Meet the new version of popular matrix mstage ampdac. From their highschool days, the three founders would always get together to study dacs and amplifiers, share music, and play musical instruments. Oct 01, 2016 i use my marantz cd player as a transport, using the v 90 dac, and its so much more musical than ever before. It has a xmos useries asynchronous usb chip and a cirrus logic cs4398 da chip, and supports a 24bit192khz sample rate, pl.
Its small foot print, connection prowess and the ability to handle most any headphones or drive an amplifier with the upgraded sound extends its reign as the swiss army knife of da converters. Super dac is a usb digital to analog converter with stereo rca analog outputs and both coaxial and optical digital outputs. Matrix xsabre dac matrix is a chinese brand that made its name with the astonishingly affordable and excellent mstage headphone amplifier. Soon they will be upload thank you so far this dac amp is amazing.
In short, the matrix xsabre pro mqa is a remarkable dac that should be considered by anyone in the market for a serious, resolving and seriously resolving audiophile dac. Mstage, as that makes it a very versatile amp for driving anything from. It seems very nice and is definitely targeted at the transportable segment looking for a balanced amp, like the carbon. Desire to learn and share knowledge of science required as is 20 years of participation in forums not all true. Wouldnt the low snr of the m stage dac negate any of benefits of its amp portion. Matrix element m es9028pro mqa audio dac 768khz 22.
I think it would make a superb investment specially if you are looking to upgrade your desktops or sound systems audio quality. Connecting and playing back from a computer usb dac you can enjoy highquality audio playback from the da converter built in to this unit by inputting music files into this unit from a computer via usb connection. Pair it with your mac or windows computer the latter requires the included driver, or with your ios or android mobile device. May 08, 2010 matrix m stage hpa2 w usb dac starting with the dna from the hpa1, the weaknesses that needed work, imo, were the optional dac, volume knob bigger, and the front facia looked a little too 1990s. All this in the first hour, looking forward to more burn in. Happy members who like to discuss audio and other topics related to our interest. Also consider the musical fidelity x 10 v3 valve output stage, which gives more richness and 3 dimensionality. Most speaker listening was done on kef reference 1 speakers with an svs sb ultra subwoofer. We look for a balance between performance, functionality and price on element m, hoping to provide a desktop twochannel stereo simplification solution for midrange active speaker and headphone users. Jan 21, 2015 matrix mstage hpa2 usb 24bit192khz usb headphone amplifier amp black remain excellent keep the excellent quality the new appearance design and optimization circuit design brings you a better user experience. With audiophilegrade wolfson dacadcs, the maudio super dac performs 24bit192khz highdefinition audio conversion over a usb 2. Input signal could be player, dac,tv,phone,pc and etc. Matrix m stage hpa3u usb headphone amp and dac combo.
Having two pairs of rca inputs is a nice convenience, and the rca out allows the matrix to be used as a preamp. Feb 03, 2012 unboxing video of the popular chinese headphone amp matrix m stage with usb dac version, for those of you who want to see the real thing on video. Buy the best bluetooth dac amp or amplifier for audiophile. Matrix mstage hpa1 wusb dac this is the original mstage based on the lehmann black cube linear. A new design of aluminium alloy profile type shell, increased the side a air guide groove, to ensure the stability of class a working status, make the headphones have best performance. Matrix, mstage hpa 2 usb with burson v5 opamp upgrade perfect fit, instant change in soundstage, detail, tighter bass response, stronger impact which i love. I received the m stage dac directly from matrix technologies. Matrix audio mstage hpa2 premium class a headphone amplifier usb dac black. We carry products for use with your existing hifi system, pc or mac computers to help you get the best sound from your system. Buy matrix m stage hpa3u class a headphone amp usb dac 24bit 192khz dsd xmos. Hpa3u is a biggest evolution since the m stage series headphone amplifier came out, the new appearance, the new circuit design and radical performance improvement to make it all difference.
Here is a new choice for you seeking a desktop dac. The element x runs a powerful audio playback system that supports all the popular formats. Review by headfonia the headphone enthusiasts website. Simply connect a usb drive or configure a nas storage device to browse your music library and enjoy up to 768khz pcm and 22. Matrix mstage hpa2 usb headphones amp and dac through continuous improvement design, rigorous circuit design and high quality components selection, keep always high performance and quality. Jul 22, 2016 matrix audio unboxing dac amp the links are not here yet, because i havent uploaded the videos yet. Matrix fixed two of these, leaving the one that is easily userchangeable. Topping mx3 dac with builtin bluetooth receiver headphone. Having two pairs of rca inputs is a nice convenience, and the rca out allows the matrix to be used as a pre amp. After making a few products which were seen as clones of other brands offerings it seems matrix wanted to make the point that they create great products in their own right, not just copies of. Also, the snr of the dac in the matrix m stage usb is only 96db as opposed to the ht claro halos snr of 120db. Wellknown for all audiophiles, matrix m stage is an industry benchmark and one of the most recommended amplifiers given its good value for money and its proved ability to move easily even the most demanding headphones. The matrix mstage hpa1 is a solid state headphone amplifier.
Matrix audio is a highfidelity digital audio brand established by a group of young people who are passionate about music and electronic technology. The most stable xmos u series usb controller on the new usb module. Kidult online store, usb dac, tube amplifier, headphone. A compact disk containing hpa3s usb driver is included. Matrix mstage usb headphone amplifier unboxing youtube. The mstage comes with two pairs of rca inputs, an rca output, and four steps of gain settings, which makes this amp highly versatile. Audiolab m dac driver for windows 7 32 bit, windows 7 64 bit, windows 10, 8, xp. And therefore make it not as good as the ht claro halo, overall. Matrix, mstage hpa 2 usb with burson v5 opamp upgrade. Matrix mstage hpa3u class a headphone amp usb dac 24bit. This is the original 3u with the ti dac i believe they later went to cirrus logic. Its okay and serviceable in the event that you might just want to play video games or have some background listening while doing something else, but its a bit dynamically flat and the stage feels like a straight horizontal line.
It is a far cheaper version while still using high quality internal parts, and shares most of the sonic attributes of the lehmann. Buy matrix mstage hpa3u class a headphone amp usb dac 24bit 192khz dsd xmos. Xsabre pro is an mqaenabled dac which can fully decode the original mqa files without any assistance from third party software mqa core decode. You can connect the cozxialoptical output of your disc playerdigital player to mx3. New member of the family element m is a new member of element family, it continues the design language of concise and steady. Small and easy to use, it instantly upgrades the sound quality from your computer with monolith by monoprice usb dac. Monolith by monoprice tube headphone amplifier with ess sabre. Matrix mstage hpa3u usb dsd headphone amp dac headphone. Featuring a powerful 6n5p tube and dual 6n3 tu monolith by monoprice tube headphone amplifier with ess sabre dac. The monolith tube headphone amplifier brings out the best in your headphones with the rich, warm sound of vacuum tube power. Ht claro halo or dacamp matrix mstage usb, dacmagic. Ma player we developed ma player which is a powerful audio playback. Matrix element x impressions super best audio friends. I enjoyed the sound from this and its a very nice dac amp combo.
Established in 2012, kidult online is an online shop mainly selling audio products such as amplifier, dac, earphones and interconnects etc. Third version of highly acclaimed hpa headphone amplifier with usb dac. Uploaded on 3282019, downloaded 7870 times, receiving a 87100 rating by 4497 users. Genuine matrix headphone amp usb dac remote control new. Connecting and playing back from a computer usbdac hddac1. The monolith usb dac brings out the best in your headphones and digital music files. The hpa1 came with one version without built in dac the one that ive got and one with built in dac. The dac only has usb input which is fine by me but not if you have other types of digital outputs. However, the amp section doesnt do the dac section justice.
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