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iFi Zen Air Phono Pre-Amplifier

Description

There’s something in the Air.

Our super affordable phono stage makes your vinyl sound purer than ever.

ZEN Air Phono

Enjoy a purer listening experience with the ZEN Air Phono, our super affordable phono stage.

A phono stage, also called a phono pre-amp, provides the connection between the record cartridge/pickup (stylus) and the amplifier.

Turntable cartridges output a very small signal. This signal needs amplifying up to several hundred times the original size before it is loud enough for your amplifier. A phono stage increases the signal level from millivolts to volts.

When vinyl was the standard for audio recording, the phono stage was built-in to receivers and amps, allowing direct connection of a turntable. These days most receivers and amps do not contain a phono stage so a separate unit is needed.

It is a necessity for any turntable without a phono stage already built in. It will also upgrade a basic built-in phono stage in a turntable or amplifier system.

Purer still

Listening to music on vinyl is good for the soul. It sounds purer than listening to a track via your phone or computer.

Make this experience purer still by reducing hiss, noise and rumble on your records with the  ZEN Air Phono.

MC and MM

There are two kinds of turntable cartridge – Moving Magnet and Moving Coil – and the ZEN Air Phono works with both of them.

  • The MM setting  is for cartridges with an output voltage of 2mV and higher.
  • The MC setting for outputs less than 2mV.

You use the gain switch on the rear to change this setting.

It also has a precise RIAA equalisation setting to satisfy the most demanding vinyl lover.

Engage warp drive

As we all know, records can become warped with age. With the ZEN Air Phono any warp on your records will be driven away by our ‘subsonic filter’.

Normal subsonic filters remove ‘rumble’ AND bass and cause phase issues.

Our unique AI phono sub-sonic filter removes ‘rumble’ only.

Features

  As with many other iFi audio products, we’ve incorporated a custom OV Series operational-amplifier. This top-notch component contributes to the extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.

TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications.

Getting ever closer to the theoretical ideal of pure, frequency-constant capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to vanishingly low levels.

They are pricey but are a perfect addition to our products.

Panasonic ECPU capacitors. Each ECPU capacitor is constructed from some 3,500 layers of ultra-thin dielectrics less than 0.5μm thickness. It offers class-leading Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), low impedance and frequency stability and vanishingly low distortion.

Specifications

Power supply requirement DC 5V/1.0A (centre +ve)
Frequency Response 20Hz -20kHz (±0.15dB)
Channel Separation > 75dB (1kHz all modes)
Max Output Voltage RMS6.5V RMS 600Ω(<1% THD & N)
Gain MM 40dB / MC 64dB
Input Impedance MM 47k / MC 1k
Output Impedance 100Ω
SNR MM (40dB ±1dB)
MC (64dB ±1dB)
86dB (A-weighted) re 1V
82dB (A-weighted) re 1V
Ein (equivalent input noise)

MC
MM
0.6nV | /Hz (unweighted) 6.5nV | /Hz (unweighted)
-151dBV (A-weighted)
-130dBV (A-weighted)
Total Harmonic Distortion MC
MM
<-80dB / 0.01% re 1V
<-90dB / 0.005% re 1V
Power Consumption <1.8W
Dimensions 158 x 117 x 35 mm
6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4"
Net weight 320g
0.71 lbs

iFi Zen Air Phono Pre-Amplifier

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£99.00 Incl. VAT

      Description

      There’s something in the Air.

      Our super affordable phono stage makes your vinyl sound purer than ever.

      ZEN Air Phono

      Enjoy a purer listening experience with the ZEN Air Phono, our super affordable phono stage.

      A phono stage, also called a phono pre-amp, provides the connection between the record cartridge/pickup (stylus) and the amplifier.

      Turntable cartridges output a very small signal. This signal needs amplifying up to several hundred times the original size before it is loud enough for your amplifier. A phono stage increases the signal level from millivolts to volts.

      When vinyl was the standard for audio recording, the phono stage was built-in to receivers and amps, allowing direct connection of a turntable. These days most receivers and amps do not contain a phono stage so a separate unit is needed.

      It is a necessity for any turntable without a phono stage already built in. It will also upgrade a basic built-in phono stage in a turntable or amplifier system.

      Purer still

      Listening to music on vinyl is good for the soul. It sounds purer than listening to a track via your phone or computer.

      Make this experience purer still by reducing hiss, noise and rumble on your records with the  ZEN Air Phono.

      MC and MM

      There are two kinds of turntable cartridge – Moving Magnet and Moving Coil – and the ZEN Air Phono works with both of them.

      • The MM setting  is for cartridges with an output voltage of 2mV and higher.
      • The MC setting for outputs less than 2mV.

      You use the gain switch on the rear to change this setting.

      It also has a precise RIAA equalisation setting to satisfy the most demanding vinyl lover.

      Engage warp drive

      As we all know, records can become warped with age. With the ZEN Air Phono any warp on your records will be driven away by our ‘subsonic filter’.

      Normal subsonic filters remove ‘rumble’ AND bass and cause phase issues.

      Our unique AI phono sub-sonic filter removes ‘rumble’ only.

      Features

        As with many other iFi audio products, we’ve incorporated a custom OV Series operational-amplifier. This top-notch component contributes to the extremely low noise, low distortion (0.0001%) and wide bandwidth.

      TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications.

      Getting ever closer to the theoretical ideal of pure, frequency-constant capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to vanishingly low levels.

      They are pricey but are a perfect addition to our products.

      Panasonic ECPU capacitors. Each ECPU capacitor is constructed from some 3,500 layers of ultra-thin dielectrics less than 0.5μm thickness. It offers class-leading Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), low impedance and frequency stability and vanishingly low distortion.

      Specifications

      Power supply requirement DC 5V/1.0A (centre +ve)
      Frequency Response 20Hz -20kHz (±0.15dB)
      Channel Separation > 75dB (1kHz all modes)
      Max Output Voltage RMS6.5V RMS 600Ω(<1% THD & N)
      Gain MM 40dB / MC 64dB
      Input Impedance MM 47k / MC 1k
      Output Impedance 100Ω
      SNR MM (40dB ±1dB)
      MC (64dB ±1dB)
      86dB (A-weighted) re 1V
      82dB (A-weighted) re 1V
      Ein (equivalent input noise)

      MC
      MM
      0.6nV | /Hz (unweighted) 6.5nV | /Hz (unweighted)
      -151dBV (A-weighted)
      -130dBV (A-weighted)
      Total Harmonic Distortion MC
      MM
      <-80dB / 0.01% re 1V
      <-90dB / 0.005% re 1V
      Power Consumption <1.8W
      Dimensions 158 x 117 x 35 mm
      6.2" x 4.6" x 1.4"
      Net weight 320g
      0.71 lbs

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