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Mini-I Pro 4 DAC with Balanced Amplifier
$999.00 USDUpdate June 2024: The Matric Audio Mini-i Pro 4 DAC is officially Roon Ready. Matrix Audio has undergone a series of technical and functional requirements set by Roon Labs to become Roon certified. What is Roon Ready? Roon Ready refers to audio devices that have been certified by Roon Labs to work seamlessly with Roon, a popular high-resolution music playback and management software. Roon is known for its rich metadata, seamless integration with various music services, and advanced audio features. When a device is Roon Ready, it means it has been optimized to fully utilize Roon's capabilities, ensuring a high-quality, reliable, and user-friendly experience for the end-user.
To update your Mini-i Pro 4: Update your Roon software and put the Mini-i Pro 4 and the Roon Core on the same network. Roon will discover the Mini-i Pro 4 automatically and display the streamer under "Audio" in the Roon settings menu. Enable the Mini-i Pro 4 as a Roon Ready device and enjoy your music!
The Mini-I Pro 4 from Matrix Audio is the latest in compact desktop streaming. With excellent digital input selection, streaming capability, high-quality DAC, a fully balanced amplifier, and more, the Mini-I Pro 4 illustrates what modern advances in technology can achieve: more power at an even smaller size. The software side is equally as important and impressive to the Matrix Audio Experience. With the MA Remote App, you have a robust and complete music streaming experience on your phone or tablet, giving you complete control over your music remotely and your device at the same time.
Dragon Cable Recommendation: The Silver Dragon Interconnect is one of our best-selling cables at Moon Audio and our top recommendation to pair with the Element Mini-i Pro 4 from Matrix Audio. Sold in Pairs, the Silver Dragon V2 is our top-of-the-line silver conductor based interconnect. With a braided geometry and amazing shielding, this interconnect is a remarkable solution where noise isolation is key.
The Mini-I Pro 4 is a DAC and So Much More
The new Mini-I Pro 4 music streamer doesn't just have a great selection of digital inputs and excellent digital audio processing capabilities, but it also supports various network streaming protocols. This means that it's able to access and integrate various streaming services into your listening experience. Combined with the self-developed, high-quality digital audio and streaming playback system of MA Player and the controller app MA Remote App, you have unlimited music available to you at your fingertips. just sign into your streaming services and away you go! The Mini-I Pro 4 provides you with an exceptional high-fidelity listening experience.
High-End DAC Means High-End Sound
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.
Fully Balanced Amplifier with Dual Output Ports
The Mini-i Pro 4 features two headphone output ports: a 6.35mm single-ended output and a 4.4mm balanced output, providing flexible connection options to accommodate different types of headphones. With a fully balanced amplifier circuit design, the Mini-i Pro 4 reduces interference in signal transmission and effectively enhances output power and sound quality, driving various high-impedance headphones effortlessly.
Sounds Great and is Easy to Use
The Mini-I Pro 4 is equipped with a 3.46-inch touch screen, making navigating your music and menus that much easier. The high-resolution display enriches the metadata of the playing tracks and device status, while the MA Remote App and the RM5 remote control provide a convenient means to control the music streamer. You can enjoy a large selection of music streaming services and more for a truly superb and enjoyable music listening experience.
MA Player
MA Player is a high-quality digital audio and streaming playback control system developed by Matrix Audio. With MA Player, you can operate and control the Mini-I Pro 4 through a smartphone or tablet within your local area network. MA Player and MA Remote App are available for both iOS and Android. In addition, MA Player also integrates Roon Ready (certification underway), DLNA/UPnP, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and TIDAL Connect, allowing you to experience high-resolution streaming audio in your network.
MA Remote App
The MA Remote App is self-developed by Matrix Audio and is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android phones. With these devices, you can browse and play high-resolution online audio from TIDAL, Qobuz, and HighResAudio, listen to internet radio stations, adjust every hardware setting, and check for and install new firmware updates for your Mini-I Pro 4.
Sort Your Local Music, Play It Effortlessly
The mini-i Pro 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.
Hi-Res Streaming Integration
The Mini-i Pro 4 provides a rich selection of online streaming music resources for you. You can log into accounts of TIDAL, Qobuz, and HighResAudio in the 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.
Enjoy Streaming Music Right Away
The Mini-i Pro 4 supports various network streaming protocols. In addition to Roon Ready and AirPlay, it also supports DLNA/UPnP, TIDAL Connect, and Spotify Connect. It means you can transmit audio through different devices and platforms. Whether using Roon or wireless streaming through DLNA/UPnP and AirPlay, both you can achieve a high-quality audio playback experience.
Free Internet Radio Programs, Anytime
The Mini-i Pro 4 supports Internet radio from vTuner and Radio Paradise. Simply connect the mini-i Pro 4 to the Internet, open the MA Remote App, and 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.
What's in the Box?
