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Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Silver
With four years of technological expertise and research, Matrix Audio is now ready to announce … More details
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Black
Matrix Audio X-SABRE 3 Pro MQA DAC in Silver
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With four years of technological expertise and research, Matrix Audio is now ready to announce the X-SABRE 3 and ignite a new generation in the X-SABRE line-up. Housed in a brand-new chassis, with a new user interface and sonic capabilities, the X-SABRE 3 DAC is now transformed to function fully as a network capable streaming host. With the latest firmware updates to the X-Sabre 3 you can now use the MA Remote application to control the DAC streamer. You'll be able to log in directly to your streaming services, UPnP playback from the app, bringing even more functionality to a feature-packed unit.
The X-SABRE 3 is not just a remake, but fully redesigned without shortcuts, birthing a brand-new chassis and internal circuitry. The new X-SABRE 3 is 10mm wider and 2mm lower, lending the X-SABRE 3 sleeker, slimmer lines while retaining a sturdy build and look.
We gave the X-SABRE 3 a brand-new high-resolution LCD display, allowing for crystal clear updates on the current operating status of the device. While streaming, album art covers will be displayed, aligning with current technological demands from a user’s perspective. A modern step forward, deserving the title of a new generation in our X-SABRE lineup.
Being a Roon Ready certified device means that you connect to Roon without further configuration, and bit-perfect audio is promised from Roon to your X-SABRE 3. With the Roon app, you can now control the playback, output volume and standby. With softwares that support UPnP or DLNA, you can stream with the original sampling rate in the local area network to X-SABRE 3. Now you can also log in to TIDAL, Qobuz, and Internet Radio directly from the MA Remote App, which is now compatible with the X-Sabre 3. Add your UPnP media server as a music library as well through MA Remote.
X-SABRE 3 is the first of Matrix’s line up to include Tidal Connect and Spotify Connect. Detection of the X-SABRE 3 as a playback device with your choice of streaming service and enjoy lossless playback seamlessly. Playback and volume can be controlled via the apps. Airplay is also supported.
Switching of the working mode of the D/A chip can be conveniently done through the touch panel of X-SABRE 3. In the Async mode, the master clock of the D/A chip comes from the Crystek CCHD-950 femtosecond clock inside the X-SABRE 3, and the clock from the front-end device will be abandoned; in the Sync mode, the built-in femtosecond clock will be turned off, and the D/A chip depends on the clock of the front-end device completely. In this mode, with a high-quality digital interface, you can bypass the digital processing part of the DAC through the IIS-LVDS interface, send the digital audio stream directly to the D/A chip to achieve different experiences.
The streaming capabilities of the X-SABRE 3 allow more ease of controls via your mobile phone. The standard Trigger port enables you no need to turn on and off the power amplifier manually. When the X-SABRE 3 powered on or entered standby, it will also turn on or off any connected 12V trigger device automatically.
In order to preserve the famed noise and distortion performance that Matrix Audio is synonymous with, we have isolated the power, digital and analog circuitry in X-SABRE 3 into individual compartments carved from aluminium. As a result of the network streamer, faster processing speed and higher clock frequency, it was necessary place the D/A conversion and output stage into independent cavities. We successfully eliminated any noise contamination and source of interference in this flagship of digital audio.
by Ricky Kovacs
Dec. 2021
