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Review on iFi Zen Blue V2 - HiFi Bluetooth 5.0 Receiver DAC 🎢 for Streaming Music to Speakers/AV Receivers - Optical/Coaxial/SPDIF/BRCA/4.4 Balanced Output (US Version) by Crystal Forrest

Revainrating 5 out of 5

For what he does, he does it well. I sent it back after a day of trial use.

IFI Zen Blue is as good as the source will allow and is intended to be used. I have fiber optic to the house 1Gig up and down. Wi-Fi 802.11ac 5GHz signal delivered to nearby Fire Cube. This is the purest music I've heard streaming over Bluetooth. Easy to mate, built like a Sherman tank. I wanted to see what I could get out of streaming music over the internet. That wasn't enough for me. But not the fault of the MFP. You cannot get CD quality if the source quality is lower than this quality. The best streaming music I've ever heard. The signal-to-noise ratio is damn good. I use Mono Amped TFM Carver amplifiers with 600 watts per channel with 4 wired Tannoy Studio monitors with 1000 watts peak. The audio is just like a gathering for moderate levels and still being able to hold a conversation without yelling was really good. In addition, the dynamic range suffered and noise became noticeable at higher power levels. Blind comparison of CDs of the same music with this product. Again, this isn't the MFP's fault for what it's designed to do. I'm a fan of lossless .WAV files. As a headphone pickup, I think this IFI will knock it out of the park. A premium device for what source music allows. Very impressive. I would try. To tell you what I think of the IFI Zen Blue, I was so impressed that I am reviewing a product from Revain or any other website for the first time. In short, no streaming music will ever satisfy my needs unless I feel the need to run it.

Pros
  • High Quality
Cons
  • Approximately