Matrix Element X ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock MQA DAC Pre-amp Headphone Amplifier - SHENZHENAUDIO
Matrix Element X ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock MQA DAC Pre-amp Headphone Amplifier - SHENZHENAUDIO
Matrix Element X ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock MQA DAC Pre-amp Headphone Amplifier - SHENZHENAUDIO
Matrix Element X ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock MQA DAC Pre-amp Headphone Amplifier - SHENZHENAUDIO
Matrix Element X ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock MQA DAC Pre-amp Headphone Amplifier - SHENZHENAUDIO
Matrix Element X ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock MQA DAC Pre-amp Headphone Amplifier - SHENZHENAUDIO

MATRIX Element X ES9038PRO Desktop DAC & Headphone Amplifier

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DESCRIPTION

Visual Design

The brand-new element series products has discarded the unnecessary visual elements in design. It well combined the simple lines with CNC anodizing aluminum body. The conspicuous design feature of element series is an exquisite high-light line throughout the whole body to show a delicate visual effect.

 

Start From The Core

For us, it is an extremely new area, with the efforts and exploration for more than one year, we integrated the quad-core ARM processor( based on Freescale i.MX6 ) into element series products. Meanwhile, we also developed a high-quality audio system which is based on Linux. Being different from other previous products of Matrix, the element X has the function of playing network streaming media and local audio files, it converts from a DAC into a full-function audio source.

 

MA player

The ARM processor of element series runs a powerful audio playback system, support kinds of general format of audio filies, including 768kHz sampling rate PCM and 22.4MHz DSD audio, play and browse your music library by connecting an external storage device through the USB host port or by an installed NAS storage device.


MA Remote App

We have developed Android APP for element series products, users can browse and play the audio files in the storage devices or NAS through MA Remote APP, as long as the devices are under the same local area network (LAN). In order to bring better experience, we will constantly improve the APP and develop the APP for iOS users in the near future.


AirPlay & DLNA

Nowadays, listening music through network streaming media is plunging into the thick of our life. When element series products connected to wireless or wired network, you can push the music from your smart phone or other mobile devices to element series products via AirPlay & DLNA function whenever and wherever possible, to experience the convenience of wireless streaming media.


MQA Decoding and Rendering

MQA is high-resolution audio coding technique that has high sampling rate but small enough file size. MQA is a trend for enjoying online high-quality music, it is also a main function on element series products. element series products are MQA full decoders and ready for the coming up high-quality streaming media.


ES9038PRO/ES9311/Femtosecond Clock

Being the initial one of this series, element X used the industry leading ESS Company's D/A solution — ES9038PRO flagship D/A chip collocated with the professional ultra-low noise LDO ES9311 and Crystek CCHD-950 femtosecond clock, combining our years of developing and tuning experience on ESS chips to make it to its fullest potential.


Brand New USB Interface

With the rapid development of high-quality music format, user's requirements for the processing capacity of hardware are becoming higher than before. element X equipped with the brand-new XU216 XMOS processor, it is easy for handling even decoding and rendering the high standard MQA format.


Hyper-Control

In order to improve the precision of traditional potentiometer volume control and the disadvantage dynamic of digital volume control, we designed hybrid digital volume control for element X which with the relay array and DAC chip internal digital volume unit, combined the analog volume control and digital volume control to keep the features of analog volume control's good quality and the precision of the digital volume control.


Pre-amplifier

For use with active speakers, there is no need to add a pre-amplifier, element X has a built-in high-quality analog pre-amplifier with +10dB analog gain and is configurable.


Full Balanced Headphone Amplifier

element X is a dual-mode headphone amplifier with LME49600, consisting independent four-channel amplifier units. It can drives a balanced pair of headphone in balanced mode; under single-ended mode, it's configured as two independent stereo amplifiers that can simultaneously drive two single-ended headphones.


High Performance Power Supply System

Power supply is the foundation of graceful sound performance. We used a customized Noratal toroidal transformer and Nichicon audio capacitor for element X, multiple sets of separation power supply and linear LDO, with the well-designed four-layer PCB, all of above is to reproduced for the original sound.


Double-shell Structure

Since different materials has its own resonant frequency, element X is designed as double-shell structure. The inner shell used the stamping and bending galvanized sheet with multi-strip reinforcing ribs which has terrific strength, while the external shell is made of 4mm aluminium sheet, the cooperation of the two materials changed the fixed resonant frequency and reduced the negative impact of resonance on sound quality.


 

Technical

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, 5.6 MHz, 11.2 MHz, 22.4MHz, 45MHz (Native)
USB Audio
PCM 16-24Bit /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)
 

Line Output

XLR
SNR: > -131dB
THD+N: <0.00012%@1k, <0.00025%@20Hz-20kHz
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB@120kHz
Crosstalk : >-145dB
XLR Amplitude: 4.5VRMS@0dB ,15.8VRMS@+10dB
 
RCA
SNR: > -124dB
THD+N: <0.00012%@1k, <0.00025%@20Hz-20kHz
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB@105kHz
Channel Crosstalk : >-137db
RCA Amplitude: 2.3VRMS@0dB , 8VRMS@+10dB

Headphone Output

XLR4 and Dual XLR3
SNR: >-117dB
THD+N: <0.00055%@20Hz-20kHz 1VRMS
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB@50kHz
Output Impedance: <1.5Ω
Output Power: 1700mw@33Ω, 1180mw@300Ω, 650mw@600Ω, 1%THD
Gain: +18dB@Low Gain, +28dB@High Gain
TRS 6.35mm
SNR: >-112dB
THD+N: <0.00055%@20Hz-20kHz 1VRMS
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB@50kHz
Output Impedance: <1.5Ω
Output Power: 1150mW@33Ω, 308mW@300Ω, 152mW@600Ω, 1%THD
 

Network

LAN: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
WLAN: 2.4GHz/5GHz, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac standard
 

MA.PALYER

Format Supported
MP3 , WMA , WAV , AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE, ALAC, M4A, DSF, DFF
PCM Sampling rate
PCM 16/24/32Bit 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz, 768kHz
DSD Sampling rate
DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz
 

USB Storage Device

element X can use the 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 or memory cards.
 

Power

Power Voltage
230V position is fit for AC220V-240V 50/60Hz 115V position is fit for AC100V-120V 50/60Hz
Stand-by Power Consumption<1W
Sleep Power Consumption  <4W

Others

Dimension
340×281×60mm
(L×W×H, including the protruding part)
Weight
4.2kg
 

Accessories:

RM3 remote control

Power cable

USB cable

WiFi antenna x2

SHIPPING & RETURN

Shipping Fees

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If a customer would like the order reshipped, they’ll be charged a reshipment fee. Customers may also be subject to a restocking fee of up to 20 percent of the product cost.



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Given the amount of shipping partners we work with and the vast coverage area we serve, there are likely regions with much longer transit times than others. If you have any feedback, suggestions, or problems with the courier of your shipment, please feel free to submit a support ticket via the "Contact Us" button below.

Our goal is to provide our customers with the best shipping experience possible at a reasonable cost. This is why we constantly negotiate with existing shipping partners for lower rates and actively test new couriers for potential opportunities.



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To determine if your order is eligible for shipment to PO boxes or an APO/FPO address, please contact SHENZHENAUDIO Support.



Estimated Delivery Time

For customers in the continental United States:
5 to 14 business days from the date of shipping

For customers in Hawaii and Puerto Rico:
2 to 4 weeks from the date of shipping
International customers can expect longer shipping times, depending on the country in which they live:

Canada: 1 to 3 weeks from the date of shipping
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, and the UK: 2 to 4 weeks from the date of shipping
Other countries not listed above: 3 to 6 weeks from the date of shipping

Please keep in mind that these are rough estimates and shipments can be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, like postal strikes or severe weather.

If, for some reason, you don’t receive your order within the estimated time frame provided above and suspect that it might be lost in transit, please submit a support ticket from your transactions page and we can look into the order with the courier. Lost-in-transit requests must be submitted to SHENZHENAUDIO Support within 4 months of the date of shipping or before the courier archives the tracking information.



Easy 30-Day Return Policy

If you are dissatisfied with your purchase for any reason, you may return it to SHENZHENAUDIO within 30 days of the received date, subject to the conditions and exclusions below.



Eligibility Conditions

Please read conditions below. If all conditions are not met, SHENZHENAUDIO reserves the right to refuse the return. All returned items must be in new condition, in their original unaltered box (including an intact UPC code) and must include all packing material, blank warranty cards, manuals and accessories. SHENZHENAUDIO can only refund the original purchase price. Shipping and handling fees are nonrefundable.



Defective or Damaged Items

Defective items may be repaired, exchanged or refunded at our discretion for the same model or manufacturer's equivalent model.



Exchanges

Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary. Please allow 3-5 business days for mail-in exchanges to be processed.



Refunds & Credits

Once we receive and inspect your item(s), we will credit your account. Please allow 5-7 days for a credit to appear on your account. In most cases, we will issue your refund in the same way you made the original purchase. Please note: we can only refund the original purchase price. Shipping and handling fees are nonrefundable.

You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.



Shipping

To return your product, you should mail your product to: 4F 405, Building F, No.2 Shangxue Science and Technology North, Bantian Street, Longgang Dist, ShenZhen, 518129 Guangdong, China

If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at support@shenzhenaudio.com.