iFi's ZEN DAC is BIG on beginner-bang-for-buck

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Camera: Olaf von Voss | Editor: John Darko | Motion GFX: John Darko | Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan

I will be giving this DAC away to one of my Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko

The second video in this series: https://youtu.be/zpDATUAJ1QE

0:00 Intro + context
3:09 Hello Zen
5:54 Power to the headphone people
8:08 DACsolute beginners
10:44 But is it 'best' though?

**I've goofed in this video. Sony did not develop the Pentaconn connector:
https://www.ndics.com/en/products/pentaconn

iFi ZEN DAC:
https://darko.audio/2019/10/ifis-zen-dac-is-a-129-mqa-dsd-dac-headphone-amplifier/

Topping D10s:
https://darko.audio/2020/11/a-short-film-about-the-topping-d10s/

GATO AMP-150:
https://darko.audio/2021/04/a-long-film-about-the-gato-amp-150/

Wilson TuneTot:
https://darko.audio/2021/02/a-short-film-about-the-wilson-audio-tunetot/

Sennheiser x Drop HD6XX:
https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx

AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt:
https://darko.audio/2019/07/a-short-film-about-the-audioquest-dragonfly-cobalt/

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