iFi Zen STREAM Wifi Player/Streamer
iFi Audio - ZEN Stream Network Audio Streamer, High-Resolution Audio Playback
Network Audio Streamer
iFi Audio - ZEN Stream
Streaming UnleashedBreathe new life into your music listening experience with iFi's ZEN Stream Network Audio Streamer, seamlessly integrating wireless streaming into your DAC setup. With digital coaxial and USB outputs, it connects to your network via Wi-Fi, enabling streaming of music, podcasts, and more.
Integrated AirPlay and DLNA compatibility enhance its wireless versatility, while built-in access to music services like Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect ensures effortless enjoyment of your favorite tunes.
Just Add Remote ControlWithin its elegant design, the ZEN Stream stands as a technological marvel, dedicated to delivering pristine music from the internet to your DAC without compromising quality. With support for PCM384/DSD256 via Wi-Fi/LAN, it ensures true hi-res performance.
Simply pair your smart device as a remote, and you're ready to enjoy. Its optimized open-source architecture works seamlessly across various dedicated platforms, ensuring complete future-proofing through regular updates.
At a glance
• Stream Wirelessly into Your DAC
• Wi-Fi, AirPlay & DLNA Connectivity
• High-Resolution Audio Playback
• Digital Coaxial & USB Outputs
‘Exclusive’ For Your Ears Only
The ZEN Stream has one of the most fully-optimised software platforms in the world.
From the device’s drivers, to the kernel (the heart of the operating system), to the shell (which interfaces with the kernel), to the applications and the user interface — everything is fully optimised for seamless operation and excellent sonic performance.
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 minimise ‘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.
Tech Savvy
'some serious horsepower'Beneath the unassuming casework sits some serious horsepower in terms of both technologies and components.
• 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 USB and S/PDIF interfaces respectively
• Intelligent Ethernet switch controller
• High-PSRR, low idle current, low-dropout voltage regulators with soft start
• Synchronous 1.6MHz high-speed precision power supply controller
• C0G capacitors and Taiyo Yuden and Murata low ESR inductors
The Tech Spec
| Features | Specification | 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 |
| 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 Requirements | 9 VDC, 1.8 A to 15 VDC, 0.8 A 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption | Maximum: 10 W No Signal: 6 W |
| Dimensions | 6.2 x 1.4 x 3.9" / 158 x 35 x 100 mm |
| Weight | 578g |
