Fresh New Look. Unleash Every Music Detail. The ZEN DAC 3 serves as your gateway to the world of high-resolution music, offering support for sample rates of up to 768kHz. This future-proof feature ensures full compatibility with all music formats available on streaming platforms, bringing you the best in sound quality. Equipped with a built-in headphone amplifier and the versatility to function both as a DAC and a DAC/Pre, this all-encompassing device is the only piece of equipment you’ll need on your desk. It seamlessly connects to headphones, preamplifiers, integrated amplifiers, or active speakers, offering a comprehensive audio solution for home and office. Powering Your Headphones The ZEN DAC 3 goes beyond being just a USB DAC, boasting a built-in headphone amplifier equipped with both balanced 4.4mm and SE 6.3mm headphone outputs. With its high-performance 390mW headphone output power, you can use it with a broad range of headphones. XBass is a switchable pure analogue signal processing mode designed to enhance the bass without compromising the clarity of the mid-range. It is perfect for use with IEMs or open-back headphones, which may lack bass response. The amplifier stage includes a switchable gain feature called PowerMatch, which provides a gain boost for more demanding headphones.If you have headphones that demand even more power, you can connect the ZEN DAC 3 to the ZEN CAN headphone amplifier using a 4.4mm to 4.4mm balanced cable, stacking them up as a ZEN system. Input USB Type-C Game Console Compatibility SONY PS5 and Nintendo Switch “SONY” is registered trademark or trademark of Sony Group Corporation. “PS5” is registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Nintendo Switch™ is trademark of Nintendo. Formats PCM (768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1kHz) DSD (512/256/128/64) DXD (768/705.6/384/352.8kHz) MQA (Decoder) DAC Bit-Perfect DSD & DXD DAC by Burr Brown Line Output Section Output Power Balanced 4.4mm 2V / 6.2V max. (variable); 4.2V fixed Single-Ended RCA 1V / 3.3V max. (variable); 2.1V fixed Output Impedance Balanced 4.4mm ≤200Ω; Single-Ended RCA ≤100Ω SNR ≥ 113dBA @ 0dBFS DNR ≥ 113dBA @ 0dBFS THD N Balanced 4.4mm <0.0015% @ 0dBFS; Single-Ended RCA <0.003% @ 0dBFS Headphone Output Section Max.^ Output Power Balanced 4.4mm >70mW @ 600Ω; >300mW @ 32Ω Single-Ended 6.35mm >18mW @ 600Ω; >210mW @ 32Ω RMS Output Power Balanced 4.4mm >390mW @ 64Ω Single-Ended 6.35mm >210mW @ 32Ω Output impedance ≤1Ω SNR ≥ 109dBA @ 0dBFS (6.2V 4.4mm / 3.3V 6.35mm) DNR ≥ 109dBA @ 0dBFS (6.2V 4.4mm / 3.3V 6.35mm) THD N Balanced 4.4mm <0.005% (2V @ 600 Ω); Single-Ended 6.35mm <0.013% (1.27V @ 32Ω) General Frequency Response 5Hz – 90kHz (±3dB) Power supply requirement USB-C or DC 5V/0.5A (centre ve) Power consumption No Signal ~0.5W; Max Signal ~2.5W Dimensions 158 x 115 x 35mm (6.2” x 4.6” x 1.4”) Net weight 456g (1.0 lbs) Limited Warranty 12 months*
