The Matrix Audio NT-1 Reference Digital Audio Transport is a flagship network transport engineered for audiophiles seeking uncompromising digital playback performance. Built on the same advanced streaming platform as Matrix Audio’s M Series, it features a powerful processing core, enhanced display, and the intuitive MA Player OS with MA Remote App support for iOS and Android. The NT-1 supports local, NAS, and cloud music playback, with an internal NVMe SSD slot powered by an ultra-low-noise supply for fast, silent storage. Its dual-mode clock system, derived from Matrix Audio’s reference designs, combines a femtosecond clock and RF synthesizer for ultra-low phase noise operation, with support for external reference clocks such as the Matrix Audio SC-1. Comprehensive connectivity includes optical, coaxial, AES/EBU, IIS-LVDS, and electrically isolated USB DAC outputs, ensuring pure audio transmission with minimal noise. SFP-based optical or Ethernet expansion, smart wake-up with trigger control, and a full linear power supply with independent transformer windings make the NT-1 a no-compromise digital source for high-end hi-fi systems.
Matrix Audio NT-1 Reference Digital Audio Transport (Silver)
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The Matrix Audio NT-1 Reference Digital Audio Transport is a flagship network transport engineered for audiophiles seeking uncompromising digital playback performance. Built on the same advanced streaming platform as Matrix Audio’s M Series, it features a powerful processing core, enhanced display, and the intuitive MA Player OS with MA Remote App support for iOS and Android. The NT-1 supports local, NAS, and cloud music playback, with an internal NVMe SSD slot powered by an ultra-low-noise supply for fast, silent storage. Its dual-mode clock system, derived from Matrix Audio’s reference designs, combines a femtosecond clock and RF synthesizer for ultra-low phase noise operation, with support for external reference clocks such as the Matrix Audio SC-1. Comprehensive connectivity includes optical, coaxial, AES/EBU, IIS-LVDS, and electrically isolated USB DAC outputs, ensuring pure audio transmission with minimal noise. SFP-based optical or Ethernet expansion, smart wake-up with trigger control, and a full linear power supply with independent transformer windings make the NT-1 a no-compromise digital source for high-end hi-fi systems.
- Enjoy Local & Cloud Music: Mount your NAS drive to the device, allowing you to create a music library directly from your NAS. If your music is stored in the cloud, such as Baidu Netdisk, it can also be mounted directly on the device.
- SSD Storage Fast And Quiet: The bottom of the device features an NVMe SSD slot, allowing for the installation of an SSD to expand internal storage. A specially designed ultra-low-noise independent power supply ensures a quiet operating environment for the SSD, which surpasses what an ordinary computer can offer.
- Shareable Internal Storage: With the SMB protocol, computers on the same network can easily access the device's storage, making it simple to manage your music library. Additionally, the device can function as a NAS, enabling other streamers on the same network to seamlessly play the stored music.
- Excellent Clock System: This clock system derives from the flagship model of Matrix Audio, which has dual modes. In internal clock mode, the femtosecond clock provides a reference for the RF synthesizer, outputting a highly stable, low-phase-noise audio clock. In external clock mode, the incoming clock signals become the reference for the RF synthesizer, outputting an audio clock that is highly stable, low-phase-noise, and phase-synchronized with the input clock. When paired with Matrix Audio SC-1 audio-grade clock source, it can further tap into the audio performance potential of the device and move to an even higher level.
- Multiple Interfaces: Optical, coaxial, AES/EBU and IIS-LVDS output ports are available, which can easily connect to various digital audio devices such as DACs and amplifiers to meet your diverse audio connection needs. If you connect it to an active speaker with digital input, you can also enable the digital volume function, no need to add an additional speaker controller, and the volume can be adjusted easily.
- Ensure Pure Audio Transmission: NT-1 features an audio-specific USB DAC interface with electrical isolation. It not only deeply optimizes transmission noise, but also isolates the ground ware of USB port from the device ground wire, fundamentally reducing noise and interference during audio transmission and ensuring the purity of the audio signal.
It is worth mentioning that the linear power supply of NT-1 is unique, with independent windings and a precise low-noise regulator circuit, providing the USB DAC interface with a dedicated power supply isolated from the digital part, further ensuring the stability and low noise of audio transmission, and bringing you the ultimate Hi-Fi experience. - Flexible Connection Options: With different SFP modules, you can freely expand a optical fiber or Ethernet ports as needed. When used with audio grade network switch from Matrix Audio, it can create a more efficient and stable network connection to meet the needs of Hi-Fi scenarios.
- Full Linear Power: The power supply system is built by a 60W toroidal transformer and multiple LDOs. The power for the digital audio processing core and the USB DAC interface are supplied by two independent windings of the transformer, ensuring stable operation of each part and effectively reducing noise interference.
- Digital Output: COAXIAL, OPTICAL & AES/EBUPCM 16-24Bit /44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHzDSD 2.8MHz (DoP)
- IIS LVDSPCM 16-32Bit /44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz, 768kHzDSD 2.82MHz, 3.07MHz, 5.64MHz, 6.14MHz, 11.29MHz, 12.29MHz, 22.58MHz, 24.58MHz
- USB DAC Depends on the specifications supported by the connected USB DAC device. Not higher than PCM 32Bit/768kHz and DSD 24.58MHz.The USB DAC port provides a maximum of 5V/1A low-noise power supply.
- Network: LAN10/100/1000 MbpsSFP10/100/1000 Mbps
- USB
- USB 3.0 * 2The USB port provides a maximum power of 5V/1A.The USB port works with 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.
- External Clock Input: 10MHz / 50Ω / Sine wave or square wave input
- Trigger Interface
- Trigger Input DC 6-12V<10mATrigger Output DC 12V/50mA
- MA Player
- Controller app MA Remote AppLocal Playback
- Format Supported: MP3 , WMA , WAV , AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE, ALAC, M4A, DSF, DFF, CUE、ISO
- PCM 16-24Bit/44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz, 768kHz
- DSD 2.82MHz, 3.07MHz, 5.64MHz, 6.14MHz, 11.29MHz, 12.29MHz, 22.58MHz, 24.58MHz
- Roon Ready
- PCM 16-24 Bit /44.1 kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz, 768kHz
- DSD 2.82MHz, 5.64MHz, 11.29MHz, 22.58MHz
- QQMusic The audio specs depend on the service provider
- AirPlay 2 The audio specs depend on the service provider
- DLNA/UPnP The audio specs depend on the service provider
- TIDAL Connect The audio specs depend on the service provider
- Spotify Connect The audio specs depend on the service provider
- Qobuz Connect The audio specs depend on the service provider
- vTuner The audio specs depend on the service provider
- Radio Paradise The audio specs depend on the service provider
- Storage Extension: M.2 2280 2260 2242 NVMe PCIe SSD slot *1
- The maximum power specification provided by the expansion slot is DC 3.3V/3A.
- Power Specs
- Power Voltage AC 100V-120V 50/60Hz or AC 220V-240V 50/60Hz Auto Range
- Standby Power Consumption< 5WMaximum Power Consumption< 50W
- Weight & Size
- Weight: 4.6kg (10.14 pounds)
- Width: 330 mm (12.99 inches)
- Depth: 267 mm (10.51 inches)
- Height: 97 mm (3.82 inches)
- Accessories
- Power cable * 1
- Printed material * 1
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