ZEN Air CAN - High Resolution Headphone Amplifier for PC/Mac/Smartphone/Tablet/TV's/Streamers | 3.5mm Audio and RCA Outputs to Speakers | US

Amazing quality, clear sound and works with my strange audio setup.

I was in the market for a new dedicated headphone amp and didn’t want to spend an arm and a leg. The reviews for the Air CAN were mostly glowing, so I bit the bullet. I don’t expect much from an amplifier, Im just looking for amplification and solid reliability. First, like everyone else has been complaining about, a power supply should be included. I’m not talking about their $80 one, but a simple 5V power supply would suffice. At the very least it should be an option on their Amazon page. Thankfully, I had a 5V power supply lying around and am using that. As far as materials go, I don’t really have any complaints. From normal distances it looks pretty good. Step in a little closer and start touching it, and you’ll see where they cut costs. But for the price, I think it looks pretty sharp and inoffensive. The only reason I bought this was so I could listen to music late at night without disturbing anyone’s beauty sleep. The Air Can accomplishes this beautifully. The spec’s show that this little thing is more than capable of driving all types of high impedance cans, so it had no issue pumping power through my headphones. I really dig the XBass and XSpace features and use them all the time. XBass is my favorite and it adds a robust boost to the bass. I've tried them separately and think I prefer them together. I'm mostly enjoying the Air CAN and think most would be satisfied with its features annd ability to drive a variety of headphones.

Sounded good. I ended up returning it for an all in one DAC/amp that sounded just as good for only a couple of bucks more.

Two years of ownership and use and this little amp continues to surprise me with its ability to drive my iems and headphones. The three dongle dacs I had purchased between $50 to $80 dollars for my iems worked as expected and provided very good sound with the amp. As I transitioned to headphones I was also delighted that the external dacs I had worked without issues with this amplifier to provide a level of audio that exceeded my expectations considering its price (including a few dollars for a 5v power supply). It also worked properly with a power bank I had previously purchased. I have not had any audio issues driving my Sennheiser or Hifiman headphones with good clarity and sound to volumes that over time would damage your hearing. It has proven to be an excellent purchase at a reasonable price for my listening needs…

After having this a little while now I have to say that if you pair this with a headphone system that is light on the low end the bass to sub bass section, you will love it! As far as volume, don't believe the hype. It's OK, not the loudest thing out, but it is the cleanest. I know that this company has had manufacturing issues in the past but mine seem to work right out the box no leveling issues whatsoever. As a side note if you are using the 400 SE, the 1060 C or the sundaras the second gain level is all you need. Great product Flawless sound you won't be disappointed

Excelent for the price. I paired it with a Raspberyy Pi with a hat DAC and sound is excellent. Tried it with Sennheiser HD58X and HD6XX, and with Hifiman He400. Plenty of volume for all of them without requiring to go past the midpoint in the volume knob. For the moment, I've used it mostly with the 58X and I feel a "clarity" that I didn't feel when paring them with a cheap Rockville Tubehead amp (not to say the rockville amp is bad, it's actually quite nice). Next couple of weeks I'll try it more extensively with the 6XX and the He400, but hoping to get good results too.

Matches perfectly with Ifi Zen Air Dac for streaming. It drives my HiFiMan Sundara headphones with aplomb! With 2 inputs in, 3 gain settings, and a balanced 4.4mm along with standard headphone jack, very functional. Don’t be mislead by description saying only use with ipad, iphone, etc etc. This is a full functioning powerful amp. Ifi Zen does it again. You will need a 5v ac adapter to power this amp properly.

I'm afraid I have to agree with the other less than enthusiastic reviews for this. I'm a big fan of all the previous iFi ZEN lineup but this one is a dud. It lacks all of the sweetness in the more expensive non-Air Zen Can and delivers cold sterile sound you would expect from any cheap headphone amp. The ZEN Air DAC and ZEN Air Phono are both solid wallet-friendly products but skip this one and spend a little more for the big brother Zen Can if you want the sound iFi is highly regarded for.