Matrix Audio element M2 User manual

element M2
Brand
Matrix Audio
Model
element M2
Type
User manual

Matrix Audio element M2 is a versatile music streamer with advanced capabilities for audiophiles seeking exceptional sound quality. It boasts an array of digital and analog inputs, allowing you to connect various audio sources such as CD players, turntables, and streaming devices. The element M2 supports high-resolution audio formats, including MQA and DSD, ensuring a premium listening experience. With its intuitive MA Remote App, you can effortlessly control the device, browse music libraries, and stream music from popular services like Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify.

Matrix Audio element M2 is a versatile music streamer with advanced capabilities for audiophiles seeking exceptional sound quality. It boasts an array of digital and analog inputs, allowing you to connect various audio sources such as CD players, turntables, and streaming devices. The element M2 supports high-resolution audio formats, including MQA and DSD, ensuring a premium listening experience. With its intuitive MA Remote App, you can effortlessly control the device, browse music libraries, and stream music from popular services like Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify.

User Manual
Music Streamer
Packinglist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01
Partsandnames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
LCDScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
Remotecontrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
Operationsbeforeusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
Connecttonetwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
MARemoteApp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
DriverforUSBAudio............................................................................06
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08
Technicalspecifications .........................................................................08
Powerspecifications............................................................................09
Otherspecifications ...........................................................................09
AboutMQA...................................................................................10
AboutRoonReady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AboutSpotify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Catalog
Quickstartguide,warrantycard
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Packing list
ProductRemotecontrol
Powercable
1.Poweron/Standby
After connecting to power supply, press this button to power on the
unit,pressitagaintolettheunitstandby.Ittakesabout30secondsfor
thefirststartupafterconnectingtopowersupplyeachtime.
2.Knob/Button
Set the output volume by turning the knob, when the"Lineout
Mode"is settoFixedthroughMA RemoteApp,thelineoutput volume
isnotadjustable.Presstheknobtomute,presstheknobagainorturn
theknobtounmute.
3. Headphonejack
The 6.35 mm headphone jack is for single-ended headphones, the 4.4
mmheadphonejackisforbalancedheadphones.
LCDscreen
Playbacktouchcontrolarea
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Swiperighttoopentheshortcutpage.
Swipelefttoopenthemenu.
Front
Parts and names
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Mediaandaudioinformation
Includingalbumart,tracktitle,artist,duration,audioformat,samplingrateofthetrack
andthefiltertypebeingused.
Inputchannel
Thenameofselectedinputchannel.
Status
Includingstatusofclock,networkconnection,USBstorage,NASandAsync/Syncmode.
Outputchannelandvolume
Theselectedoutputchannelandvolumelevel.
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LCDscreen
Displayinformation
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Operationoftouchscreen
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Analogoutput
ConnecttoactivespeakersoramplifiersthroughRCAorXLRcables.
Optical&Coaxialinput
Connecttofront-enddeviceswithS/PDIFsignaloutputsthroughopticalorcoaxialcables.
IISLVDSinput
ConnecttodigitalinterfaceproductsfromMatrixAudioorothercompatibledevicesthrough
HDMIcables.Theunitiscompatiblewith4kindsofIISLVDSpindefinitions,whichcanbe
viewedandconfiguredinMARemoteApp.
HDMIARC
ConnecttoTVswithARC(AudioReturnChannel)functionalitiesthroughHDMIcables.
USBaudioinput
ConnecttocomputersasanexternalaudiodevicethroughUSBTypeBcables.
Resetbutton
Onlyusethisbuttonwhentheunitworksincorrectly,theunitcanberesettofactorystate.
PleaseoperateundertheinstructionsbyserviceteamfromMatrixAudio.
USBTypeC
ConnecttoUSBstoragedeviceswhichrequiresnothigherthan5V/1Apowersupply.
Ethernet
Connect to LAN port of the network router, the connection supports up to Gigabit Ethernet
transmission.
Triggerinput/output
Connecttoaudiodeviceswithtriggerportsthroughaø3.5mmmonoplugcables,toachievea
linkagecontrolbetweentheelementdeviceandotherdevices.Thetriggeroutputprovidesa
12VDCsignal.
ACinput
ThisunitadapttoAC100-120VandAC220-240Vpowersupplyautomatically,pleasemakesure
tousetheproductinthepowervoltagerangementionedabove.
  Please use the power cable which includes an earth wire. Please ensure you have a reliable earth wire
connection.Otherwise,thecasingoftheunitmayhaveaslightlychargedtouch.Ifyouneedtheunittobeturned
offcompletely,pleaseunplugthepowercable.
Rear
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Parts and names
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Remotecontrol
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Pointtheremotecontroltotheelementdevicewhenusingit,theoperatingdistanceisabout
8meters.Whenthebatteryislow,theLEDindicatorontheremotecontrolflashesred,there
willalsobeanotificationshowingonthedevicescreen.
IftherearemorethanoneMatrixAudiodeviceinasingleenvironment,inordertoprevent1
remotecontrolfromcontrollingmultipledevicesatthesametime,wepreset5addresscodes
intheremotecontrol,theseaddresscodescanbeconfiguredintheSettingsmenushowing
below,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Slideinthedirectionofthearrowtoopenthebatteryholder.Pleasepayattentiontothe
polaritywheninstallingthebatteries.
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Somearereserved.
DefinethefunctionalitiesofbuttonsthroughMARemoteApp,theyarenotdefinedbydefault.
Presstomute,againtounmute.Youalsocanunmutebypressingthe+/-buttonsinmutestate.
Switchthecorrespondingfiltertypesappliedtothecurrentplayingaudioformatinaloop.
Whentheinputchannelsupports,theplaybackcanbecontrolledbythesebuttons.
Poweron/Standby
Working/Batterystatus
Dimmer
Inputchannels

