iFi's ZEN DAC (£129) has not been around that long and has already garnered praise aplenty, including picking up one of our Applause Awards. However, even more recently, the affordable, desktop DAC/headphone amp has been crowned Best Value DAC 2020-2021 by EISA.
EISA's judging panel is formed of 61 specialist publications from 29 countries, giving it a truly global reach.
In the words of EISA:
The appeal of the iFi ZEN DAC is simple: with eye-catching looks, flexibility, solid engineering within and a remarkably grown-up sound, this entry-level DAC is a conspicuous hi-fi bargain. It proves that desktop audio doesn't have to be the poor relation of 'proper' hi-fi, and is a real giant-killer, whether as a DAC/headphone amp or a simple digital preamp. Buy this to boost the sound of your computer, and you may well find you're listening to it most of the time. Best of all, it does all this at a very affordable price – this is amazing value for money.
Miles Roberts, iFi's global head of sales, told StereoNET:
This is our third EISA win in seven years, and we're delighted! Many thanks to the EISA panel for recognising the ZEN DAC's class-leading value for money, an attribute it shares with the other ZEN Series products – the ZEN Blue hi-res Bluetooth DAC and just-launched ZEN CAN analogue headphone amp. A fourth ZEN Series product is set to join the range next month… With every device priced at £149 or less, the iFi ZEN Series makes high-performance sound more accessible than ever.
Huge congratulations to team iFi on the much-deserved recognition.
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