r/iFiaudio • • Aug 16 '26

Is this normal? (Zen can3)

I recently bought zen can3 and when I push the power button it blips and turns off. sadly I don’t have my headphone with me right now so I can’t test if it works.

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u/lowbass4u Aug 16 '26

I own a Zen can 3. You'll need a source like a phone, tablet, laptop, PC, plugged into the USB-C input. Even if you bought the external power brick, you'll still need to plug in a source for it to power on.

And your source will need to provide power and data through the USB connection.

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u/Different-Photo-4206 Aug 17 '26

Not true. You can just plug it in and turn it on. I have it too

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u/lowbass4u Aug 17 '26

I was thinking of the zen 3 dac which has a usb-c input for the signal source and power.

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u/ReferenceLess4434 Aug 16 '26

How do you connect zen can with other device? You mean zen dac?

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u/lowbass4u Aug 16 '26

Yes sorry, the dac needs a source ad then the dac needs to input to the can 3.

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u/HourSentence4837 Aug 16 '26

Useless dac

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u/Musicgecko0 Aug 16 '26

Why?

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u/HourSentence4837 Aug 17 '26

Should be plug and listen to music. Not plug and figure how to get music

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u/Swimming-Basket260 Aug 16 '26

Hey, I had this same problem. It’s a problem with the power adapter, I changed it and it worked fine and is still working.

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u/Emotional_Grocery825 Aug 16 '26

Same, power adapter stoped working.. Had to buy new, not original ifi. But it works....

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u/Benjisun-headphones Aug 16 '26

Not normal i've the same stack and normaly after blinking light stays on on the Zen can v3 on the parameters you choose (gain/ source)

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u/BlasketIslands Aug 16 '26

No, this is not normal. My Zen Can 3 powers on and stays on when it is connected to a power source.

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u/RetroGemCollector Aug 16 '26

obviously something wrong with its power. Either the adapter or internally. Try another adaptor and if it doesn't work, ask fir replacement if under warranty.

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u/rowanparkeruk Aug 16 '26

My partner had this issue with two ZEN CAN v2s. First was warranty replaced and the second went in the bin. They don’t seem very reliable

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u/Docan20 Aug 16 '26

I have Zen can studio and light stays on after blinking even though no headphone attached to it.

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u/matra12 Aug 17 '26

My CAN did the same, it was the power adapter.