MUSICAL FIDELITY MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer Instruction Manual
- June 3, 2024
- MUSICAL FIDELITY
Table of Contents
- MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
- Webbrowser
- Official Musical Fidelity MX-Stream Apps
- 3rd Party Apps
- UPNP Apps
- Roon
- Offline Control: App and Webinterface
- Offline Control: HDMI output, touchscreen, USB mouse + keyboard
- MX-Stream Control Options Overview
- Technical specifications
- Documents / Resources
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
Instruction Manual
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
The MX-Stream has a wide variety of control options. This doesn‘t only make it
incredibly versatile but also extremely future proof and able to withstand
technical difficulties or the constant changes in the IT landscape (downtime
of Apple or Android App stores, no Internet connection, etc…). In fact, the
MXStream can be entirely controlled without any internet access and without
any App downloads! So, if you just want to play some local music from a USB
Stick or hard drive or stream via Bluetooth, we will explain everything in
this guide! Before you start, you need to either connect your MX-Stream to
your home network via WiFi or cabled ethernet.
You do this without the need of any app or any extra downloads! Please refer
to the Quick Start manual. And still very important to stress is that cabled
ethernet is still vastly superior to WiFi connections even in the year 2022!
Realtime audio applications, such as the MX-Stream with high-resolution audio,
benefit from stable cabled ethernet connections like you wouldn‘t believe. For
regular HTTP web applications, like the internet, Web2.0 or 3.0, the quality
of your connection rarely matters.
Your phone may show you full bars for your WiFi quality, but this does not say
anything about packet loss and drop-outs caused by WiFi all the time. Don‘t
worry, all of that is insignificant for websites or social media. You are not
relying on data reaching its destination within the correct timeframe and
without and degradation or loss. Modern web protocols will just request
missing or faulty packets again or in some cases it even doesn‘t matter if all
packets are transmitted. Websites, social media or video streaming will work
even under all those circumstances! Quality is not their concern! The
protocols for streaming realtime audio in an audiophile lossless way are
completely different to the modern YouTubes, Facebooks and Instagrams of our
time! With this in mind, enjoy music streaming on your MX-Stream on the
highest level possible!
Webbrowser
Probably the most useful and flexible way to control your MX-Stream. Absolutely platform agnostic, you can access your MX-Stream from your favourite webbrowser on any device which has a webbrowser. On Windows this is very easy. Once your MX-Stream is on the same network as your computer, it will automatically show up in your Windows Explorer (make sure network detection is ON). 
Double click on the Musical Fidelity Icon in your network view, to open the
MX-Stream web-interface. By right clicking and properties, you can see other
useful information like the MX-Stream‘s IP address and MAC address.
The web-interface gives you the exact same options, features and controls like
our Android/iOS Apps. In fact the Apps does just the same thing: open the MX-
Stream‘s web-interface. This means all actions and playback commands are
executed on the MX-Stream hardware, meaning it is totally independent on the
Apps or different methods of interacting with it. This makes it very easy to
mix and match webbrowser, App or other control options and your MX-Stream will
keep playing uninterruptedly, even if your phone (and certainly as a further
consequence you yourself) is struck by lightning! For webbrowsers on iOS
devices and MAC computers just type „musical-fidelity.local“ into the address
bar of the webbrowser. For webbrowsers on Windows computers or Android phones
just type „musical-fidelity.local/“ into the address bar of the
webbrowser.
Official Musical Fidelity MX-Stream Apps
Our official App, MX-Stream, is available for Android and iOS and can be
downloaded from their respective stores.
Should you live in a country or region where you don‘t have access to these
stores or there are technical difficulties with these stores, there are plenty
of other options for accessing your MX-Stream. Important: all the streaming
services and platforms as they are implemented in our own app, are the
preferred way to listen when it comes to quality, as we have direct access and
control over our implementations. This means we can program the Tidal or Qobuz
access on our own and make sure the quality is top of the line as it should
be. If you use services like TIDAL Connect, you obviously introduce yet
another middle man (or middle software) and therefore we cannot guarantee best
playback quality as this responsibility is in those cases handed off to the
streaming platform providers themselves.
If you cannot find the MX-Stream App try our alternative “Volumio”. Volumio is
a functional identical alternative!
3rd Party Apps
You can play music on your MX-Stream with a wealth of different playback apps.
One of the more important features is to use the MX-Stream with the native
Apps for Music Streaming Platform providers (for example Spotify Connect).
The services provided in this way is obviously subject of change, as services
and their implementations come and go.
In Tidal, choose your MX-Stream as Tidal Connect device with this speaker symbol (* TIDAL Connect will not be available at MXStream launch, but at a later date via free update)
Choose your Spotify Connect device here within the Spotify App.