Programmablebuttons

Volume
Mute/Unmute
Filters
Playbackcontrolarea
Parts and names
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3
ConnecttheproducttotheLANportofthenetworkrouterthroughanEthernet
cable.ItisrecommendedtosetuptherouterasaDHCPserver,theunitwillbe
assigned an IP address automatically. Select "LAN" in option Network in
Settingsmenu,youcanconfigurethenetworkspecsmanually,afterjoiningthe
network,therewillbeashowninthestatusbar.
LAN
Connecttonetwork
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EnterSettingsmenu-Network-Wi-Fi,afternetworkscanningcomplete,choose
theSSIDofyournetworkandenterthepasswords,therewillbea
shown in the status bar after connected. The device supports 2.4GHz/5GHz
wirelessnetwork.
WhentheconnectionhasnoInternetaccess,therewillbeainthestatusbar.
Wi-Fi
Operations before using
MARemoteApp
InstallMARemoteAppforyouriPad,iPhoneorAndroidphone.
To control and configure the element device through MA Remote App,
or playback streaming music from the element devices, please refer to
matrix-digi.com/tutorialsforinstructions.
Opentheapp,followtheinstructionstoaddthedevicetoMARemoteApp.
When connecting the device to a Windows 7/8/10/11 computer via USB
connection as an external audio device, please install drivers as following
instructions:
DriverforUSBAudio
1.Double-clickthedriverinstallationpackageandclick"Next".
2.Selectinstallationpathandclick"Install".
3.Click"Next"aftertheinstallationiscomplete.
4.Click"Finish"toclosetheSetupWizard.
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Operations before using
It’snoneedtoinstalldriversformacOS,justselect“elementSeries”astheaudio
outputdeviceinSoundPreferences.
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Operations before using
TheelementdevicescanbeconnectedtoaniPhoneoriPadviaaLightningto
USBCameraAdapter.
TheelementdevicescanbeconnectedtoAndroiddevicesviaanOTGadapter,
butnoteveryAndroiddevicesarecompatiblewithdeviceviaOTGconnection.
Technical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
DSD 2.8MHz(DoP)
IISLVDS：
PCM 16-32Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz,705.6kHz,768kHz
DSD 2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz(DoP)
DSD 2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz,22.4MHz(Native)
USBAudio：
PCM 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz,705.6kHz,768kHz
MQA 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHzMQAorMQAStudiostream
DSD 2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz(DoP)
DSD 2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz,22.4MHz(Native)
HDMIARC：
PCM 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,192kHz
LineOutput
XLR
SNR:128dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00020%@1k,<0.00022%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.05-3dB@85kHz
Crosstalk:>-145dB
OutputLevel:4VRMS@0dB
RCA
SNR:125dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00022%@1k,<0.00023%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.05-3dB@85kHz
ChannelCrosstalk:>-130dB
OutputLevel:2VRMS@0dB
HeadphoneOutput
4.4mmBalanceｄ
SNR:119dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00055%@20Hz-20kHz4VRMS
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@85kHz
OutputImpedance:<22Ω
OutputPower:1800mW@33Ω,1100mW@300Ω,540mW@600Ω,1%THD
Gain:+18dB
6.35mmSingle-ended
SNR:116dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00055%@20Hz-20kHz2VRMS
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@85kHz
OutputImpedance:<11Ω
OutputPower: mW@33Ω,280mW@300Ω,140mW@600Ω,1%THD1200
Gain:+18dB
Network
LAN： 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN： 2.4GHz/5Ghz
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Appendix
