[Cricket4life247]

Both



At the moment, I have the Zen DAC v2 hooked up to my windows box, and the Tone2 Pro to my MAC. The reason is that Apple does not yet offer a Apple Music client for windows that will stream lossless. Otherwise I would have no need for the tone 2 pro at home, and it would be in my office at work.

1) There is no noticeable difference sonically running RCA or balanced, especially when all paths lead to the CAN.
2) Balanced is running from the Zen DAC to the CAN. RCA from Tone2 Pro to the CAN.
3) The benefit of this setup is that if I can switch with the press of a button from the balanced input (Zen DAC v2) on the CAN to the RCA input on the CAN (Tone 2 Pro), and leave everything else connected without getting messy or complicated. If I want to listen to Apple lossless, hit a button, start listening, and vice versa back to Windows.

I'm staying at Tidal for now. No exclusive mode on Apple Music and no Roon integration..

 

[Cricket4life247]

Do you run RCA or balanced between the two? I did move to balanced IEM/phone cables earlier this year.

I run balanced between the Dac V2 and the Can

 

[123peter]

IFI announces the premiere - what exactly ZEN CAN v2? https://fb.watch/69ZuMNYzkB/

 

[Cricket4life247]

IFI announces the premiere - what exactly ZEN CAN v2? https://fb.watch/69ZuMNYzkB/

 

[123peter]

If there is IFI ZEN DAC v2 and IFI ZEN BLUE v2, now what is IFI ZEN... next v2 ???

 

[123peter]

Whoever guesses will get this product for free

 

[Effigy]

Whoever guesses will get this product for free

My money is on a new hip DAC

 

[123peter]

ok ok for free -----test

 

[Cricket4life247]

ok ok for free -----test

If there is IFI ZEN DAC v2 and IFI ZEN BLUE v2, now what is IFI ZEN... next v2 ???

Zen Phono V2

 

[Cricket4life247]

Zen Phono V2

Actually I don't think it will be the Phono. It will be something that no one will expect...

 

[Effigy]

Actually I don't think it will be the Phono. It will be something that no one will expect...

Almost certainly ifi will be looking to ensure they have a piece of kit that taps into the market Apple just opened up for lossless. Their mobile offering is limited at the moment.

 

[Cricket4life247]

Almost certainly ifi will be looking to ensure they have a piece of kit that taps into the market Apple just opened up for lossless. Their mobile offering is limited at the moment.

Yeah I also think so

 

[Cricket4life247]

Yeah I also think so

Most people that use Apple Music, only use it on mobile anyways so that would be really smart from iFi

 

[Effigy]

Almost certainly ifi will be looking to ensure they have a piece of kit that taps into the market Apple just opened up for lossless. Their mobile offering is limited at the moment.

Yeah I also think so

The guess is based on two things
1) Apple just opened the market wide
2) All of the many ifi offerings are way overblown in terms of price or don’t effectively deal with the problem of “mobility” well - every mobile offering from ifi is a chonky pocket dweller that practically needs its own carrying case

if they want in, they have to see that the market is demanding high res lossless without the massive footprint. Even THX got it, hence their new ONYX DAC

Lots of other cost effective solutions for mobile emerging (see previous post for just a few)

 

[Cricket4life247]

The guess is based on two things
1) Apple just opened the market wide
2) All of the many ifi offerings are way overblown in terms of price or don’t effectively deal with the problem of “mobility” well - every mobile offering from ifi is a chonky pocket dweller that practically needs its own carrying case

if they want in, they have to see that the market is demanding high res lossless without the massive footprint. Even THX got it, hence their new ONYX DAC

Lots of other cost effective solutions for mobile emerging (see previous post for just a few)

I use the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 buds for on the go so I'm fine. Also Fiio is very good with portable DAC/AMP's like the Btr5