iFi's ZEN DAC is BIG on beginner-bang-for-buck

This video is brought to you by AURALiC: https://www.auralic.com Camera: Olaf von Voss | Editor: John Darko | Motion GFX: John Darko | Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan I will be giving this DAC away to one of my Patrons:   / johndarko   The second video in this series:    • The Cambridge DacMagic 200M just DOESN'T c...   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... #ifi #dac #audiophile __________________________________________________________________ Darko.Audio FAQ: https://darko.audio/faq/ Why are/were comments turned OFF? https://darko.audio/2020/10/why-im-sw... What the bloody hell am I talking about?    • What the bloody hell am I talking about?   How is Darko.Audio funded? https://darko.audio/funding/ __________________________________________________________________ DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PODCAST? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://open.spotify.com/show/1mnKixp...   / johnhdarko   __________________________________________________________________ Darko.Audio is a web magazine covering new and exciting developments in the audio world and we aren’t afraid of indie rock or techno. Web: https://Darko.Audio Instagram:   / darkoaudio   Facebook:   / darkodotaudio