@JK47 I bought it used and the seller didn’t mention updating the firmware, so I’m guessing whatever the original firmware is. I did check iFi’s site and the only firmware updates are Bluetooth and USB XMOS updates.
Well, damn it, the USB on this sounds considerably better than the other digital inputs. Given that this is the most expensive Zen DAC and it seems to be specifically because of the extra digital inputs, I am having a hard time understanding the rationale for this device.
The USB input sounds much more like how Marv described the Zen DAC v2, which was the thread that got me intrigued to try this DAC. I figured the Pi2AES would be a better source than USB, which is why I went for the Zen One specifically, and now it seems like it was thrown in as an afterthought. Maybe the coax sounds better from the balanced output, but in SE the USB spanks it.
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