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Super Smart, Super Subsonic

Standard subsonic filters aren’t intelligent and are typically loathed by audiophiles. They filter not only the bass rumble 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 Cartridge, Your Rules

The ZEN Phono 3 supports four MM/MC gain selections from 36 to 72dB and four input impedance settings.
Mix and match gain and loading settings independently of each other with the all-new loading button, ensuring optimum compatibility with a wide range of cartridges and allowing you to get the sound ‘just right’.

Exacting Equalisation

At the vinyl mastering stage, records are pressed with an inverse RIAA equalisation curve applied. This needs to be undone on playback by the phono stage to reveal the magic of the music.
ZEN Phono 3’s RIAA EQ circuitry uses multiple TDK C0G capacitors in parallel. This is for best stability and the least distortion.
This allows for ZEN Phono 3’s RIAA playback equalisation curve to be within +/- 0.15dB tolerance from 20-20kHz, allowing you to hear your records more accurately than ever before.
Its RIAA accuracy is on-par with more costly phono stages that use hand-selected capacitors.

Shockingly Silent

ZEN Phono 3 has a high-tech clean power supply built directly into it, isolated on its own “island” and away from the rest of the board.
The power supply’s isolation mitigates noise pollution of the analogue stage – ensuring that only the audio is amplified and allowing for the noise-floor to remain whisper quiet.
ZEN Phono 3’s Equivalent Input Noise measures at -151dBV, which is 20dBV quieter than some Stereophile Class A+ phonos. *
For optimal noise performance, ensure that you are providing 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 out all incoming EMI and RFI noise. You’ll never feel powerless against noise and graininess again.

What's in the box

• iFi ZEN Phono 3
• iFi power supply
• RCA to RCA cable
• User manual

Technical information

• Gain Settings
• MM: 36dB
• MC High: 48dB
• MC Low: 60dB
• MC V-Low: 72dB
• Max Output Voltage (RMS)
• Bal 100kΩ: ≥19.98V (THD+N <1%) / 600Ω: ≥12.75V (THD+N <1%)
• SE 100kΩ: ≥10.07V (THD+N <1%) / 600Ω: 7.94V (THD+N <1%)
• Output Impedance
• BAL: 200Ω
• SE: 100Ω
• Input Impedance
• MM: 47KΩ (100/200pF)
• MC High: 47kΩ (100/200pF)
• MC Low: 1k/400/100Ω
• MC V-Low: 1k/400/100Ω
• 
  SNR MM: 91dB(A)/82dB (unweighted 80kHz BW)
• (2V Balanced, 1V Single-Ended):
• MC High: 81dB(A)/72dB (unweighted 80kHz BW)
• MC Low: 89.6dB(A)/80dB (unweighted 80kHz BW)
• MC V-Low: 78.6dB(A)/69dB (unweighted 80kHz BW)
• Harmonic Distortion MM: <-91dB/0.0027%
• (2V Balanced, 1V Single-Ended @ 600Ω)
• MC High: <-80dB/0.0095%
• MC Low: <-70dB/0.031%
• MC V-Low: <-73dB/0.022%
• Channel Separation: >75dB (1kHz all modes)
• Frequency Response
• BAL: 20Hz-80kHz (-3dB)
• SE: 20Hz-20kHz (-0.15dB)
• Dimensions (Length x Width x Height): 158 x 115 x 35mm
• Net Weight: 456g
• Power Supply Requirement: DC 5V/0.5A (centre positive)
• Power Consumption: No Signal ~1.5W; Max Signal ~1.8W