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REVIEWS & TECHNOLOGY
ELEMENT M2 MQA STREAMER
DAC
Presents the power of music
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.
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.
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.
Isolated Design
There
are 2 independent power supplies dedicated for the ARM processor and the
digital audio processing part of element M2. We put the 2 parts in independent
circuit units, and joint them by several optocouplers to achieve complete
electrical isolation. The audio circuit part uses an independent linear power
supply to present a pure music background to you.
Highway of audio data
The
element M2 is equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet port to ensure more stable
connection when streaming high sampling rate audio files. Make the music data
stream in your audio system smoothly.
Follow your way
Under
good wireless network signal coverage, you can choose Wi-Fi connection. The
integrated 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi antenna, gives element M2 a tidy and
clean appearance and a flexible connection option.
Get your pace
The
newly added trigger ports allow you no need to turn the amplifier on or off
manually, just let the element M2 work as a control center, and enjoy the music
with a single touch.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Hardware
Platform |
|
CPU |
NXP i.MX 6Quad
Cortex-A9 |
D/A Chip |
ES9028PRO |
Clock Source |
Crystek
CCHD-950 |
Digital Input |
|
Coaxial &
Optical |
PCM 16-24Bit
/44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz |
IIS LVDS |
PCM 16-32Bit
/44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz,
705.6kHz, 768kHz |
USB Audio |
PCM 16-24Bit
/44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz,
705.6kHz, 768kHz |
HDMI ARC |
PCM 16-24Bit
/44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz |
Line Output |
|
XLR |
SNR: >-128dB
A-weighting |
RCA |
SNR: >-125dB
A-weighting |
Headphone
Output |
|
4.4 mm balanced |
SNR: >-119dB
A-weighting |
6.35 mm
unbalanced |
SNR: >-116dB
A-weighting |
Network |
|
LAN |
10/100/1000
Mbps |
WLAN |
2.4 GHz / 5 GHz |
USB |
|
The USB port
provides a maximum power of 5V/1A. |
|
The USB port
works with devices which conform to the USB mass storage standard and
supports FAT, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS file formats, but is not guaranteed to be
compatible with all storage devices. |
|
Trigger |
|
Trigger in |
DC
6-12V<10mA |
Trigger out |
DC 12V/50mA MAX |
MA Player |
|
Format
Supported |
MP3 , WMA , WAV
, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE, ALAC, M4A, DSF, DFF, CUE |
PCM Sampling
Rate |
PCM 16-24Bit
44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz,
768kHz |
DSD Sampling
Rate |
DSD 2.8MHz,
5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz |
Power |
|
Power Voltage |
AC 100V-120V
50/60Hz / AC 220V-240V 50/60Hz |
Standby Power
Consumption |
< 5W |
Maximum Power
Consumption |
< 50W |
Weight &
Size |
|
Size |
Width: 280 mm
(11.02 inches) |
Weight |
3.5 kg (7.71
pounds) |