA sockets, a 3.5mm input and a 4.4mm balanced connection. There is also a 4.4mm balanced output connection, ideal for connecting to power speakers. The headphone outputs are via either a standard 6.3mm headphone socket or a 4.4mm balanced output socket. A plug top power supply is included to power it from the mains.

There are four levels of gain, allowing the headphone amplifier to be easy to use regardless of how sensitive your headphones are (settings of 0dB, +6dB, +12dB and +18dB).

There are also two additional features that can be switched on:

-'3D' As most audio recordings are made to be listened to via speakers. When played back on headphones, the sound feels limited to being ‘inside your head’. It does not have the spaciousness it was meant to have. The 3D special sound circuit solves this: Stereo image that is truly out of your head, in front with height, width & depth

-'XBass' is an active EQ circuit which meets a common gripe with headphones, a lack of bass. It consists of active and passive components and its frequency response curve corrects their low-end response problems with precision.

The Zen Can is packed with premium parts from brands many high profile brands gives a level of specification rarely seen at this price point.

Technical specifications:

Inputs: 4.4mm Pentacon BAL RCA L/R Socket SE 3.5mm Jack SE 4.0V nominal @ 0dBFS, 24 kOhm Zin 2.0V nominal @ 0dBFS, 1 MegOhm Zin 1.0V nominal @ 0dBFS, 1 MegOhm Zin
Max Output: Balanced >15.1V/385 mW (@ 600 Ohm) >11.0V/1890 mW (@ 64 Ohm) S-E >7.6V/196 mW (@ 300 Ohm) >7.2V/1600 mW (@ 32 Ohm)
Output Impedance: (HP) BAL SE <2 Ohms <1 Ohm Zout Line out <200 Ohms
THD & N: Balanced S-E < 0.0007% (4V out, 600 Ohm, 1kHz) <0.006% (@ 100 mW/1.27V 16 Ohm)
SNR: Balanced S-E >120dBA (@ 15.2V) >118dBA (@ 7.6V)
Max. Input: Balanced RCA 3.5mm 7.4V RMS 3.8V RMS 1.92V RMS
Gain: 0dB, 6dB, 12dB and 18dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz (+0dB / -0.03dB)
Power consumption: No Signal Max Signal ~5W ~13W
Input voltage: DC 5V/2.4A AC 100 -240V 50/60Hz
Dimensions: 160(w) x 117(d) x 35(h) mm 6.3" x 4.6" x 1.4"
Net weight: 515g (1.14 Ibs)
Warranty period: 12 months