Product Description
Add wireless streaming capability to your music system via your DAC with the iFi audio ZEN Stream Network Audio Streamer. It has digital coaxial and USB outputs, and connects to your network via Wi-Fi to allow you to stream music, podcasts, and more. Integrated AirPlay and DLNA connectivity expand on its wireless compatibility. A variety of music services, including Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, and more are built-in for simple access.
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Warp Speed Tech
- Two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports with Active Noise Cancellation II
- S/PDIF out with the iPurifier built-in
- Power supply with Silent Power tech
- iFi software developed with Volumio open-source as the starting point, then coded and optimized by iFi audio to achieve the purest streaming software, bar none
"Exclusive" Modes for Your Ears Only
An ingenious part of the ZEN Stream's design is the ability to select between "Exclusive" modes – individual settings dedicated to specific modes of operation to deliver the purest possible performance. All other programs are shut down to minimize "software jitter," an often overlooked aspect that negatively impacts the quality of computer audio playback. This ensures that the ZEN Stream is not merely a "jack of all trades," but a master of all, too.
- All-in-one (AIO): This non-specific mode is great for all platforms, audio formats and devices.
- DLNA streaming: Select this mode to optimize performance when using the ZEN Stream with DLNA-compatible apps and devices.
- NAA streaming: Select this mode when using the ZEN Stream as a Network Audio Adapter in conjunction with Signalyst HQPlayer software.
- Roon Bridge streaming (Roon Ready certification is planned to be implemented via a future firmware update): Select this mode when integrating the ZEN Stream into a Roon environment.
- TIDAL streaming: If you are a subscriber to TIDAL's Masters Tier, this is the mode for you.
Who's Who of Streaming
- Stream straight from Spotify/TIDAL apps with Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect
- Works with any DLNA-certified streaming app (iFi audio's own app is in the works)
- Integrated AirPlay and Chromecast (via a planned firmware update) for easy streaming from Apple and Android devices
- Roon compatible adds Roon connectivity to any DAC (planned via firmware update)
- NAA (network audio adapter) operation in conjunction with Sygnalist's HQPlayer software
Tech Savvy
- Powerful 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex microprocessor
- USB and S/PDIF interfaces regulated by femto-precision GMT clock to eradicate jitter
- Active Noise Cancellation II and iPurifier technologies for the USB and S/PDIF interfaces respectively
- Intelligent Ethernet switch controller
- High-PSRR (power supply rejection ratio), low idle current, low-dropout voltage regulators with soft start
- Synchronous 1.6 MHz high-speed precision power supply controller
- C0G capacitors and Taiyo Yuden and Murata low ESR (equivalent series resistance) inductors
Hi-Res Audio
Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 Connectivity
Arm Powered
Noise Reduction & Signal Purifying
Reduced Jitter
Intelligent Ethernet
High-PSRR
Synchronous 1.5 MHz High-Speed Power Supply Controller
High-Grade Components
Key Features
- Stream Wirelessly into Your DAC
- Wi-Fi, AirPlay & DLNA Connectivity
- High-Resolution Audio Playback
- Digital Coaxial & USB Outputs
Technical Specifications
- Hardware
- Processor: 64-Bit, Quad-Core Arm Cortex
- Sample Rate:
- PCM: Up to 384 kHz via Wi-Fi or Ethernet
- DSD: Up to 11.2 MHz (DSD256)
- Bit Depth: Up to 32 Bit
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi: Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- AirPlay: Yes
- DLNA: Yes
- Outputs: 1 x Digital Coaxial RCA
- Other Connectors:
- 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1 Input (from Storage)
- 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1 Output (to DAC)
- 1 x Ethernet LAN
- 1 x Wi-Fi Antenna Terminal
- 1 x USB Type-C (Firmware Updates)
- Formats Supported:
- PCM384
- DSD256
- MQA (Passthrough)
- Power
- Power Requirements:
- 9 VDC, 1.8 A to 15 VDC, 0.8 A
- 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- 9 VDC, 1.8 A to 15 VDC, 0.8 A
- Power Consumption:
- Maximum: 10 W
- No Signal: 6 W
- Maximum: 10 W
- Power Requirements: