Matrix Audio mini-i 4 – Balanced DAC & Network Streamer with Hi-Res Audio

Matrix Audio mini-i 4 – Balanced DAC & Network Streamer with Hi-Res Audio

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The Matrix Audio mini-i 4 is a compactfeature-rich digital audio hub designed forthe modern listening experience. ltseamlessly bridges the gap... Read more

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    Description

    The Matrix Audio mini-i 4 is a compactfeature-rich digital audio hub designed forthe modern listening experience. ltseamlessly bridges the gap between youdigital music library and your high-fidelitystereo system, acting as a premium DAC(Digital-to-Analog Converter),pre-amplifier, and network streamer in one elegant device.
    Key Features & Description:
    High-Resolution Audio Decoding: At itscore is a high-performance DAC chipsetcapable of decoding virtually any digitaaudio format.lt supports resolutions upto 32-bit/768kHz PCM and DSD512,ensuring every detail from your high-resfiles is reproduced with stunning clarity and precision.
    Comprehensive Connectivity: Themini-i 4 is built to be the central connection point for your audio setup.Network Streaming: lt features built.in Wi-Fi and Ethernet for seamless
    streaming via Roon Ready, AirPlay 2 and Chromecast built-in. This allows you to effortlessly play music from your favorite streaming services like Tidal, Qobuz, and Spotify directly.
    Digital lnputs: lt includes coaxial, optical, and a dedicated USB-B input for connecting to a computer for bit- perfect audio playback.
    Bluetooth: High-quality Bluetooth 5.0with support for LDAC, aptX HD, andother codecs provides a convenientwireless option from your phone ortablet.
    Analog Outputs: lt provides bothbalanced (XLR)and unbalanced (RCA)outputs, offering flexibility to connect to a wide range of power amplifiers or active speakers.

    Specifications

    • Weight: 200gr
    • Usage: Indoor & outdoor

    Pros and cons

    • Sustainably produced
    • Ideal for everyday use
    • May discolor in direct sunlight
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    • It's not just a DAC now

    • The all-new music streamer mini-i 4 does not only have a rich set of digital inputs with excellent digital audio processing capabilities, but also supports various network streaming protocols. Combined with a self-developed high-quality digital audio/streaming playback system MA Player and the controller app MA Remote App, it easily plays a vast amount of online streaming music, provides you with an exceptional high-fidelity listening experience.

    • Sound quality is the essential of a DAC

      Upgraded to the latest ES9039Q2M D/A chip from ESS, with carefully tuned audio circuits, high-quality audio components, and optimized circuit layout, it has a very high SNR and extremely low distortion, delivering excellent performance to various types of music.

    • Sounds great, easy to use

      With a 3.46-inch LCD touch screen, making the operations easier. The high resolution display enriches the metadata of the playing tracks and device status, while the MA Remote App and RM5 remote control * provide a convenient human-computer interaction. You can enjoy a diverse selection of music sources and a more enjoyable music listening experience.

      *RM5 remote control is optional.

    • MA player

      MA Player is a Hi-Fi Streamer OS developed by「Matrix Audio」for its products. With MA player, you can operate and control the mini-i Pro 4 through smartphones or tablets within the local area network. In addition, MA Player also integrates Roon Ready、DLNA/UPnP, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, NetEase Cloud, TIDAL Connect and Audirvāna, allows you to experience high-resolution streaming audio in your network.

    • MA Remote App

      The MA Remote App is self-developed by「Matrix Audio」which is available for iPhone, iPad, or Android phones. With these devices, you can browse and play high resolution online audio from TIDAL, Qobuz, Sony Select, QQ Music, Baidu Cloud and HIGHRESAUDIO, listen to internet radio stations, adjust every hardware settings, check and install new firmware for your mini-i Pro 4.

    <h4>Sort out your local music, play them effortlessly</h4>

      Sort out your local music, play them effortlessly

      The mini-i 4 supports local music playback from USB storage devices and NAS. It indexes the storage and builds a music library based on these storage sources automatically. Music files will be categorized under "Library" in the MA Remote App, allowing you to easily find your desired music based on albums, tracks, artists, genres, composers, performers, ages, labels, etc. Simply browse and play your music collections.

      <h3>Open the door to the high-res online streaming</h3>

        Open the door to the high-res online streaming

        mini-i 4 provides a rich selection of online streaming music resources for you. You can login accounts of TIDAL, Qobuz and HIGHRESAUDIO in MA Remote App, easily browse and play a vast amount of high-quality online streaming music, opening up an endless world of music for you.

        <h3>Enjoy streaming music right away</h3>

          Enjoy streaming music right away

          mini-i 4 supports various network streaming protocols. In addition to Roon Ready and AirPlay, it also supports DLNA/UPnP, QPlay, NetEase Cloud, TIDAL Connect, Spotify Connect and Audirvāna. It means you can transmit audio through different devices and platforms. Whether using the Roon audio system or wireless streaming through DLNA/UPnP or AirPlay such as QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music, high-quality audio playback and listening experience can be achieved.

          <h2>24×365, enjoy Internet radio programs</h2>

            24×365, enjoy Internet radio programs

            mini-i 4 supports Internet radio from vTuner and Radio Paradise. Simply connect the mini-i 4 to the Internet, open the MA Remote App, no matter the pop music, classical music or energetic atmosphere music or talk shows, it can meet your needs and let you fully explore diverse music.

            • High-quality USB DAC

              High-quality USB DAC

              mini-i 4 features a high-quality USB DAC. It allows you to choose the appropriate USB cable to connect to computers, smartphones or tablets and supports various audio formats and sampling rate specs up to 768kHz PCM, DSD512 and MQA audio.

            • Experience TV Hi-Fi

              Experience TV Hi-Fi

              mini-i 4 has added an HDMI ARC input port, which allows the audio signal from the TV or projector to be transmitted to mini-i 4. You can enjoy clearer and more realistic audio while watching videos. The sampling rates are supported up to PCM 24 bit/192kHz. The power on/off, volume and playback linkage between mini-i 4 and the display device can be controlled through CEC, which brings a new TV Hi-Fi experience to you.

            • Broadly compatible S/PDIF input

              Broadly compatible S/PDIF input

              mini-i 4 has S/PDIF optical and coaxial input interfaces, which can handle S/PDIF signals within the range of PCM 44.1-192kHz and DSD64 in DoP mode, providing users with a higher-quality audio decoding experience.

            • Jack of all trades

              Jack of all trades

              In addition to digital audio input and streaming audio playback, mini-i 4 also has one set of RCA analog input which offers three input gain levels. It allows you to adjust the input gain based on the front-end device and your preferences. Whether you want to connect traditional analog audio devices or enjoy modern high-res digital music, mini-i 4 will provide you with excellent audio performance and convenient operation.

            <h2>Gigabit Ethernet</h2>

              Gigabit Ethernet

              mini-i 4 is equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet connection to ensure the stability and sufficient transmission speed when playing high resolution audio files on the network, letting the audio files stream to your audio system smoothly. Get ready for a feast of music!

              Specifications

              Hardware Platform

              CPU

              Quad Cortex-A55 2.0GHz

              D/A Chip

              ES9039Q2M

              Digital Input

              COAXIAL & OPTICAL

              PCM 16-24Bit /44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

              DSD 2.8MHz (DoP)

              HDMI ARC

              PCM 16-24Bit /44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

              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)

              Aux Input

              SNR

              100dB A-weighting

              THD+N

              <0.0035%@1k, <0.0035%@20Hz-20kHz

              Frequency Response

              20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB@46kHz

              Channel Crosstalk

              >-105dB

              Input Level

              2.1VRMS Maximum

              Line Output

              XLR

              SNR: 127dB A-weighting

              THD+N:<0.00015%@1k, <0.00018%@20Hz-20kHz

              Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB@90kHz

              Channel Crosstalk: >-146dB

              Output Level: 4.4VRMS@0dB

              RCA

              SNR: 121dB A-weighting

              THD+N:<0.00015%@1k, <0.00030%@20Hz-20kHz

              Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB@90kHz

              Channel Crosstalk: >-133dB

              Output Level: 2.2VRMS@0dB

              Network

              LAN

              10/100/1000 Mbps

              USB Type C

              The USB Type C port provides a maximum power of 5V/1A.

              The USB Type C 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 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


              DSD Sampling Rate:

              2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz


              Roon ReadyPCM 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 /44.1 kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz MQA or MQA Studio streamDSD Sampling Rate:DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz

              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-240V 50/60Hz

              Standby Power Consumption

              < 5W

              Maximum Power Consumption

              < 20W

              Weight & Size

              Weight

              1.3 kg (2.87 pounds)

              Size

              Width: 224 mm (8.80 inches)

              Depth: 186 mm (7.32 inches)

              Height: 53 mm (2.07 inches)

              Accessory

              Power cable

              x1

              Quick start guide

              x1

              Warranty card

              x1

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