Presents the power of music
Under the design language of「Matrix Audio」family, the new genes of element M2/element M2S 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/element M2S brings you more surprises.
Suitable is the best
element M2/element M2S music streamer is a multi-functional audio source that can play local music files or online streaming audio. It has various input ports including toslink, coaxial, IIS-LVDS, USB audio and HDMI ARC. As a standalone music source, the element M2/element M2S drives various headphones directly, or can be connected to power amplifiers or active speakers for high-res music linstening. Roon Ready, UPnP and AirPlay are also supported. Excellent human-computer interaction, with the MA Remote App by「Matrix Audio」, you can easily configure your devices, browse and playback music files. element M2/element M2S provides an even more excellent pure sound, reproduces the original charm of music meticulously.
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.
- Local Music Playback
- Local Network Streaming
- Online Streaming
- Internet Radio
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.
*Only applicable for element M2
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 toelement M2/element M2S. 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/element M2S for higher quality playback. If the display device supports HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol, the playback on element M2/element M2S 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/element M2S. 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/element M2S. 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/element M2S 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/element M2S 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/element M2S 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 |
DSD 2.8MHz (DoP)
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| 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, 5.6 MHz, 11.2 MHz, 22.4MHz (Native)
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| 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)
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| 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*
| 4.4 mm 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, 1000mW@300Ω, 540mW@600Ω, 1%THD | |
Gain: +18dB | |
| 6.35 mm unbalanced | SNR: 116dB A-weighting |
THD+N:<0.00055%@20Hz-20kHz 2VRMS | |
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB@85kHz | |
Output Impedance:<11Ω | |
Output Power: 1200mW@33Ω, 280mW@300Ω, 140mW@600Ω, 1%THD | |
Gain: +18dB |
*Only applicable for element M2
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
| Controller app | MA Remote App
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| Local Playback | |
| Format Supported: | MP3 , WMA , WAV , AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE, ALAC, M4A, DSF, DFF, CUE
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PCM Sampling Rate: | 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
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| DSD Sampling Rate: | DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz
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| Roon Ready | |
PCM Sampling Rate: | 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 Sampling Rate: | DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz
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AirPlay 2 | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
DLNA/UPnP | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
TIDAL Connect | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
Spotify Connect | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
vTuner | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
Radio Paradise | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
HIGHRESAUDIO | The audio specs depend on the service provider |
Power Specs
Power Voltage | AC 100V-120V 50/60Hz / AC 220V-240V 50/60Hz |
Standby Power Consumption | < 5W |
Maximum Power Consumption | < 50W |
Weight & Size
Weight | 3.5 kg (7.71 pounds) |
Size | Width: 280 mm (11.02 inches) |
Depth: 259 mm (10.20 inches) | |
Height: 58 mm (2.28 inches) |
Accessory
RM4 remote control | x1 |
Power cable | x1 |
Quick start guide | x1 |
Warranty card | x1 |
For improvement purpose, specifications subject to changes without prior notice.
