Fosi Audio shows the ZH1, a dual-CS43131 desktop DAC for around £130
Shown at CanJam London ahead of a September release, the ZH1 puts two Cirrus Logic converters and more than a watt of output in a hexagonal chassis, for roughly £130.
Fosi Audio showed the ZH1 at CanJam London 2026, a desktop DAC and headphone amplifier expected in September at around £130. It uses two Cirrus Logic CS43131 converters and is quoted at over a watt of output, in a hexagonal chassis with colour-changing lighting. It sits below the ZH3, the company's £199 all-in-one.
Two CS43131 chips is the same arrangement that dominates the dongle market, moved onto a desk where mains power removes the current ceiling that limits a bus-powered device. That is the interesting part of the design and the one a power measurement into a stated impedance would confirm. Budget desktop DACs are also the most thoroughly measured category in audio, so the ZH1 will have public numbers quickly.
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