MATRIX ELEMENT M2 – Streamer Headphone & pre- amplifier, dual Sabre ES9028PRO DAC
Under the design language of Matrix Audio family, the new genes of element M2 are ready to burst. It will be the most compact full-featured stand-alone source in your audio system, it will bring your traditional two-channel system into the high-res streaming audio world, and make your multimedia entertainment experience more immersive. The brand new element M2 brings you more surprises.
| Marque: Matrix Audio |
| Product Type: Network Streamers |
MATRIX AUDIO ELEMENT M2
New UI New impression
The 2nd gen element series music streamer is equipped with a 3.46 inch LCD touch screen. When playing over the network, or playing local music via MA player, rich information of the track is displayed on the screen. The touch screen allows you to perform various operations more conveniently. The newly added playback touch keys make the new generation of element music streamers easier to use.
Richer than rich
If you own a big treasure of digital audio, MA player allows you to easily browse and play music in USB drives or NAS. If you prefer high-res online streaming, TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify and Internet radio will be your huge library of music. Roon Ready, DLNA/UPnP and AirPlay 2 bring you different music streaming experiences.
MA Remote APP
You can browse and playback your local music files, online music stream from TIDAL and Qobuz, and even Internet radio stations through the MA Remote App on your iPhone, iPad or Android phones. The device configurations, firmware updates also can be managed by the app.
Many possible sources
With the Element M2, you can enjoy your music in many ways. Whether your files are stored on a device on your local network (computer, NAS…), on a USB storage device or on your smartphone, they are accessible from the Element M2. The streamer also supports DLNA and AirPlay2 streaming protocols as well as Spotify Connect and TIDAL Connect, allowing you to send your music to the M2 directly from a smartphone, for example. Many music streaming services are also accessible from the network player, such as Spotify, TIDAL or Qobuz, but also to a wide range of web radios thanks to vTuner.
Full of power Full of details
We added a 4.4 mm balanced headphone jack for the element M2, making it convenient to pair with various headphones. The built-in headphone amplifier has been upgraded to a 4-channel full-balanced architecture. The fully symmetrical circuit design allows the left and right channel signals to pass through a nearly perfectly symmetrical amplification circuitry. Providing plenty of headphone output power at low distortion and noise.
Everything In Your Hand
We take every detail of the product seriously, even the remote control is no exception. The new RM4 remote control has added playback control functions, making it more convenient to switch tracks, play, pause and other operations. With the 2 programmable buttons which can be set to your frequently used functions through the MA Remote App. The material of aluminum and plastic makes the remote control comfortable to the touch.
Early bird of TV Hi-Fi
We have added HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) input port to element M2. When connected to display devices such as TVs and projectors with HDMI ARC functionality, the digital audio from the HDMI signal can be transferred to element M2 for higher quality playback. If the display device supports HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol, the playback on element M2 can be controlled by this display device.
Asynchronous or synchronous, it’s up to you
There are async mode and sync mode available on element M2. In the Async mode, the master clock of the D/A chip comes from the built-in Crystek CCHD-950 femtosecond clock, and the clock from the front-end device will be abandoned. In the Sync mode, the built-in femtosecond clock will be turned off, and the D/A chip depends on the clock of the front-end device completely.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| SPECIFICATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Product type | Streamer |
| Inputs | 1x Coaxial 1x Optical 1x I2S LVDS via HDMI 1x USB-B 1x HDMI ARC 1x RJ45 |
| Outputs | 1x Stereo RCA 1x Stereo XLR 1x Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output 1x Single-ended Jack 6.35mm headphone output |
| CPU | NXP i.MX 6Quad Cortex-A9 |
| DAC Chip | ES9028Pro |
| Clock | Crystek CCHD-950 |
| Supported sampling rates | Coaxial / Optical : PCM up to 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP64 I2S LVDS : PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, Native DSD up to DSD512, DSD DoP up to DSD256 USB-B : PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, Native DSD up to DSD512, DSD DoP up to DSD256, MQA up to 24bit 384kHz HDMI ARC : PCM up to 24bit 192kHz |
| SNR | RCA Output : > -125dB A-Weighting XLR Output : > -128dB A-Weighting Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output : > -119dB A-Weighting Single-ended Jack 6.35mm headphone output : > -116dB A-Weighting |
| THD+N | RCA Output : < 0.00022% @ 1kHz, < 0.00023% @ 20Hz-20kHz XLR Output : < 0.00020% @ 1kHz, < 0.00022% @ 20Hz-20kHz Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output : < 0.00055% @ 20Hz-20kHz 4Vrms Single-ended Jack 6.35mm headphone output : < 0.00055% @ 20Hz-20kHz 2Vrms |
| Frequency response | RCA Output : 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB @ 85kHz XLR Output : 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB @ 85kHz Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output : 20Hz-20kHZ ±0.1 -3dB @ 85kHz Single-ended Jack 6.35mm headphone output : 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB @ 85kHz |
| Crosstalk | RCA Output : > -130dB XLR Output : > -145dB |
| Output level | RCA Output : 2Vrms @ 0dB XLR Output : 4Vrms @ 0dB |
| Headphone output impedance | Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output : < 22Ω Single-ended Jack 6.35mm headphone output : < 11Ω |
| Headphone output power | Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output : 1800mW @ 33Ω, 1000mW @ 300Ω, 540mW @ 600Ω, 1% THD Single-ended Jack 6.35mm headphone output : 1200mW @ 33Ω, 280mW @ 300Ω, 140mW @ 600Ω, 1% THD |
| Headphone output gain | +18dB |
| Network | LAN : 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN : 2.4GHz / 5GHz |
| Trigger | Input : 6-12VDC < 10mA Output : 12VDC 50mA max |
| Control app | MA Remote |
| Supported file formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE, ALAC, M4A, DSF, DFF, CUE |
| Supported transmission protocols | AirPlay 2 DLNA/UPnP TIDAL Connect Spotify Connect vTuner |
| GENERIC | |
|---|---|
| Supply voltage | 100-120VAC 50/60Hz 220-240VAC 50/60Hz |
| Consumption | Standby: < 5W Max : < 50W |
| Dimensions | 280 x 259 x 58mm |
| Weight | 3.5kg |
| Package | Matrix Element M2 1x RM4 Remote control 1x Power cable |