Active speakers with ifi zen stream and ifi zen dac 3

[Arvind Mathur]

I have recently upgraded from ifi zen stream to Lumin U2 mini so my zen stream is free.
I am looking to gift this to my neice and also purchase her ifi zen dac3.
What active bookshelf speakers should I suggest her to buy matching the above combo?

 

[DB1989]

I have recently upgraded from ifi zen stream to Lumin U2 mini so my zen stream is free.
I am looking to gift this to my neice and also purchase her ifi zen dac3.
What active bookshelf speakers should I suggest her to buy matching the above combo?

Most of the active speakers from popular hi fi brands come with an inbuilt DAC so you might want to budget the funds allocated towards the Zen DAC into that for the speakers.

What's your budget?

 

[Arvind Mathur]

Most of the active speakers from popular hi fi brands come with an inbuilt DAC so you might want to budget the funds allocated towards the Zen DAC into that for the speakers.

What's your budget?

About 75k total for dac + speakers

 

[amit_s]

About 75k total for dac + speakers

Have a look at Edifier S3000MKI but
might be slightly above your bbudget.

 

[DB1989]

About 75k total for dac + speakers

Believe it or not, thats a hard budget to work with cuz there are some good options below that and good options above that but nothing quite between 50k to 75k that I can unabashedly recommend.

The Q Acoustics M20HD would be a good fit if you're working with a room not more than 200 sq, ft. in size.

It has very good sound quality (think of a Q Acoustics 3020i driven by the best amplifier possible) and an active DSP & Crossover which ensures that no matter how much one tries and pumps the volume, it won't distort as it auto adjusts. Having an active DSP, it also allows for placement right up against the wall as it has three modes to adjust for the distance from the rear boundary.

The DAC inside is as resolving as the Ifi Zen DAC V1 that i'm running and on the connectivity side, its actually better as it has bluetooth (very good SQ), optical (for connecting to a TV directly) and most importantly, USB so that your niece can directly connect it to the Zen Stream's USB out or a PC. The build quality is also excellent and they feel very solid.

Plus, it has a remote!