Matrix Audio element i2 User manual

element i2
Brand
Matrix Audio
Model
element i2
Type
User manual

Matrix Audio element i2 is a high-resolution music streamer with advanced audiophile-grade features. It supports a wide range of music formats, including MQA, DSD, and high-resolution PCM. With its dual ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M DACs, the element i2 delivers exceptional sound quality with low distortion and high signal-to-noise ratio. It also features a variety of digital and analog inputs and outputs, making it easy to connect to various audio systems.

Matrix Audio element i2 is a high-resolution music streamer with advanced audiophile-grade features. It supports a wide range of music formats, including MQA, DSD, and high-resolution PCM. With its dual ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M DACs, the element i2 delivers exceptional sound quality with low distortion and high signal-to-noise ratio. It also features a variety of digital and analog inputs and outputs, making it easy to connect to various audio systems.

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
01
Packing list
ProductRemotecontrol
Powercable Quickstartguide,warrantycard
2.Poweron/Standbybuttonandknob
Afterconnectingtopowersupply,presstheknobtopowerontheunit,
pressitagaintolettheunitstandby.Ittakesabout30 secondsforthe
firststartupaftereachconnectiontothepowersupply.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.
Undermutemode,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
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.
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.
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.
The device can be connected to an iPhone or iPad via a Lightning to USB
CameraAdapter.
The device 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：ES9038Q2M
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)
LineOutput
XLR
SNR:120dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00025%@1k,<0.00035%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@80kHz
Crosstalk:>-138dB
OutputLevel:4VRMS@0dB
RCA
SNR:118dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.00035%@1k,<0.00050%@20Hz-20kHz
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@80kHz
ChannelCrosstalk:>-130dB
OutputLevel:2VRMS@0dB
HeadphoneOutput
4.4mmBalanceｄ
SNR:116dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.0006%@20Hz-20kHz4VRMS
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@65kHz
OutputImpedance:<22Ω
OutputPower:1500mW@33Ω,950mW@300Ω,500mW@600Ω,1%THD
Gain:+16.5dB
6.35mmSingle-ended
SNR:114dBA-weighting
THD+N:<0.0008%@20Hz-20kHz2VRMS
FrequencyResponse:20Hz-20kHz±0.1-3dB@65kHz
OutputImpedance:<11Ω
OutputPower: mW@33Ω,260mW@300Ω,130mW@600Ω,1%THD1200
Gain:+16.5dB
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.
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/44.1kHz,48kHz,88.2kHz,96kHz,176.4kHz,
192kHz,352.8kHz,384kHz,705.6kHz,768kHz
MQA 16-24Bit/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
AirPlay2,DLNA/UPnP,TIDALConnect,SpotifyConnect,vTuner,RadioParadise,
theaudiospecsdependontheserviceprovide.
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Otherspecifications
Weight： 2.6kg(5.73pounds)
Size：Width240mm(9.45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-240V50/60Hz
StandbyPowerConsumption：<5W
MaximumPowerConsumption：<30W
240 ｍ ｍ
259 ｍ ｍ
58mm
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ThisunitincludesaMQAfulldecoder,whichenablesyoutoplaybackMQA
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 i2 User manual

element i2
Brand
Matrix Audio
Model
element i2
Type
User manual

Matrix Audio element i2 is a high-resolution music streamer with advanced audiophile-grade features. It supports a wide range of music formats, including MQA, DSD, and high-resolution PCM. With its dual ESS Sabre ES9038Q2M DACs, the element i2 delivers exceptional sound quality with low distortion and high signal-to-noise ratio. It also features a variety of digital and analog inputs and outputs, making it easy to connect to various audio systems.

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