MATRIX X-SABRE 3 DAC
Familiar appearance, new experience
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.
Pioneer of high-res streaming
X-SABRE 3 is a streaming audio DAC with various digital audio input ports including toslink, coaxial, IIS-LVDS and USB audio input, it also introduces high-res streaming music listening to traditional Hi-Fi stereo system or Hi-Fi headphone systems, which can be described as a perfect audio device that integrates a streamer and a DAC. You can easily configure your devices, browse and playback music files through the MA Remote App which is completely designed byMatrix Audio. Enter the world of music, enjoy the rich details and every highlight moment of every performance.
| Product type | DAC |
| DAC Chip | ES9038Pro |
| CPU | NXP i.MX 6Quad 4x Cortex-A9 @ 1.2GHz |
| Clock | Crystek CCHD-950 |
| Inputs | 1x Coaxial 1x Optical Toslink 1x I2S LVDS via HDMI 1x USB-B 1x RJ45 WiFi (DLNA, UPnP, AirPlay) 1x Trigger 12V |
| Outputs | 1x Single-ended stereo RCA 1x Balanced stereo XLR |
| Supported samplinf rates | Optical / Coaxial : PCM up to 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP up to DSD64 I2S LVDS : PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, Native DSD up to DSD512, DSD DoP up to DSD256 USB : PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, Native DSD up to DSD512, DSD DoP up to DSD256, MQA up to 24bit 384kHz or MQA Studio Stream |
| SNR | XLR : > -134dB RCA : > -128dB |
| THD+N | XLR : < 0.00010% @ 1kHz, < 0.00025% @ 20Hz-20kHz RCA : < 0.00015% @ 1kHz, < 0.00025% @ 20Hz-20kHz |
| Frequency response | XLR : 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05-3dB @ 86kHz RCA : 20Hz-20kHz ±0.05-3dB @ 86kHz |
| Crosstalk | XLR : > -151dB RCA : > -138dB |
| Output level | XLR : 4.8Vrms @ 0dB RCA : 2.4Vrms @ 0dB |
| Network | LAN : 10/100/1000Mbps WLAN : 2.4/5GHz |
| MA Player Lite | Roon Ready : PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, MQA up to 24bit 384kHz or MQA Studio Stream, Native DSD up to DSD512 AirPlay DLNA / UPnP Tidal Connect Spotify Connect |
| Supply voltage | 100-240V 50/60Hz (switchable input voltage) |
| Consumpation | Max : < 33W En veille : < 4W |
| Dimensions | 310 x 218 x 43mm |
| Weight | 3.4kg |
| Color | Black |
| Package | 1x Matrix X-Sabre 3 1x RM3 Remote Control 1x Power cable |