Russound MBX-PRE — Wi-Fi Streaming Audio Player Product Guide

Product Guide for the Russound MBX-PRE Wi-Fi Streaming Audio Player — a preamp-only (non-amplified) network streamer with app control, Voice Control (Amazon Alexa / Google Home via Chromecast built-in), and integration with Russound MCA-series systems.

Overview

The MBX-PRE is one of two products in the MBX streaming family — the MBX-AMP is a full-featured streaming audio player with a built-in amplifier, while the MBX-PRE is the preamp-only version. Both are designed to add convenient wireless streaming with the quality of Russound entertainment. With Voice Control support for Amazon Alexa and Google Home, the MBX-PRE adds simple, intuitive voice command functionality to any home entertainment system.

Key Features

• Works with any Russound MCA-series controller as a fully integrated Russound source, controllable by any Russound MCA-series keypad such as the MDK-C6 or SLK-1. Can also be used with any other amplifier or receiver to add hi-res audio streaming and app control to an existing installation.
• Added to the home network easily via wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection.
• Convenient USB port for playing music from flash drives or USB hard drives.
• Built-in 12V trigger to activate an external amplifier.
• Voice-compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home via advanced Chromecast built-in features.
• Access to a large array of entertainment sources: Spotify, SiriusXM, TuneIn, vTuner, DLNA, Deezer, and Tidal, plus any Apple AirPlay service or Google Chromecast-supported app such as Pandora, iHeartRadio, Google Play Music, and YouTube Music.
• Front panel controls for one-button access to favorites, plus play/pause and volume — useful for installers configuring or troubleshooting a system without stepping away from the rack.
• Quick, accessible Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® pairing via a press of the front panel buttons.

Included in the Box

• 1 MBX-PRE Streaming Audio Player
• 1 Power supply with US, UK, EU, AUS plug adapters
• 4 Non-marking rubber feet
• Instruction Manual

Rear panel connections include: LAN, USB, Trigger Out, Audio In (Analog / Digital), Audio Out (Line Out / Digital), and a Factory Reset button.

Product Specifications

About Russound

Russound was founded in 1967 in Newmarket, NH, and was one of the first companies to embrace multiroom audio, becoming a leader in the custom installation channel. Over the decades, Russound has sold millions of volume controls, and its speaker selectors, amplifiers, and multiroom distributed audio systems have become the industry standard, with systems scaling up to 48 independent zones of audio. Russound has received many industry awards for product design and holds several patented technologies in the custom installation field.