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product_id: 223611727
title: "iFi ZEN CAN Balanced Desktop Headphone Amp and Preamp with 4.4mm Outputs (UK PIN)"
brand: "ifi"
price: "87720 som"
currency: KGS
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reviews_count: 13
category: "I Fi"
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# 1600mW max power output Ultra-low distortion Class A circuit Balanced 4.4mm & 6.3mm outputs iFi ZEN CAN Balanced Desktop Headphone Amp and Preamp with 4.4mm Outputs (UK PIN)

**Brand:** ifi
**Price:** 87720 som
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎧 Elevate Your Audio Game — Hear What You’ve Been Missing

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** iFi ZEN CAN Balanced Desktop Headphone Amp and Preamp with 4.4mm Outputs (UK PIN) by ifi
- **How much does it cost?** 87720 som with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/223611727-ifi-zen-can-balanced-desktop-headphone-amp-and-preamp-4)

## Best For

- ifi enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ifi brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Power That Moves You:** Unleash up to 1600mW at 16Ω for dynamic, heart-pounding sound that brings your headphones to life.
- • **Engineered for Purity:** Class A output stage with dedicated input level matching delivers ultra-low distortion and noise-free listening.
- • **Versatile Connectivity:** Multiple inputs and outputs including RCA, 3.5mm, and balanced 4.4mm for seamless integration with your gear.
- • **Immersive 3D Soundstage:** Experience a wider, speaker-like soundstage with iFi’s signature 3D matrix and XBass analog processing.
- • **Precision Balanced Outputs:** Dual 4.4mm balanced and 6.3mm single-ended outputs ensure pristine audio fidelity for any setup.

## Overview

The iFi ZEN CAN is a premium desktop headphone amplifier and preamp engineered for audiophiles and professionals. Featuring a powerful 1600mW Class A output stage, balanced 4.4mm and single-ended 6.3mm outputs, and advanced analog processing like XBass and 3D matrix, it delivers immersive, distortion-free sound with a wide soundstage. Its versatile connectivity options and precision engineering make it the perfect companion for high-end headphones and audio setups, transforming everyday listening into a rich, dynamic experience.

## Description

Product Description

Review: A powerful amp with special features - I went Zen and never looked back, the dac v2 was so good but the amp is extra special, you have more control but the xspace or 3D effect made my hifiman edition xs sound like 2000 dollar headphones... Just as good as it can get for sound.. The combo is perfect and the amp adds another 60% to fullness... Get the combo if you love bass, clean sound and wide soundstage And the amp comes with ifi power brick.. Just perfect
Review: Excellent and unbeatable at this price range - Even though the iFi ZEN CAN is supposed to be a budget Desktop Headphone Amp and Preamp, the sound quality and its features can only be found on much more expensive gear. First, I bought the iFi ZEN DAC V2 and I was so pleasantly surprised and happy with its performance, that I ordered the CAN right the next day and...WOW what a pair they make

## Features

- ✅ SUPERIOR ENGINEERING - Extremely low distortion and noise from a circuit design inspired by our flagship headphone amp which uses a dedicated input stage that level matches to your source, allowing the signal to flow freely through the Class A output stage, literally music to your ears
- ✅ POWER REALIZED - Maximize the performance of your headphones, more than just getting loud, but realizing the full dynamic range of the drivers and experiencing soft vocals as well as heart pounding drums, never missing a beat. Delivers up to 1600mW of power at 16 ohms
- ✅ IMMERSIVE SOUND - Enhanced with our signature analog signal processing to deliver accurate and more natural bass frequencies through XBass, and to present a wider soundstage that brings the music out in front of you through our 3D matrix which replicates speaker listening without the cumbersome setup
- ✅ THE INS AND OUTS - Features both a balanced 4.4mm pentacon and a single ended 6.3mm (1/4”) headphone output on the front as well as three inputs on the back, including a 3.5mm line out, RCA left and right sockets, and a 4.4mm balanced pentacon connector. Additionally there is a 4.4 balanced output to connect to a power amplifier or active speakers for use as a preamplifier
- ✅ INCLUDED - Set of RCA cables, Standard power supply and 3.5mm -> 6.3mm adaptor.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B08DD71B3N |
| Best Sellers Rank | 207 in Headphone Amplifiers |
| Brand Name | iFi |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 151 Reviews |
| Item Weight | 0.87 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Abbingdon Music Research |
| Manufacturer Part Number | ZEN CAN |
| Model Number | ZEN CAN |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** iFi
- **Colour:** Silver
- **Material:** Aluminum
- **Model name:** ZEN CAN
- **Style:** desktop

