iFi audio
ZEN DAC 3
interface_dac
$229
Used market: $135*
Specifications
5 of 10 values have a recorded source- Type
- DAC/Amp Combo·
- Bus Powered
- yes·
- Max Gain dB
- 0·
- Analog Inputs
- ·
- Analog Outputs
- 6.35mm Headphones, 4.4mm Balanced Headphones, RCA Line Out, 4.4mm Balanced Line Out·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-C·
- Min Usb Power W
- 2.5✓
- Headphone Output
- Max Power mW: 210 · Max Voltage Vrms: 3.29 · At Impedance ohms: 32 · Output Impedance ohms: 1·
- Max Sample Rate kHz
- 768·
- Phantom Power Provided
- no·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Headroom Notes
iFi quotes power at 32 and 600 ohms but never a voltage, so the voltage here comes from the 600-ohm point, where the amplifier is voltage-limited rather than current-limited. The balanced 4.4 mm jack reaches roughly twice that. Note that the '<=200 ohm' and '<=100 ohm' impedance figures on the page belong to the line outputs, not to the headphone amplifier — mixing them up would make the device look catastrophic.
Setups using this gear
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~59% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026