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Zen Blue

Name: iFi Audio Zen Blue
Brand: iFi Audio

iFi Audio

Zen Series

DigitalDACsDiscontinued

Estimated price (community-sourced)

$129

About the Zen Blue

The iFi ZEN Blue is a compact Bluetooth 5.0 wireless DAC/receiver built around a Qualcomm QCC5100-series chipset, designed to add high-quality Bluetooth streaming to existing hi-fi systems. It supports major Bluetooth audio codecs including SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC and HWA/LHDC, enabling better-than-CD-quality wireless playback when used with compatible sources. The unit provides Bluetooth-only input and offers both digital outputs (optical and coaxial S/PDIF) and analog outputs (stereo RCA and 4.4 mm balanced line out) so it can feed either an external DAC or go straight into an amplifier or powered speakers. Power is supplied via 5 V DC, and the ZEN Blue focuses solely on receiving Bluetooth audio (no transmit or USB DAC modes), distinguishing it from later models such as the ZEN Blue V2 and ZEN Blue 3, which add expanded features like USB input and Bluetooth transmission.

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