iFi Audio ZEN CAN Signature MZ99

iFi Audio ZEN CAN Signature MZ99

The iFi ZEN CAN Signature MZ99 is a high-performance analog headphone amplifier from iFi Audio. This headphone amplifier is based on the Pro iCAN top model from iFi and is also symmetrical, dual-mono and discrete in class-A construction. iFi also uses specially selected components. The sound quality? It is, especially in this price range, surprisingly good. Whether you want to drive extremely sensitive in-ears or the most difficult planar over-ears, with this iFi ZEN CAN Signature your headphones will sound better than ever before.

Analog perfection

Send the audio signal single-ended via the 3.5mm or RCA line input or choose a balanced connection via the 4.4mm Pentaconn connection. This headphone amplifier is analog from input to output. This means that there are no USB or digital S/PDIF connections available. Do you need digital inputs? Then combine this ZEN CAN with the iFi ZEN DAC Signature. Do you like to stream from iOS or Android via Bluetooth? Then simply connect a ZEN Blue to this ZEN CAN Signature. Whatever your Head-Fi wishes were, with the ZEN CAN Signature you lay a good foundation for every headphone after which you can expand to your heart's content with the other ZEN models from iFi Audio.

Functionality

This ZEN CAN is suitable for any type of headphone and is equipped with a 6.3mm and a 4.4mm Pentaconn headphone connection. iFi has placed a gain switch on the front that amplifies by 0dB, 6dB, 12dB or 18dB. Set the gain for an in-ear to 0dB and switch to maximum gain if you have a hard to drive planar headphone. iFi Audio has developed the MZ99 function especially for owners of a Meze 99 Classics headphone. This makes small analog sound corrections, which creates a linear frequency response when using these headphones.

In addition, iFi has added its completely new Xspace Matrix sound optimization to this headphone amplifier. This is mainly intended for music albums where the reproduction is literally experienced between the ears. With Xspace Matrix, the ZEN CAN pulls the reproduction apart in such a way that voices are beautifully centrally reproduced, but details and effects are realistically placed in space, creating a wider and deeper sound image. With this iFi ZEN CAN Signature headphone amplifier, you can lift the performance of your headphones to a lonely high level.