The exceptional iFi Zen DAC V2 knocked us for six on its way to becoming a certified What Hi-Fi? Award-winner last year, smashing the competition thanks to its wide range of features, beautiful build quality and, most importantly, pack-leading sound. We rate it as the best in its class, and while the new iFi Zen DAC V3 could become the new top dog, the V2 will never be anything short of superb.
The fact that the V2 is enjoying a serious discount is good news for audiophiles everywhere, especially those of us who do much of our listening via a decent set of headphones. iFi's DAC/headphone amp combo usually retails at around £199, but thanks to a heavy slashing over at Peter Tyson, it's dropped by £50 to just £149. That's a saving of 25 per cent, and you even get iFi's iSilencer Plus noise eliminator as part of the package.