UPNP Apps
UPNP Apps are a great way of adding functionalities and services to your MX-
Stream. UPNP is a completely lossless way of transmitting audio data via your
LAN network (in fact Apple based their Airplay protocol on the free
alternative UPNP). However, UPNP is in many aspects superior to Airplay as
with UPNP you can freely transmit any sample rate and avoid resampling (note:
Airplay resamples everything to 48kHz!).
To use UPNP: open your favorite UPNP capable App or software on your
phone/tablet/PC/laptop, make sure your device is on the same network as the
MX-Stream and select the MX-Stream as the output renderer:
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
If you cannot find the MX-Stream as a UPNP renderer, then check if UPNP Render
is enabled or turn UPNP Renderer off and on again under Settings -> Sources ->
Functionalities Control in the web-interface. 
Roon
Roon is one of the most advanced music playback software solutions out there.
It handles big music libraries extremely well, organizes your music
collections across different streaming providers and your own local or
network music storage. It is extremely transparent in showing you all details
about your playback chain and is definitely something to try out for any
serious music listener.
For the MX-Stream, make sure that Roon is active in the Functionalities
Control settings (if necessary try turning it off and on again) and that a DAC
is connected. If there is no DAC connected, the MX-Stream won‘t show up in
Roon! 
Check on the MX-Stream in the Functionalities Control that Roon is active.
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
Offline Control: App and Webinterface
Controlling the MX-Stream without any network or internet access is actually
doable! This is done by simply connecting your phone or laptop to the built in
Hotspot of the MX-Stream. The Hotspot is enabled by default after first
unpacking, and can also be enabled any time after first setup from the network
settings menu:
On your phone or laptop go to your WiFi settings menu and connect to the MX- Stream Hotspot:
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
After connecting the first setup assistance will open, you can simply press
„Close“ on the first screen to leave the first setup and control the MX-
Stream. You can then play local music or files from a connected USB or HDD
drive.
Alternatively, once you are connected to the MX-Stream Hotspot simply use our
APPs or Webbrowser control options (see option 1 and 2 of this guide) to
access your MX-Stream.
In some situations it can help to disable your phone‘s mobile internet. This
is because the MX-Stream Hotspot does not provide Internet access to your
phone. Some phones then simply ignore this WiFi option and use your mobile
internet instead to search for your MX-Stream, because the purpose of your
phone in our modern times is to access the internet. Disabling mobile
internet will force your phone to look for the MX-Stream identifier or IP
address on the local WiFi connection.
Offline Control: HDMI output, touchscreen, USB mouse + keyboard
The MX-Stream by default outputs its control interface (video only, no audio)
via HDMI. You can simply connect any HDMI monitor, TV or screen to integrate
it into your living room or other places.
By using a HDMI monitor that is also capable of touch-input via USB, you are
able to build yourself a seamless touch integration for your MX-Stream. In
addition to the HDMI connection, simply connect the touch capable monitor to
any of the available USB inputs on the MX-Stream.
Another option is to connect a USB mouse and keyboard to the available USB
inputs of the MX-Stream.
Should you ever encounter difficulties of setting up WiFi or lose access to
your configured WiFi, this is a great method of troubleshooting the MX-Stream.
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
Warranty
The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for damage caused by not adhering
to these instructions for use. Modification or changes to any part of the
product by unauthorized persons release the manufacturer from any liability
over and above the lawful rights of the customer.
Should a problem be encountered which cannot be identified or resolved, please
contact point of purchase/dealer for further advice. Only if the problem
cannot be resolved there, the unit should be sent to the responsible
distributor in your country. Warranty is valid in country of purchase and for
original purchaser only and is not internationally nor personally
transferable.
Copyright, trademarks
Musical Fidelity is a division of Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH.
This guide was produced by: Musical Fidelity Copyright© 2022. All rights
reserved.
The information was correct at the time of going to press. The manufacturer
reserves the right to make changes to the technical specification without
prior notice as deemed necessary to uphold the ongoing process of technical
development.®
Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. Mac®
and Mac OS® are trademarks of Apple
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. BT® is a trademark owned by
the BT SIG, Inc., Apple is registered trademark of Apple Inc., Android™ is a
trademark of Google Inc.
