The ZEN Air Blue will give you the maximum sound quality from your device – your smartphone, computer or tablet – as it operates at the highest audio resolution level of any Bluetooth system. The Bluetooth system inside has been upgraded by iFi to avoid the 40% drop in audio quality you typically experience with standard Bluetooth (compared to wired audio).
The ZEN Air Blue is ideal as part of a simple, new set-up for someone just starting out in audio who wants to experience the high quality of music streaming apps like Apple Music, Tidal and Qobuz. Just connect your laptop, smartphone or tablet to the ZEN Air Blue via Bluetooth and connect the ZEN Air Blue to your amplifier or active speakers via the RCA connections at the back.
The ZEN Air Blue supports any current Bluetooth stereo audio codec (signal) available on the market today.
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AAC – better than SBC, widely used, found in Apple devices
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aptX HD, aptxLL and aptX Adaptive – variations on an improved aptX
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aptX – better than SBC, widely used, found in Android devices
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LDACTM – extremely high quality, designed by Sony
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LHDC – extremely high quality, designed by Huawei
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SBC – standard Bluetooth used by most audio devices
The ZEN Air Blue is a high-quality Bluetooth audio receiver.
It converts Bluetooth audio streams from smartphones, computers or tablets into an audio stream suitable for headphones, amplifiers and active speakers (speakers that run on their own DC power).
Specifications
| CHIPSET |
Qualcomm QCC 5100 Series |
| DIMENSIONS |
158 x 100 x 35 mm
6.2" x 3.9" x 1.4" |
| DNR |
109dB (A) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE |
20Hz - 20kHz +0/-0.5dB (44.1kHz)
1Hz - 44khz +0/-3.0dB (>= 88.2kHz) |
| INPUT |
Bluetooth 5.0TM with SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, LHDC/HWA Codec |
| NET WEIGHT |
295g
0.65 lbs |
| OUTPUT |
Audio RCA L/R |
| POWER CONSUMPTION |
<2.5W |
| SNR |
109dB (A) @ 0dBFS |
| THD+N |
<0.0015% 10k Load @ 0dBFS |
| POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENT |
DC 5V, ≥ 0.5A (centre +ve) |
