Ifi Zen Phono 3

249 €

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Phono preamp with headphone output

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In a world where modern technology is constantly evolving, simplicity and connection are what we crave most. Nothing demonstrates this better than the familiar act of picking out your favorite LP, listening to the soft crackle before it starts, and sharing a story or two with friends as you listen together.

If this is the type of connection you want, then a well-designed phono stage is essential for your vinyl setup. It takes the subtle whispers of your capsule and amplifies them hundreds of times, making the magic of your vinyl compatible with headphones, amplifiers, receivers and speakers. The ZEN Phono 3 opens the door to that analog world with style and substance. With a smart warp filter and versatile loading options, you'll be able to listen to your beloved LPs like new and fully experiment with your system setup.

Equipped with drip technology from our prestigious history with sister company AMR, the ZEN Phono 3 is a noise-free upgrade that will allow you to seamlessly return to the wonderful world of vinyl.

Very smart. Super subsonic.
Standard subsonic filters are not smart and are generally hated by audiophiles. They filter out not only the bass noise from warped records but also the bass of the song. Our intelligent subsonic filter knows the difference between the two and only filters the warp, leaving the song completely intact, and without adding group delay.

Your capsule. Your rules.
The ZEN Phono 3 supports four MM/MC gain selections from 36 to 72 dB and four input impedance settings. Mix and match gain and load settings independently with the new load button, ensuring optimal compatibility with a wide range of cartridges and allowing you to get the “perfect” sound. With MM/MC, high/low and very low, the ZEN Phono is capable of driving almost any cartridge. So as your vinyl system grows over time, the ZEN Phono will always be up to par.

Precision and demand.
At the vinyl mastering stage, records are pressed with a reverse RIAA equalization curve applied. This must be undone during playback on the phono stage to reveal the magic of the music. The ZEN Phono 3's RIAA EQ circuit uses multiple TDK C0G capacitors in parallel. This is to achieve the best stability and least distortion.

This allows the ZEN Phono 3's RIAA playback equalization curve to be within a tolerance of +/- 0.15 dB from 20 to 20 kHz, allowing you to hear your records more accurately than ever before. Its RIAA accuracy is on par with more expensive phono stages that use hand-selected capacitors.

Surprisingly quiet.
ZEN Phono 3 has a clean high-tech power supply integrated directly, isolated in its own “island” and away from the rest of the board. Isolation of the power supply mitigates noise pollution from the analogue stage, ensuring that only the audio is amplified and allowing background noise to remain silent.

The ZEN Phono 3's equivalent input noise measures -151 dBV, which is 20 dBV quieter than some Class A+ stereophonics. *For optimal noise performance, be sure to provide the cleanest power to your Phono 3.

The iFi iPower2 is an ultra-quiet, ultra-clean audiophile-grade power supply, featuring Active Noise Cancellation II technology to cancel all incoming EMI and RFI noise. You will never feel helpless over noise and grain again.

Smart subsonic filter
Since the launch of the first iPhone in 2012, we have used our own internal subsonic filter. Since there is only minimal vertical modulation at very low frequencies left with a playable true cut LP, we know that the “vertical modulation” at low frequencies must be warped. By fully understanding how LPs are cut and played, it is possible to heavily filter out record warping without simultaneously attenuating the bass or adding group delay.

Op Amp
As with many other iFi products, it incorporates a custom OV series op amp. This top-notch component contributes to extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.

MuRata Capacitors
High Q, low ESR multilayer capacitors, muRata control type. The 'ESR control' aspect of the MuRata is something special. Its noise suppression capabilities are impressive.

TDK Capacitors
TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications. Increasingly closer to the theoretical ideal of pure constant frequency capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to extremely low levels: They are expensive but are a perfect match for our products.

Balanced Circuitry
Design with balanced circuit. Simply not seen at this price, it is a superior method to the traditional single-ended circuit approach. Balanced circuitry reduces noise and crosstalk. Less interference: clearer sound.

Texas Instruments Integrated
Texas Instruments low noise ICs offer large unity gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, power supply and common mode rejection ratios of over 100 dB, wide widths maximum output oscillation band and high response speeds.

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