Cocktail Audio X-50 D streamer

Cocktail Audio X-50 D streamer med cd spiller

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Nypris kr 45.000

Equipped with high-performance Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 processor running at 1.0Ghz

XMOS 32bit/500MIPS 8 Core Powerful Microcontroller

DDR-1066 1GByte Main Memory and 8GByte Nand Flash Memory

High speed optical disk drive for quick CD ripping

7 inch TFT LCD(1024 x 600 pixels) screen for intuitive GUI

DAB+/FM Tuner built-in

USB Audio Class 2.0 Output for connecting to an USB Digital-to-Analogue Converter(DAC)

I²S Digital Out(RJ45 & HDMI) to support up to Native DSD including 24bit/192Khz

Giga Fast Ethernet(10/100/1000Mbps) built-in

Support up to 8TB(Tera Bytes) storage like 3.5"/2.5" hard disk or SSD

Using RAID System function, total 16TB storage configuration is possible

HDMI Out connector for using an external screen like TV as its GUI screen

Rugged chassis construction with full aluminum body chassis by CNC cutting

Versatile Software functionalities and usage

Support various file formats like MQA, DSD(64/128/256), DXD(24Bit/352.8Khz), including 24Bit/192Khz WAV/FLAC and full range hi-res audio file formats

CD Ripping with professional CD metadata and album cover art provided by Gracenote

Make your own digital music file collection of DAB+/FM radio and Internet radio to X50D MusicDB via its recording function with hi-res sampling rate 24bit/192Khz

High Connectivity

Various network protocol supported(UPnP(DLNA) Server/Client/Media Renderer, Samba Server/Client, FTP Server,Web Server, etc

Major Music Streaming Services(TIDAL, TIDAL MQA, Deezer, Qobuz, Napster, Spotify Connect) and Internet Radio(Airable) available

Customized Remote Control App, NOVATRON MusicX for iOS and Android

Customized WebInterface(WebUI) for remote control and MusicDB management by PC

Support 'Roon Ready', which is the famous Music Player for Music Lovers

High Performance System Resources and custom-designed software

Based on Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 main processor running at 1.0GHz, additional 32Bit/500MIPS Microcontroller and custom-designed smart software, the X50D will satisfy highend audiophiles and all music lovers with great performance and versatile features

Wonderful Sound Quality created by in-house circuit design know-how and qualified components

Our all experiences, know-how and technoligies for digital circuit design accumlated for long period and qualified components are applied completely to the X50D to deliver great sound to music lovers

XMOS 32Bit/500MIPS 8 Core Powerful Microcontroller

X50D can support up to Native DSD256 via its I²S Digital Output(RJ45 & HDMI) for highend audiophiles who have already a nice DAC which has I²S Digital Input

DAB+ Tuner and FM Radio Tuner

For high quality digital radio and traditional FM Radio, X50D offers DAB+ tuner and FM tuner

High Quality Digital Out Terminal

Two Coaxial Out, Toslink and AES/EBU XRL are available to let users make perfect audio component system by connecting to various external devices

USB Audio Class 2.0 Output

For music lovers and audiophiles who have already nice USB DAC, the USB Audio Out solution will be very useful

12V Trigger Out and In

You could use 12V Trigger Out/In to trigger(on/off ) a connected device like amplifier

Word Clock

Via this Word Clock Out, X50D will send out the sample rate signal of currently playing file

Two High Speed USB3.0 Host Ports

For quick data transfer purpose, X50D offers two(2) high speed USB3.0 Host ports at rear side

HDMI for bigger external screen or Audio out

Via this HDMI out, users may connect to bigger external screen for GUI, or connect to an audio devices which have HDMI input

RAID System with Two Storage Deck for Music Server

X50D offers two storage decks which accept 3.5"/2.5" SATA hard disk and Solid State Drive(SSD). According to users' purpose, they can setup RAID system easily. X50D offers three(3) kinds of RAID mode such as Mirror, Stripe and Big

CD Ripping with Gracenote CD metadata and Album cover art

Load all your CD collection onto the X50D Music Database in FLAC, ALAC, WAV or MP3 file format with professional CD metadata and album cover art from Gracenote

Music Database function

The X50D has a well-organized Music Database built-in, which offers very nice and convenient functions like SEARCH, display by text or cover art, SORT, various View, etc

Digital Inputs

X50D has digital inputs(Toslink & Coaxial) for connecting to external source devices. You can make your own digital music collection by X50D's recording function

Recording with 192Khz hi-res sampling rate

The X50D offers a recording function for internet radio, DAB+/FM radio and Digital Inputs. You can make your own digital music collection with wonderful sound

Auto/Manual Cutting for the recorded files

Auto/Manual cutting function to edit the recorded files is available at the X50D. You can easily edit files and import them into X50D Music Database