Contains FCC ID: VVXLM811-0451
MX-Stream Control Options Overview
The MX-Stream has a wide variety of control options. This doesn‘t only make it incredibly versatile but also extremely future proof and able to withstand technical difficulties or the constant changes in the IT landscape (downtime of Apple or Android App stores, no Internet connection, etc…). In fact, the MXStream can be entirely controlled without any internet access and without any App downloads! So, if you just want to play some local music from a USB Stick or hard drive or stream via Bluetooth, we will explain everything in this guide! Before you start, you need to either connect your MX-Stream to your home network via WiFi or cabled ethernet. You do this without the need of any app or any extra downloads! Please refer to the Quick Start manual. And still very important to stress is that cabled ethernet is still vastly superior to WiFi connections even in the year 2022! Realtime audio applications, such as the MX-Stream with high-resolution audio, benefit from stable cabled ethernet connections like you wouldn‘t believe. For regular HTTP web applications, like the internet, Web2.0 or 3.0, the quality of your connection rarely matters. Your phone may show you full bars for your WiFi quality, but this does not say anything about packet loss and drop-outs caused by WiFi all the time. Don‘t worry, all of that is insignificant for websites or social media. You are not relying on data reaching its destination within the correct timeframe and without and degradation or loss. Modern web protocols will just request missing or faulty packets again or in some cases it even doesn‘t matter if all packets are transmitted. Websites, social media or video streaming will work even under all those circumstances! Quality is not their concern! The protocols for streaming realtime audio in an audiophile lossless way are completely different to the modern YouTubes, Facebooks and Instagrams of our time! With this in mind, enjoy music streaming on your MX- Stream on the highest level possible!
Webbrowser
Probably the most useful and flexible way to control your MX-Stream.
Absolutely platform agnostic, you can access your MX-Stream from your
favourite webbrowser on any device which has a webbrowser. On Windows this is
very easy. Once your MX-Stream is on the same network as your computer, it
will automatically show up in your Windows Explorer (make sure network
detection is ON). 
Double click on the Musical Fidelity Icon in your network view, to open the
MX-Stream web-interface. By right clicking and properties, you can see other
useful information like the MX-Stream‘s IP address and MAC address.
The web-interface gives you the exact same options, features and controls like
our Android/iOS Apps. In fact the Apps does just the same thing: open the MX-
Stream‘s web-interface. This means all actions and playback commands are
executed on the MX-Stream hardware, meaning it is totally independent on the
Apps or different methods of interacting with it. This makes it very easy to
mix and match webbrowser, App or other control options and your MX-Stream will
keep playing uninterruptedly, even if your phone (and certainly as a further
consequence you yourself) is struck by lightning! For webbrowsers on iOS
devices and MAC computers just type „musical-fidelity.local“ into the address
bar of the webbrowser. For webbrowsers on Windows computers or Android phones
just type „musical-fidelity.local/“ into the address bar of the
webbrowser.
Official Musical Fidelity MX-Stream Apps
Our official App, MX-Stream, is available for Android and iOS and can be
downloaded from their respective stores.
Should you live in a country or region where you don‘t have access to these
stores or there are technical difficulties with these stores, there are plenty
of other options for accessing your MX-Stream. Important: all the streaming
services and platforms as they are implemented in our own app, are the
preferred way to listen when it comes to quality, as we have direct access and
control over our implementations. This means we can program the Tidal or Qobuz
access on our own and make sure the quality is top of the line as it should
be. If you use services like TIDAL Connect, you obviously introduce yet
another middle man (or middle software) and therefore we cannot guarantee best
playback quality as this responsibility is in those cases handed off to the
streaming platform providers themselves.
If you cannot find the MX-Stream App try our alternative “Volumio”. Volumio is
a functional identical alternative!
3rd Party Apps
You can play music on your MX-Stream with a wealth of different playback
apps. One of the more important features is to use the MX-Stream with the
native Apps for Music Streaming Platform providers (for example Spotify
Connect).
The services provided in this way is obviously subject of change, as services
and their implementations come and go.
In Tidal, choose your MX-Stream as Tidal Connect device with this speaker symbol (* TIDAL Connect will not be available at MXStream launch, but at a later date via free update)
Choose your Spotify Connect device here within the Spotify App.
UPNP Apps
UPNP Apps are a great way of adding functionalities and services to your
MX-Stream. UPNP is a completely lossless way of transmitting audio data via
your LAN network (in fact Apple based their Airplay protocol on the free
alternative UPNP). However, UPNP is in many aspects superior to Airplay as
with UPNP you can freely transmit any sample rate and avoid resampling (note:
Airplay resamples everything to 48kHz!).
To use UPNP: open your favorite UPNP capable App or software on your
phone/tablet/PC/laptop, make sure your device is on the same network as the
MX-Stream and select the MX-Stream as the output renderer:
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
If you cannot find the MX-Stream as a UPNP renderer, then check if UPNP Render
is enabled or turn UPNP Renderer off and on again under Settings -> Sources ->
Functionalities Control in the web-interface.
Roon
Roon is one of the most advanced music playback software solutions out
there. It handles big music libraries extremely well, organizes your music
collections across different streaming providers and your own local or
network music storage. It is extremely transparent in showing you all details
about your playback chain and is definitely something to try out for any
serious music listener.
