MA Player

Evolution

With the rapid development of the Internet technology, the audio industry has been changed by earth-shaking innovations.
The way of music listening is no longer limited to physical media such as vinyl records, cassettes, and CDs.
More and more online streaming platforms present enormous music resources. Music lovers can obtain high-quality music at any time.
MA Player is an operating system developed by Matrix Audio to adapt to this change.
It integrates traditional audio DACs together with music streamers. MA Player is the spirit of Matrix music streamers.

With the rapid development of the Internet technology, the audio industry has been changed by earth-shaking innovations. The way of music listening is no longer limited to physical media such as vinyl records, cassettes, and CDs. More and more online streaming platforms present enormous music resources. Music lovers can obtain high-quality music at any time. MA Player is an operating system developed by Matrix Audio to adapt to this change. It integrates traditional audio DACs together with music streamers. MA Player is the spirit of Matrix music streamers.

What is MA Player?

What is MA Player? MA Player is a Linux based high-resolution audio playback operating system which is exclusively available for Matrix Audio music streamers. It not only focuses on playback quality but also has friendly human-computer interaction. It includes a powerful audio format decoding library to achieve the playback of PCM, DSD, MQA and other format files with various sampling rates, and also indexes audio files from local storage devices and NAS automatically and builds a music library.

What does MA Player do?

Local music playback

MA Player supports audio file playback from USB drives and NAS. It indexes and builds music library from these storage sources automatically. Music will be organized and presented in categories such as albums, tracks, artists, genres, composers, performers, ages, and labels within the "Library" section of the MA Remote App. It supports up to 32-bit/768kHz PCM audio and up to 22.4MHz DSD audio. It also supports the common audio file formats available in the current market, as well as MQA audio.

Local network streaming

MA Player has integrated multiple network streaming protocols. In addition to Roon Ready and AirPlay, it also supports DLNA/UPnP, TIDAL Connect, Spotify Connect and Audirvāna. This means that you can play music from various devices and platforms. Whether you're using Roon or other similar streaming software, you can achieve high-quality audio playback and listening experiences.

High-Res online music

MA Player offers you a diverse selection of streaming music resources. Through the integrated TIDAL, Qobuz, HIGHRESAUDIO, and Sony Select High-Res Music within the MA Remote App, you can effortlessly browse and play an extensive collection of high-definition online music from the Internet, which opens up a gateway to the world of music for you.

Internet radio

The MA Player supports vTuner and Radio Paradise broadcasting services. Simply open the MA Remote App, the energetic pop music, soothing classical tracks, vibrant ambient music, or talkshow programs, it can meet your needs and allow you to fully explore a diverse range of music.

Download MA Remote App

Scan the QR code to download MA Remote App

What is MA Remote App?

MA Remote App is a controller app for MA Player, which is available for iOS, iPadOS and Android phones. It's an indispensable part of MA Player. MA Player takes charge of building the music library and playback local music and streaming music, while the users browse the music library and control the playback through MA Remote App.

What does MA Remote App do?

The MA Remote App is a link to the Matrix music streamers, and is the main way of interaction between the users and the device. With this app, you can browse and play music from the library built by MA Player, or from third-party streaming audio platforms. The device status and configurations such as power on, standby, input and output channels, volume control, and playback status can be done through the app at any time.

Upgradable firmware and app

Both the MA Player and MA Remote App can be upgraded over the Internet. We will actively keep the software fresh, continuously collect customer feedback and improvement opinions, and provide new functions and better experience for the customers.

Development of MA Player and MA Remote App

After 5 years of continuous optimizing, the features and functionalities of MA Player are gradually becoming more mature and diversified. We will continue to focus on the research and development of MA Player, add more streaming platforms and protocols, and improve the interactive experience of MA Remote App, to present more premium audio products to audiophiles.