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Element X2

Matrix Audio Element X2 User manual

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  • What is the maximum power the USB port provides?
    What headphone jack types are available?
    What network connectivity options are available?
    What audio formats are supported by the device?
    How do I control the device remotely?
    How do I reset the device?
Music Streamer User Manual
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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.
Analoginput
ConnecttovinylturntablesordeviceswithanalogoutputsthroughRCA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
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Programmablebuttons
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Volume
Mute/Unmute
Filters
Playbackcontrolarea
Parts and names
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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.
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.
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Operations before using
Technicalspecifications
HardwarePlatform
CPU：NXPi.MX6QuadCortex-A9
D/AChip：ES9038Pro
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
AuxInput
SNR:106dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.0025%@1k,<0.0030%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.07-3dB@43kHz
ChannelCrosstalk:>-102dB
InputLevel:2.1VRMSMaximum
LineOutput
XLR
SNR:131dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00012%@1k,<0.00020%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.05-3dB@85kHz
Crosstalk:>-146dB
OutputLevel:4.5VRMS@0dB,15.8VRMS@+10dB
RCA
SNR:125dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00012%@1k,<0.00020%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.05-3dB@85kHz
ChannelCrosstalk:>-137dB
OutputLevel:2.2VRMS@0dB,7.5VRMS@+10dB
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:<12Ω
OutputPower:2600mW@33Ω,1100mW@300Ω,580mW@600Ω,1%THD
Gain:+18dB@LowGain,+28dB@HighGain
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:<6Ω
OutputPower: mW@33Ω,290mW@300Ω,150mW@600Ω,1%THD1600
Gain:+18dB@LowGain,+28dB@HighGain
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Appendix
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Network
LAN： 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN： 2.4GHz/5Ghz
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,RadioParadise
theaudiospecsdependontheserviceprovider.
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Otherspecifications
Weight： 4kg(8.82pounds)
Size：Width３40mm(13.39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
340 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 toindicateitisplaying an MQA Studio file, which has
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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