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

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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/pen...

iFi ZEN DAC:
https://darko.audio/2019/10/ifis-zen-...

Topping D10s:
https://darko.audio/2020/11/a-short-f...

GATO AMP-150:
https://darko.audio/2021/04/a-long-fi...

Wilson TuneTot:
https://darko.audio/2021/02/a-short-f...

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

AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt:
https://darko.audio/2019/07/a-short-f...

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