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I cannot seem to get a clear answer to this. Does the zen dac produce better sound? This focus on amplification, the other in sound conversion**
A: The Zen DAC is a DAC/Amp, it converts digital signals into audio you can hear and amplifies it. It will have inherently worse sound coming out of it's amp then having a dedicated AMP. To say that either has "better" sound is partly subjective over how the sound literally sounds, but also a bit objective in how clean that sound is and how well that sound is reproduced or amplified. you will get better sound from a Dedicated DAC and a Dedicated AMP then you would from a combo unit. How much you want to spend on these is also important, while there is little you can gain from spending more money on a DAC, spending more on an AMP, can and often does offer a better sound or a more colorful sound depending on context. Of course you have to have the Hearing and the Headphones/speakers to hear the difference.

**Q: Does connection headphones disconnects pre-out on the back of the unit?**
A: plugging in headphones doesn't seem to cut outputs on back, at least on the one I have now, but I have had bad luck with this unit.

**Q: Is this the zen dac v2?**
A: Hi,
This is the ZEN CAN, which is a headphone amplifier.
Due to high demand the ZEN DAC V2  is currently out of stock but will be back in shortly.

Thanks
iFi audio

**Q: Output at 32 ohm?**
A: From the manual of iFi Zen DAC: Inputs 
The Fi audio ZEN CAN features two inputs; single-ended RCA (1M Ohm) and balanced 4.4mm (24k Ohm). The ZEN CAN’s dedicated 
input stage adjusts its input levels to match connected sources, but at the same time it avoids loading them and allows for constant 
Class A operation and lowest distortion
Max Output
1. Output SE >7.6V/196 mW (@ 300 Ohm) 
>7.2V/1600 mW (@ 32 Ohm)
2. Output Balanced >15.1V/385 mW (@ 600 Ohm) 
>11.0V/1890 mW (@ 64 Ohm)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A powerful amp with special features
*by C***A on 17 July 2023*

I went Zen and never looked back, the dac v2 was so good but the amp is extra special, you have more control but the xspace or 3D effect made my hifiman edition xs sound like 2000 dollar headphones... Just as good as it can get for sound.. The combo is perfect and the amp adds another 60% to fullness... Get the combo if you love bass, clean sound and wide soundstage And the amp comes with ifi power brick.. Just perfect

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent and unbeatable at this price range
*by S***. on 20 January 2022*

Even though the iFi ZEN CAN is supposed to be a budget Desktop Headphone Amp and Preamp, the sound quality and its features can only be found on much more expensive gear. First, I bought the iFi ZEN DAC V2 and I was so pleasantly surprised and happy with its performance, that I ordered the CAN right the next day and...WOW what a pair they make

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I now hear everything...
*by G***S on 8 June 2021*

I've been running my Sennheiser HD660s through my PC motherboard's line-out, as well as a Behringer audio interface and I thought they sounded ok. However, I didn't like that the bass was a little mushy and the mids were rather over-powering. I thought that a 150 ohm set of headphones would be no match for the 600ohm my motherboard said it could handle. Apparently I was very wrong. I recently picked up the iFi Zen CAN amp and have it sat between the computer and my headphones using an RCA cable. I have the gain set to 18dB using a regular single-ended connection from my headphones (I haven't tried the balanced cables yet), the bass boost is on and it sounds incredible. The bass has tightened up, the highs are clear as daylight and the mids are wholesome. My musical tastes include everything from Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and middle-of-the-road rock, to industrial and thrash metal --Fear Factory, Pantera, Ministry etc. Everything sounds sublime. I'm now going through my whole music collection and hearing things in a whole new way.

## Frequently Bought Together

- iFi ZEN CAN Balanced Desktop Headphone Amp and Preamp with 4.4mm Outputs (UK PIN)
- iFi Cable Series 4.4mm to 4.4mm Balanced Male to Male Connector

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*Last updated: 2026-05-26*