You can make a sound, you can hear music.

The ZEN CAN Studio is a very powerful, high-performance, dedicated headphone amplifier for musicians who rely on headphones for mixing, monitoring or mastering and won't accept compromise.

Thanks to its compact housing, the ZEN CAN Studio is perfect for studio, live room, stage or home use.

Alternatively, you can connect it to two active monitors via the 4.4mm balanced output, so you can use it as a desktop monitor controller. Combine with the matching ZEN One Studio D/A to create a full-featured interface/controller.

ZEN CAN Studio

- Balanced 4.4 mm outputs. Asymmetrical 6.3 mm output
- Balanced 4.4mm, XLR and 6.3mm TRS inputs. Asymmetrical 3.5 mm input
- Microphone 5/8” lower mounting socket
- 15.1 V/385 MW at 300 Ohms - 7.2 V/1600 MW at 32 Ohms

Power and volume.

You just can't get the most out of your headphones with the laptop output. With 52 times more power, ZEN CAN Studio gives you everything you've been missing and helps you hear your recordings without draining.

Designed to work well with almost any headphone, with four adjustable +6dB gain levels for the perfect fit.

ZEN CAN's mono select function allows you to switch between L, R or L&R on both headphones.

With stacked technology.

The ZEN CAN Studio uses a high-end, custom OV op-amp that delivers ultra-low distortion and noise from its Class-A balanced circuit, which is siphoned from iFi Studio's flagship headphone amp, the iCAN. Its output is huge at 15.1V at 300 ohms.

Closed-mode voltage converter circuits use strong LC filtering to separate the audio circuits from the internal power supply. A high-capacity energy store ensures the propulsion of short, transient music signals.

Both balanced inputs, such as from a D/A, and unbalanced inputs can be used, providing maximum connection flexibility whether working in the studio, live or on the go.

Internal noise is kept to a minimum as the MCU (microcontroller unit) and LEDs are in 'sleep mode' unless tampered with. All internal circuitry is FET-based to provide full audio pass-through while handling very high peak signals and keeping noise and distortion ultra-low (0.0001%).

Stage or studio.

ZEN CAN Studio moves at home on stage, in a live room or even in the controller. It can be used to monitor musicians in a live room, for example a band or all members of a band, so you can achieve a much better quality than what is usually offered in recordings.

Take it on the road and use it as a stage monitor amp with your personal IEMs - ideal for keyboardists, drummers and static musicians.

Listen to your recordings during mixing and mastering with headphones and the high-quality amplifiers of ZEN CAN Studio, and you can be sure that you are hearing what you want.

Inputs

- 4.4mm (Balanced): 4.0Vrms (nominal) @ 0dBFS, 24kΩ resistance
- 3.5mm (Unbalanced): 1.0Vrms (nominal) @ 0dBFS, 1MΩ resistance
- XLR/6.3mm (Balanced): 4.0Vrms (nominal) @ 0dBFS, 24kΩ resistance
- 6.3mm pin assignment: TRS (+, -, Earth); compatible with TS connector (+, Earth)
- XLR connector: Separate left and right connectors

Maximum input signal level (Max. Input)

- 4.4mm: 7.4V RMS
- 3.5mm: 1.92V RMS
- XLR: 7.4V RMS
- 6.3mm: 7.4Vrms (symmetrical) / 3.8Vrms (asymmetrical)

Maximum output power (Max Output)
Balanced:

- 15.2V / 385 mW (@ at 600Ω resistance)
- 11.0V / 1890 mW (@ at 64Ω resistance)

Asymmetric (UnBAL):

- 7.6V / 196 mW (@ at 300Ω resistance)
- 4.0V / 1000 mW (@ at 16Ω resistance)

Output Impedance:

- Symmetrical: