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element i



Versatile and Beautiful

With the help of MA player, no matter at the desk, beside your TV, in the bedroom or dining room, element i is always waiting for your playback commands. Get rid of computers, as long as you are on the same Wi-Fi or wired network, use Airplay, DLNA or playback your collected digital audio.


Hi-Res Streaming Audio Already Here

MA Remote app is available for iPhone, iPad and Android phones now. Browse and play your own high-quality digital audio, or enjoy hi-res streaming audio, whatever you want. MA Remote is now integrated with TIDAL service, Qobuz is also coming. In addition, it’s also ROON Ready. Find element audio device and control from ROON Remote, making playback faster.


Compatible and Powerful

element i has a discrete component headphone amp with up to 1300mw of power, it can easily drive various high-resistance full-sized headphones and high-sensitive IEMs. The excellent dynamic performance and inaudible background noise, make you concentrate to the music. The device can be controlled by IR remote and MA Remote app, you can easily control the volume and input channels even if connecting to active speakers or power amplifiers.


Suitable is the best

element i aim to cost-effective, but the hardware is still powerful enough: the Freescale i.MX6 series dual-core ARM processor is used as the master core of the MA player, the D/A converting module is using the ES9028PRO 8-channel D/A chip from ESS and XU208 audio interface from XMOS. As an entry model, we keep the IIS LVDS port, which allow element i to connect to USB interface with femtosecond clocks.


Internal or External Power Supply

element i is powered by an external power supply. Audiophiles can upgrade their external linear power supply according to their requirements and explore the potential of element i. Even so, the power conditioning section in element i is never compromised. Each circuit unit still uses multi-channel low-ripple LDO independently, as the basis of good sound performance.





Technical Specifications



Hardware Platform

CPU: NXP i.MX 6Dual 2x Cortex-A9 @1.2 GHz

D/A Chip: ES9028PRO

Clock Source: SiTime SiT8103


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, 45MHz (Native)

USB Audio: PCM 16-24Bit /44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz (DoP), DSD

2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz (Native)


Line Output

XLR

SNR: >-127dB

THD+N: <0.00025%@1k，<0.00027%@20Hz-20kHz

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB@150kHz

Channel Crosstalk: >-143dB

Amplitude: 4.0VRMS@0dB


RCA

SNR: >-120dB

THD+N: <0.00040%@1k，<0.00045%@20Hz-20kHz

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05 -3dB@100kHz

Channel Crosstalk: >-114dB

Amplitude: 2.0VRMS@0dB



Headphone Output

Single Ended

SNR: >-111dB@2VRMS

THD+N: <0.0006%@1VRMS

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1 -3dB@47kHz

Output Impedance: <0.6Ω

Output Power: 1320mW@33Ω，248mW@300Ω，124mW@600Ω，1%THD

Gain: +12dB



Network

LAN: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

WLAN: 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n standard

MA player

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

DSD Sampling Rate: DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz

Roon Ready: PCM 16-24Bit 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, DSD 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz

AirPlay: PCM 16Bit 44.1kHz




USB Storage Device

element i 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: DC12V ≥1.67A

Power Supply Port: outer diameter 5.5mm; inner diameter 2.1mm (+ for inner, - for outer)

Stand-by Power Consumption: <6 W

Sleep Power Consumption: <10W

Max Power Consumption: <20W


Others

Dimension: 240 × 220 × 55mm (L×W×H, including protruding parts)

Weight: 1.5kg


Accessory

Accessories: RM3 remote control, Power adapter & USB cable






The element i operates on DC12V ≥1.67A. Due to this, the element i can be used worldwide with the appropriate DC adaptor from where you live.

There is a U.K. adaptor included, but, if you live outside the U.K., all you would need to do would be buy a suitable DC adaptor from the country you live in.






Shipping


U.K.: Shipping will be by DPD (next working day service)


European Union: Shipping will be by DPD (2 to 6 working day service, dependent on destination country)


North America: Shipping will be by FedEx Priority or DHL (1 to 3 working day service)


Oceania and Far East: Shipping will be by TNT, DHL, UPS or FedEx (3 to 6 working day service, dependent on destination country)



All shipping services fully tracked and insured.





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