Forged for Masters of Audio.

Whether youre commuting, working remotely, or traveling for pleasure, theGO bar Kenseioffers a perfectly portable solution toelevate your headphone experienceto heavenly heights.Kensei is a Japanese term that translates to Sword Saint in English,a title granted to the elite few who elevate the craft and artistry of swordsmanship beyond even that of the finest swordmasters.

Tailored. Sweet Sound.

Listen your way withfour bespoke digital filters and two analogue processing modes,each designed to enhance different music genres.Bit-Perfectdelivers natural tones, making it ideal for all genres. GTO enhances sound details and density, particularly suited for vocal tracks.Minimum Phaseproduces a warmer sound, blending the characteristics of Bit-Perfect and Standard, making it perfect for soul and jazz.Standardoffers a tighter sound with controlled highs, ideal for pop music and movie OST.XBass+ boosts bass, while XSpace creates a spacious soundstage.

Compact and Powerful.

TheGO Bar Kensei, crafted with Japanese stainless steel,offers maximum rigidity ina compact size (65 x 22 x 13.2 mm), similar to a USB flash drive.Its the perfect travel companion for mobile, tablet, or MacBook Pro users. With USB-C connectivity for plug-and-play convenience,it delivers up to 477mW output power10 times more than an iPhone 15.It features iEMatch for high-sensitivity IEMs and Turbo mode for power-hungry headphones, effortlessly driving a wide range of premium earphones and headphones.

Cut the Crosstalk.

Connect to the GO bar Kensei via 3.5mm S-Balanced or 4.4mm Balanced headphone outputs.

iFis exclusive 3.5mmS-Balanced* technology cuts crosstalk and noise by 50% with regular single-ended headphones.

Advanced chip. Accurate clock.

TheGO bar Kenseis DAC section features a 16-core XMOS microcontroller programmed by us to optimise sound qualityand perfectly complement the32-bit Cirrus Logic DAC chipset. A customised digital filter reduces pre-echoes and ringing, while the GMT (Global Master Timing) precision clock system ensures ultra-low jitter.It supports high-resolution audio formats: PCM up to 32-bit/384kHz, Native DSD256, 2x DXD, and full MQA decoding.

Built for hungry CANs & delicate IEMs

TheGO Bar Kensei is designed to drive the biggest, thirstiest headphones on the marketwhile also having the delicate touch necessary to power the most sensitive of IEMs.iEMatch fine-tunes the output level and removes potential background noiseto ensure sensitive IEMs and headphones are perfectly paired with the Kensei.

Revitalise studio recording sound with legendary K2HD.

Digital recordings can feel emotionally flat despite their clarity. Engineers at Victor Studio observed this gap between their original masters and digital sub-masters, prompting a quest for a solution. Through meticulous comparisons and human expertise, they developed K2 Technology. K2 Technology revives rich, natural harmonics in digital sound, adding an organic quality that breathes life into recordings. “The new K2 parameter values, selected by JVCKENWOOD and Victor Studio engineers, deliver the purest K2 effect, revealing the ideal ‘K2 sound,'” said JVCKENWOOD.

Input Design Setup

At one end of the GO Bar Kensei is a USB-C input to connect your smartphone, tablet or laptop for a supercharged sound experience while at the other, a balanced 4.4mm output allows headphones equipped with a balanced cable to make the most of the GO Bar Kenseis balanced audio circuitry.

The other output is a 3.5mm output channelling iFis S Balanced technology, which cuts noise and crosstalk by 50% with regular single-ended headphone connectors.

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