For the MX-Stream, make sure that Roon is active in the Functionalities
Control settings (if necessary try turning it off and on again) and that a DAC
is connected. If there is no DAC connected, the MX-Stream won‘t show up in
Roon!
Check on the MX-Stream in the Functionalities Control that Roon is active.
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
Offline Control: App and Webinterface
Controlling the MX-Stream without any network or internet access is
actually doable! This is done by simply connecting your phone or laptop to the
built in Hotspot of the MX-Stream. The Hotspot is enabled by default after
first unpacking, and can also be enabled any time after first setup from the
network settings menu:
On your phone or laptop go to your WiFi settings menu and connect to the MX- Stream Hotspot:
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
After connecting the first setup assistance will open, you can simply press
„Close“ on the first screen to leave the first setup and control the MX-
Stream. You can then play local music or files from a connected USB or HDD
drive.
Alternatively, once you are connected to the MX-Stream Hotspot simply use our
APPs or Webbrowser control options (see option 1 and 2 of this guide) to
access your MX-Stream.
In some situations it can help to disable your phone‘s mobile internet. This
is because the MX-Stream Hotspot does not provide Internet access to your
phone. Some phones then simply ignore this WiFi option and use your mobile
internet instead to search for your MX-Stream, because the purpose of your
phone in our modern times is to access the internet. Disabling mobile
internet will force your phone to look for the MX-Stream identifier or IP
address on the local WiFi connection.
Offline Control: HDMI output, touchscreen, USB mouse+keyboard
The MX-Stream by default outputs its control interface (video only, no audio)
via HDMI. You can simply connect any HDMI monitor, TV or screen to integrate
it into your living room or other places.
By using a HDMI monitor that is also capable of touch-input via USB, you are
able to build yourself a seamless touch integration for your MX-Stream. In
addition to the HDMI connection, simply connect the touch capable monitor to
any of the available USB inputs on the MX-Stream.
Another option is to connect a USB mouse and keyboard to the available USB
inputs of the MX-Stream.
Should you ever encounter difficulties of setting up WiFi or lose access to
your configured WiFi, this is a great method of troubleshooting the MX-Stream.
MX-Stream Audiophile Bit-Perfect Streamer
Warranty
The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for damage caused by not adhering
to these instructions for use. Modification or changes to any part of the
product by unauthorized persons release the manufacturer from any liability
over and above the lawful rights of the customer.
Should a problem be encountered which cannot be identified or resolved, please
contact point of purchase/dealer for further advice. Only if the problem
cannot be resolved there, the unit should be sent to the responsible
distributor in your country. Warranty is valid in country of purchase and for
original purchaser only and is not internationally nor personally
transferable.
Copyright, trademarks
Musical Fidelity is a division of Audio Tuning Vertriebs GmbH.
This guide was produced by: Musical Fidelity Copyright© 2022. All rights
reserved.
The information was correct at the time of going to press. The manufacturer
reserves the right to make changes to the technical specification without
prior notice as deemed necessary to uphold the ongoing process of technical
development.®
Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. Mac®
and Mac OS® are trademarks of Apple
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. BT® is a trademark owned by
the BT SIG, Inc., Apple is registered trademark of Apple Inc., Android™ is a
trademark of Google Inc.
Contains FCC ID: VVXLM811-0451
Technical specifications
| Internal Memory | 16 GB |
|---|---|
| Audio Formats | PCM 32bit/352.8kHz, DSD256 |
| Internet Radio | TuneIn |
| Streaming Services | TIDAL, Spotify, Qobuz, HIGHRESAUDIO |
| Supported data protocols | RAAT (Roon), Shairport, DLNA, UPNP |
| Inputs | 2 x USB A (maximum combined current draw 1A), USB |
B (PC-Detox), Network (Ethernet, WiFi), BT
Supported WiFi standards| 802.11 b/g/n/d/e/h/i
BT| BT Classic + EDR v2.1, v3.0, v4.0 and Low Energy
Outputs| Audio optimized USB A, HDMI (video)
Outboard Power supply| 18V/1A DC (included)
Accessories| Wi-Fi antenna
Dimensions W x H x D (D with sockets)| 220 x 56 x 215 (223) mm
Weight (without power supply):| 1910g without power supply
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Control Options Overview
Documents / Resources
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Streamer
[pdf] Instruction Manual
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Streamer, Bit-Perfect Streamer, Streamer
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Streamer
[pdf] User Manual
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Streamer, Bit Perfect Streamer, Perfect Streamer
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Streamer
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References
- Musical Fidelity | World-Class Manufacturer of Award Winning Amplifiers, CD Players, DACs and Digital Audio Devices
- Musical Fidelity | World-Class Manufacturer of Award Winning Amplifiers, CD Players, DACs and Digital Audio Devices