New Bluetooth Receiver/Dac from ifi

[dezza]

After reading about Sony's LDAC and looking at what product is required to use it for my Bluetooth streaming,
I noticed that IFI have released a new Bluetooth streamer.

ZEN One Signature by iFi audio - The hi-res home audio hub for all your digital devices.

Be at one with your sound. The hi-res home audio hub for all your digital devices.

ifi-audio.com

I see a review on the forum for their previous model, and wonder if this new model will give us improved bluetooth audio.
The extra functionality is great to see.

Would love to see a review of this one day.

 

[MaxBuck]

It's not really a streamer; just a DAC with Bluetooth radio built in. But it looks like it has very interesting Bluetooth capabilities.

 

[Berwhale]

Meh, I can connect to my Topping D50s and EX5 over Bluetooth with the LDAC codec. My Shanling M0 can both receive and transmit using LDAC.

With respect to iFi, lets hope "past performance is not indicative of future results".

 

[dezza]

It's not really a streamer; just a DAC with Bluetooth radio built in. But it looks like it has very interesting Bluetooth capabilities.

You are correct, Title has been edited. Thanks

 

[Berwhale]

You are correct, Title has been edited. Thanks

You haven't edited it enough, it's just a DAC. Even iFi agree...

"Purity of design, no headphone amp, no volume control. The ultimate DAC for all your home audio sources."

 

[dezza]

You haven't edited it enough, it's just a DAC. Even iFi agree...

"Purity of design, no headphone amp, no volume control. The ultimate DAC for all your home audio sources."

Does it not receive Bluetooth ?

Without mention of Bluetooth in the title, then it would likely go unnoticed to those that are interested in such a product

 

[iFi audio]

Hi guys,
Just to clarify. The Zen One Signature is a DAC with Bluetooth capabilities. It offers extensive high-definition codec support including aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC and HWA/LHDC. Nano iOne (the predecessor) supports aptX and AAC. The Zen One Signature is pure in a sense that there is no amplification stage.