Redefining the
Essence of Musical Fidelity
The Madison Streamer combines musically accurate streaming with a sophisticated and upgradable DSP-driven DAC, complete with digital volume control. Connect the Madison directly to your power amp for a streamlined yet high-performance music system, or pair it with your favorite pre-amp or integrated amplifier. The Madison Streamer delivers a seamless blend of technical accuracy and musical beauty, offering a listening experience that is as emotionally engaging as it is technically accurate. It is not just a product—it is a statement of Wattson Audio’s dedication to engineering excellence and an evocative musical experience.
Purpose-Driven Design,
Uncompromising Performance
Like all Wattson Audio components, the Madison Streamer is engineered with one unwavering vision: to deliver a musically engaging experience. Its design is pure, purpose-driven, and stripped of anything unnecessary, leaving only what serves the highest standard of audio fidelity. The result is a digital streamer that redefines expectations in its category.
The Madison Streamer employs a pair of high-performance op-amps per channel, forming a robust, space-efficient, and cost-effective analog output stage. Designed with both versatility and fidelity, it offers balanced XLR and single-ended RCA connections to integrate seamlessly into any high-performance system. Every circuit stage within Madison benefits from the substantial onboard power supply filtering and reservoir capacitance, ensuring pristine signal integrity and consistent performance.
An extraordinary musical performance at an accessible price requires a meticulous approach to engineering—an art of precision and purpose. It demands a relentless focus on what truly matters, selecting only the functions that serve the music and implementing them with absolute care. It's about knowing what to include, what to exclude, and how to achieve the highest level of performance. This is the essence of Wattson Audio's high-technology design philosophy: doing everything with intention and nothing without purpose.
The Music You Love at Your Fingertips
Wattson Music is your dedicated companion for every step of your musical journey, offering effortless access to your personal library and preferred streaming platforms. The Wattson Music app for iOS and Wattson Remote for Android grant intuitive control over your device's advanced settings while seamlessly connecting you to the music you cherish. Designed with a singular focus on simplicity and precision, these apps ensure a refined and immersive listening experience, providing fluid navigation and complete mastery over your Wattson Audio system.
Engineered to adapt to the ever-expanding landscape of network communication protocols, Madison's streaming engine is the product of years of meticulous refinement and ongoing development. Its unwavering focus on signal purity and transmission reliability ensures nothing short of exceptional performance. With native support for Hi-Res audio formats—including PCM and DSD playback—it offers an unparalleled listening experience while maintaining a user interface that is as fluid as it is intuitive.
Wattson Music is your dedicated companion for every step of your musical journey, offering effortless access to your personal library and preferred streaming platforms. The Wattson Music app for iOS and Wattson Remote for Android grant intuitive control over your device’s advanced settings while seamlessly connecting you to the music you cherish. Designed with a singular focus on simplicity and precision, these apps ensure a refined and immersive listening experience, providing fluid navigation and complete mastery over your Wattson Audio system.
The Key to Your Music, Perfectly Delivered
Purposeful Simplicity
The Madison unites cutting-edge, upgradable digital technology with purposefully designed, innovative circuitry to deliver an unparalleled musical experience at its price point. Every element of its elegant, compact form reflects a commitment to balance, refinement, and purity of design. Madison embodies Wattson Audio’s philosophy of achieving extraordinary performance with purposeful simplicity, offering a level of musicality and sophistication previously unavailable at this price.
Crafted to Endure,
Engineered to Inspire
Wattson Audio's build quality reflects an unwavering commitment to excellence, blending exceptional engineering with Swiss quality. Every detail is executed with precision, utilizing premium-grade materials to ensure both lasting durability and peak performance.
The Madison Streamer features high-precision machined casework milled from solid-billet aluminum. Though significantly more costly than alternative methods, this approach guarantees structural integrity while optimizing electromagnetic shielding as well as mechanical damping. First and foremost, Wattson products are engineered to deliver a believable musical experience. In turn, our Swiss craftsmanship instills confidence and a deep pride in ownership.
Specifications
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Network streaming resolution: PCM up to 32-bit 384kHz, DSD up to 256x (11,2896MHz)
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S/PDIF input resolution: PCM up to 24-bit 192kHz
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RCA output level (0dB FS): 2,0V RMS
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XLR output level (0dB FS): 4,0V RMS
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Signal-to-noise, weighted (SNR-A): > 120dB
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Harmonic distortion (THD+N, 0dB FS): < 0,001%
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Headphone output: 2x 150mW on 32Ω, 2x 50mW on 150Ω, 2x 10mW on 600Ω
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Network input: 100Mbit/s Ethernet
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Digital inputs: 1x S/PDIF on RCA connector, PCM and 1x S/PDIF on TOSLink
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Analog outputs: 1x unbalanced on RCA connectors and 1x balanced on XLR
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Headphone output: 6.35mm Jack connector
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Dimensions (W x D x H): 6,9 x 7,3 x 2,1in (174 x 185 x 52mm)
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Weight: 2,37 lbs (1075g)
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Power supply: 5V DC, external, medical grade
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Power consumption: 50mW (idle), 3,5 W (playing)
