{"product_id":"ifi-audio-zen-dac-v3-hi-res-dac-and-headphone-amplifier","title":"iFi Audio ZEN DAC V3 Hi-Res DAC and Headphone Amplifier","description":"\u003cp class=\"h1 heading-has-gradient\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefined to \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"animated-marker\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csvg class=\"svg-marker svg-marker--style2\" width=\"192\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 28\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3 11.9994C56 8.99939 167.626 -0.217816 187 4.99939C201 8.76949 83.5 14.9993 56 24.9997\" stroke=\"var(--marker-color)\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte text-size-regular\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning ZEN DAC 3 doubles its high-resolution support to 768kHz, DSD512, and MQA decoding, continuing its legacy as WHAT Hi-Fi?’s Best DAC under £200 for four years. 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