- Mini-i Pro 4
- Remote Control
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty Card
- 60-day Roon Voucher
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Physical Specifications | |
| Dimensions | Width: 224 mm (8.80 inches) Depth: 186 mm (7.32 inches) Height: 53 mm (2.07 inches) |
| Weight | 1.3 kg (2.87 pounds) |
| Technical Specifications | |
| CPU | Quad Cortex-A55 2.0GHz |
| D/A Chip | ES9039Q2M |
| USB Type-C Port | Maximum power: 5V/1.5A USB mass storage standard compatible Supports FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS file formats Note: Not guaranteed compatible with all storage devices |
| Digital Input Specifications | |
| 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) |
| Analog Input Specifications | |
| AUX Input | SNR: 100dB A-weighting THD+N: <0.0035%@1kHz, <0.0035%@20Hz-20kHz Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1dB, -3dB@46kHz Channel Crosstalk: >-105dB Input Level: 2.1VRMS Maximum |
| Audio Specifications | |
| XLR Line Output | SNR: 127dB A-weighting THD+N: <0.00008%@1kHz, <0.00010%@20Hz-20kHz Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1dB, -3dB@90kHz Channel Crosstalk: >-146dB Output Level: 4.4VRMS@0dB |
| RCA Line Output | SNR: 121dB A-weighting THD+N: <0.00015%@1kHz, <0.00020%@20Hz-20kHz Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1dB, -3dB@90kHz Channel Crosstalk: >-133dB Output Level: 2.2VRMS@0dB |
| 4.4mm Balanced Headphone | SNR: 117dB A-weighting THD+N: <0.0004%@20Hz-20kHz 4VRMS Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1dB, -3dB@90kHz Output Impedance: <22Ω Output Power: 2200mW@33Ω, 950mW@300Ω, 500mW@600Ω (1%THD) Gain: +14dB |
| 6.35mm Unbalanced Headphone | SNR: 116dB A-weighting THD+N: <0.0005%@20Hz-20kHz 2VRMS Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz ±0.1dB, -3dB@90kHz Output Impedance: <11Ω Output Power: 1200mW@33Ω, 260mW@300Ω, 130mW@600Ω (1%THD) Gain: +14dB |
| Network & Streaming Specifications | |
| Network | LAN: 10/100/1000 Mbps WLAN: 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz |
| Controller App | MA Remote App |
| Local Playback Formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE, ALAC, M4A, DSF, DFF, CUE |
| PCM Support | 16-24Bit: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz, 768kHz |
| MQA Support | 16-24Bit: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz (MQA or MQA Studio stream) |
| DSD Support | 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz |
| Roon Ready | Full support for PCM up to 768kHz, MQA up to 384kHz, DSD up to 22.4MHz |
| Streaming Services | AirPlay 2, DLNA/UPnP, TIDAL Connect, Spotify Connect, vTuner, Radio Paradise, HIGHRESAUDIO Note: Audio specs depend on service provider |
| Power Specifications | |
| Power Voltage | AC 100V-240V 50/60Hz |
| Standby Power Consumption | < 5W |
| Maximum Power Consumption | < 30W |
- MMMarc M.Rated 4 out of 5 stars2 years agoMet my requirements and then some.
I wanted a compact rig outside my main system to be located by my chair for when I didn't want to string an extension cable from my Chord DAVE to my chair. I just want something to stream my library to using JRiver Media Center. JRemote gives the control to easily navigate my library and play across my wired network to this Mini-I Pro 4 streamer. Of course when the day comes that this streamer is Roon Certified I'll certainly appreciate that rich feature set too, along with Qobuz. I think the sound quality is slightly better than what one would expect for this price point. At this point I've only auditioned it with my Focal Utopia headphones (with Black Dragon cable) but soon I'll switch over to my Audeze LCD-MX4 cans, which I think may sound a bit better.One important requirement I had was to support playback of my PGGB remastered 705.6/768kHz 24-bit files, which requires a wired network. This mini-I Pro 4 delivers the transparency and excellent transients I've come to love about the PGGB remastered music. The bass response is quite nice, tight and not boomy. I would recommend this network streamer to friends for certain. Visually it has a simple elegance and the quality display and easy touch screen navigation are very nice.
- DSDavid S.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5 years agoMini-I Pro 4 DAC
Excellent product
- KKaosVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5 years agoMini-I Pro 4 DAC
I ordered this to augment using my iPod Classic with my Alpha Design Labs X1 DAC/Amp. The cable that came with my X1 isn't terrible but it protrudes straight out from the bottom of those components. These are at 90 degrees which helps my iPod/X1 fit my jacket pocket better and I don't worry about ruining the connectors in those units or the cable itself. Works perfectly!
- AOaudio o.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5 years agoMini-I Pro 4 DAC
As many have written before me this is not just another dac. Whatever it does the outcome is pure music magic. It's like I spend another $10K to improve my system. It finally sounds expensive and incredibly enjoyable. Wow! This is to dacs what the iphone was to the flip phone.
- DDanVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars5 years agoMini-I Pro 4 DAC
Awesome product on sale and delivery time was incredible. Fast friendly service and communication. Highly recommended!