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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
Controllerapp： MARemoteApp
LocalPlayback：
FormatSupported：MP3,WMA,WAV,AIF,AIFC,AIFF,AAC,FLAC,OGG,
APE,ALAC,M4A,DSF,DFF,CUE
PCM 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz,705.6kHz,768kHz
MQA 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHzMQAorMQAStudiostream
DSD 2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz,22.4MHz
RoonReady:
PCM 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz,705.6kHz,768kHz
MQA 16-24Bit/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHzMQAorMQAStudiostream
DSD 2.8MHz,5.6MHz,11.2MHz,22.4MHz
AirPlay2,DLNA/UPnP,TIDALConnect,SpotifyConnect,vTuner,RadioParadise,
theaudiospecsdependontheserviceprovider.
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Otherspecifications
Weight： 3.5kg(7.71pounds)
Size：Width2８0mm(11.02inches)，
Depth259mm(10.20inches)，
Height58mm(2.28inches)．
Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Powerspecifications
PowerVoltage：AC100V-120V50/60Hz/AC220V-240V50/60Hz
StandbyPowerConsumption：<5W
MaximumPowerConsumption：<50W
280ｍ ｍ
259 ｍ ｍ
58mm
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ThisunitincludesaMQAfulldecoder,whichenablesyoutoplaybackMQA
audiofilesviastreamingorUSBaudioport,deliveringthesoundoftheoriginal
masterrecording.
ThedotsbesidetheMQAlogogreenorbluetoindicatethat
the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and denotes
provenancetoensurethatthesoundisidenticaltothatofthesourcematerial.It
glowsblue to indicate it is playing an MQAStudio file, whichhas
eitherbeenapprovedinthestudiobytheartist/producerorhasbeenverifiedby
thecopyrightowner.
ThedotglowsmagentatoindicatethattheunitisrenderinganMQA
streamorfile.ThisdeliversthefinalunfoldoftheMQAfile.
MQAandtheSoundWaveDeviceareregisteredtrademarksofMQALimited.©2016
AboutMQA(MasterQualityAuthenticated)
AboutRoonReady
Being Roon Ready means that Matrix Audio music streamers transparently
discoverandconnecttoRoonwithoutanyconfiguration,andbit-perfectaudio
isdeliveredfromRoontoyourmusicstreamers.
AboutSpotify
Useyourphone,tabletorcomputerasaremotecontrolforSpotify.Goto
spotify.com/connecttolearnhow.
TheSpotifySoftwareissubjecttothirdpartylicensesfoundhere:
 .https://www.spotify.com/connect/third-party-licenses
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·Thisproductisforindooruseonly.
·Forfullventilation,itisrecommendedtoreserveaspaceoflargerthan5cmaroundthedevice.
·Donotcovertheairventswithstuffssuchaspapers,tablecloths,andcurtainstoobstructventilation.
·Donotplacestuffwithflame,suchaslightedcandles,onthedevice.
· If the device is used in tropical areas, please be careful to prevent insects from entering the unit
throughtheairvents.
·Thedevicemustnotbesubjecttowaterdropletsorsplashes.Pleasedonotplacestuffsfilledwith
liquidssuchasvasesandcupsonornearthedevice.
·DonotputstuffsaroundthedevicepowerplugandtheACpowersocket,inordertodisconnectthe
powersupplyeasilywhenneeded.
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Matrix Audio element M2 User manual

element M2
Brand
Matrix Audio
Model
element M2
Type
User manual

Matrix Audio element M2 is a versatile music streamer with advanced capabilities for audiophiles seeking exceptional sound quality. It boasts an array of digital and analog inputs, allowing you to connect various audio sources such as CD players, turntables, and streaming devices. The element M2 supports high-resolution audio formats, including MQA and DSD, ensuring a premium listening experience. With its intuitive MA Remote App, you can effortlessly control the device, browse music libraries, and stream music from popular services like Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify.

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