Versatile Networking and Remote Control with a Customized App

Connect the X50D to your network for streaming music to and from other devices, listen to cloud based music services and control remotely using mobile devices with our customized remote control app, NOVATRON MusicX or WebInterface

Control remotely by mobile devices with customized Remote Control App, NOVATRON MusicX app

Major Music Streaming Services integrated

You can access tens of thousands of internet radio stations and online music services like TIDAL, Deezer, Napster and Qobuz including Spotify Connect function

Control remotely by PC with WebInterface

Control the X50D remotely by your PC with its nice WebInterface function

Support various network protocols like UPnP Server/Client/Renderer, Samba Server/Client

Stream songs to and from other compatible devices in the same network

AirPlay and Spotify Connect

You can play songs from iOS devices and musics from Spotify via X50D wirelessly

Control X50D by Roon

As X50D supports 'Roon Ready', you can control X50D with Roon, which is great music player for music loves

7 inch TFT LCD Screen for Intuitive GUI and HDMI Out for external screen

7 inch big screen will let you control the X50D easily with intuitive GUI, and connect it to your TV for an external screen to view bigger GUI or a slideshow of photos while listening to your music collection

DAB+/FM Radio Tuner built-in

Enjoy high quality digital radio via DAB+ Tuner, and record any song or broadcast with high quality sound

High Connectivity for various external devices

2 x USB3.0 host at rear and 1 x USB2.0 host

GigaFast Ethernet LAN

HDMI Out for external screen or Audio out

USB Audio Class2.0 Output

Digital Outputs(2 x I²S, 1 x Word Clock, 2 x Coaxial, 1 x Toslink, 1 x AES/EBU XRL, 1 x HDMI)

Digital Inputs(1 x Coaxial, 1 x Toslink)

And more.....

Two(2) Storage Decks for Music Server

3.5"/2.5" SATA hard disk and Solid State Drive(SSD) is accepted to the X50D, which supports up to 8TB capacity of individual storage. X50D offers RAID System configuration. According to users' purpose, they can setup RAID system easily by themselves. It offers three(3) kinds of RAID mode such as Mirror, Stripe and Big

Rugged and durable casing with full aluminum CNC cutting

The X50D front panel is based on 13mm thickness aluminum with CNC cutting, and whole body also is based on full aluminum CNC cutting. The die-cast aluminum feet provide rigidity along with additional resistance from external vibration.

Cocktail Audio X50D Review

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by Raylinds, May 10, 2022.

Raylinds

Raylinds

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Thread Starter

Location:Candlewood Lake, CT

Over ten years ago, I ripped my CDs to a hard drive to stream over a Logitech device to my HiFi. Since that time my HiFi system has been through numerous upgrades and the SQ of that digital source was not acceptable to me, so I went back to a PS Audio Direct Stream DAC and Transport system that sounds great.

My media room that houses the Audio system and Home Theater has gone through a number of transitions, including rather extensive acoustic treatments. I also started adding pub games- first a professional quality dart board, then a Alley Cats shuffle bowling game.

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The latest addition to what has since been christened the Palm Tree Pub is a massive 4-player arcade game with over 6200 classic arcade games.

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We've been spending time with friends and neighbors and I thought some sort of music server would be great so I could set up play lists and not have to change discs. I thought I would research how good music servers have gotten over the years and found some interesting options. I knew there would be some SQ compromise over the DAC/Transport, but since it was background music I was okay with that as long as the quality was good.

I decided to go with the Cocktail Audio X50D. Not only could I rip my CDs to an internal SSD, but I could also stream from Apple Music, Amazon and other sources including internet radio.

One of the things I liked about the X50 was that it has an I2s output to connect to my PS Audio DAC. The other thing I liked was an HDMI out that lets the display get shown on a flatscreen TV, which I thought would be cool so the album art and song selection would be viewable from anywhere in the room during a gaming night with a small crowd.

Here is the X50D integrated in my system under the DAC:

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Here is the display mounted on a swingarm to my rack next to my RCM:

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I started ripping my CD collection and it takes about 10 minutes to rip a typical CD. I have the X50 connected by ethernet and it downloads metadata including album art while it rips. I am ripping to WAV files.

The first thing I did was rip a few CDs that had good SQ and I knew well so I could A/B the rip against the CD in the PS Audio transport through the same PS Audio DAC (it has two I2s inputs).

The CD in the transport was noticeably better, but it not by a significant margin. Music from the X50 sounds very natural and musical- in other words analog-like.

As a music server, it combines extensive functionality with extremely good SQ. The unit provides built in interfaces for streaming services like Spotify. Amazon Music requires a supplied app for Apple or Android devices, but the interface is nice and works well.