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Meitner Audio MA3i Manual

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MA3i INTEGRATED D/A CONVERTER

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  • Page 1 Version 1.1 MA3i INTEGRATED D/A CONVERTER...
  • Page 2 We are confident that our products will bring you musical enjoyment for many years to come. This manual provides important information regarding the use, installation, and care of your new Meitner Audio product. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 3 NETWORK & STREAMING - mConnect Control App - Making a Playlist NETWORK & STREAMING - mConnect Control App - Streaming Services © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 4 NETWORK & STREAMING - mConnect Control App - Setup & Information NETWORK & STREAMING - Roon Setup INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL CARE & MAINTENANCE © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 5 EEC: This product has been designed and tested to comply with the limits set out in EN55032:2022, EN55035:2018, and EN 62368-1:2014 (electrical safety). © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 6 Meitner Audio product purchased from non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his/her authorized territory will automatically void product warranty. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 7 Designed and manufactured in Canada, the new updated MA3i is ready to connect to your amplifier and speakers for a direct path to audio excellence. Whether upgrading or building a new high-end system, the MA3i is the ideal choice for those seeking the next level in digital performance.
  • Page 8 For proper digital audio data transfer (176, 192kHz and DSD) appropriate high quality AES/EBU, COAX, TOSLINK and USB 2.0 cables recommended. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 9 Power consumption: max. 50W • CE Approved Remote control: Infrared Dimensions: W x D x H: 435 x 400 x 92mm Weight: 7.43kg © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 10 COAX : Selects SPDIF (RCA) digital audio from COAX connector • TOS : Selects SPDIF (TOSLINK) digital audio from TOS connector Input Touch Button © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 11 AES, TOSLINK or SPDIF interfaces please ensure that you use high quality cables and your digital source device supports those sample frequencies using those inputs. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 12 5. System: • Service and wired RS232 communication port • RESET: Streamer and network reset button © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 13 Left and Right Balanced (XLR) Connectors • Left and Right Un-Balanced (RCA) Connectors • Output Levels: XLR outputs: 4.36V (+15.0dBu) RCA outputs: 2.19V (+9.0dBu) © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 14 When streaming from a streaming service, playing files back from a USB thumb drive or from a networked device like a NAS, information about the stream or file will be displayed above the input. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 15 Volume settings above 60, will default back to 60, when the MA3i is turned back on, as a precaution/protection feature. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 16 MA3ii USB Audio device as per the installation instructions. *Not using proper cables will cause audio issues between digital source and DAC. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 17 DSD information. The MA3i supports the full unfolding of MQA® audio files using its custom implementation of the MQA® decoder and renderer. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 18 The master MQA® file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download. Visit mqa.co.uk for more information. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 19 The mobile device or tablet must be connected on the same network as the MA3i. Do not install the mConnect Player Lite, mConnect Player (paid app) or mConnect Player © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 20 “Cloud” play files from online storage services eg. Dropbox or OneDrive • “Local Server” play files from local storage (mobile/tablet), USB drive connected to the MA3i, detected DLNA/UPnP enabled network storage © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 21 On the right is a usage guide with regards to the Repeat and Shuffle functions. Press the Shuffle off Shuffle on icons to select appropriate function. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 22 Sync, volume and mute functions using the Roon app behave the same way when using volume the MA3i as a Roon Endpoint. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 23 Multiple playlists, pre-selected favorite folders and device specific playlists can be created pressing “Favorites” button and accessing the favorites and playlist functions. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 24 To the left of the add tracks function is the remove/edit playlist function. This allows for the removal of specific tracks in the playlist. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 25 “Connect to device” page and select the MA3i from the list. See Spotify eg. on the right. Spotify connect Connected to to device MA3i © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 26 When you select a streaming radio station to play, the player will show you the format, bit-rate, sample frequency and stream size. The radio streaming information will also be displayed below the radio station icon/art. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 27 If a firmware update is available you will be notified at the bottom of the page, and you can just press this option to update. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 28 You can use this feature to quickly check that the mConnect Control/HD app is connected to the Meitner Audio MA3i, and if the MA3i is properly connected to your network. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 29 Sync, volume control and mute functions of the MA3i can be controlled using the Roon app. Please refer to page 21 for details. Track information will not be displayed on-screen, while connected to Roon. © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 30 : Selects SPDIF input, TOSLINK optical : NOT IN USE A/B/C : NOT IN USE : Use the +/- buttons to increase/decrease the MA3i’s analog output © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 31 DO NOT USE any commercial cleaners, benzene, acetone or chemicals to clean the surface, of any Meitner Audio products or its connectors © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.
  • Page 32 Scan the QR code below or go to: https://www.meitner.com © 2024 Meitner Audio, All Rights Reserved. Meitner Audio reserves the right to amend specifications & design without notice.