Cocktailaudio X50PRO

The Reference Pure Digital Music Server, CD Ripper and Network Streamer for Audiophiles. Enjoy highest performance, versatile functions and easy use wtih audiophile level sound quality.

What is The Cocktailaudio X50Pro

The X50Pro is the very digital source device that the audiophiles have been looking for to manage huge amount of hi-res digital music collections conveniently, and to connect to their existing external DAC and Amplifier to play with superb sound quality. The X50Pro is the reference multipurpose Music Server with the functions of Media Player, CD Ripper, Network Streamer, Music Recorder and much more for music lover.

As X50Pro is equipped with ultra-low phase noise oscillator, CCHD-575 from Crystek Corporation, extensively shielded SMPS with aluminum cover and highly qualified printed circuit board designed by in-house R&D team, the X50Pro surely guarantees great sound quality with jitter and electrical noises minimized to negligible level.

Equipped with Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor, additional powerful XMOS microcontroller, beautiful whole glass-sanding aluminum enclosure crafted by precision CNC machine and versatile features of software developed by in-house R&D team, the X50Pro surely will be the best pure digital music player and server for the audiophiles in the world.

Versatile Software Functionalities and Usage

• Support various file formats like MQA, DSD(64/128/256), PCM 32Bit/384Khz, 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
• Convenient Music Database function
• Load your vinyl and cassette tape collections, DAB+/FM Radio, Internet Radio to X50Pro MusicDB via its recording function with hi-res sampling rate 192Khz
• 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, HighresAudio 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 Connectivity

High Performance System Resources and Custom-Designed Software

Equipped with Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 main processor running at 1.0GHz, additional 32Bit/500MIPS Microcontroller and custom-designed smart software, the X50Pro is a reference-level pure digital music server to deliver great sound and verstile functions.

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 like ultra-low phase noise oscillator, CCHD-575 from Crystek Corporation are applied perfectly to the X50Pro to create great sound quality.

Minimizing Electrical Noises from SMPS

To minimize delectrical noises, SMPS is perfectly shielded with high quality aluminum.

DAB+ Tuner and FM Radio Tuner

For high quality digital radio and traditional FM Radio, X50Pro offers DAB+ tuner and FM tuner.

XMOS 32Bit/500MIPS 8 Core Powerful Microcontroller

X50Pro can support up to Native DSD256 via its I²S Digital Output(RJ45 & HDMI x 2) for highend audiophiles who have already a nice DAC which has I²S Digital Input. To increase compatibility with other devices, X50Pro offers two(2) I²S HDMI Out.

Beautiful Aluminum Eclosure Fabricated by Precision CNC Machine

The X50Pro whole enclose is precisely crafted with beautiful glass-sanding aluminum, which is fabricated by precision CNC machine

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) connected devices like DAC and Amplifier.

Word Clock

Via this Word Clock Out, the X50Pro will send out the sample rate signal of currently playing file.

Two High Speed USB3.0 Host Ports

For quick data transfer purpose, the X50Pro offers two(2) high speed USB3.0 Host ports at rear side.

High Quality Digital Out Terminal

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

Raid System with Two Storage Deck for Music Server

X50Pro 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. X50Pro offers three(3) kinds of RAID mode such as Mirror, Stripe and Big.

HDMI for Bigger External Screen or Audio Out

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

Inside View of X50Pro

CD Ripping with Gracenote CD Metadata and Album Cover Art

Load all your CD collection onto the X50ProD Music Database in FLAC, ALAC, WAV or MP3 file format with professional CD metadata and album cover art from Gracenote.

Music Database Function

The X50Pro 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

X50Pro has digital inputs(Toslink & Coaxial) for connecting to external source devices. You can make your own digital music collection by X50Pro's recording function

Recording with 192Khz Hi-Res Sampling Rate

The X50Pro 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 X50Pro. You can easily edit files and import them into X50Pro Music Database.

Versatile Networking and Remote Control with a Customized App

Connect the X50Pro 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, HighresAudio and Qobuz including Spotify Connect function.

Control Remotely by PC with Webinterface

Control the X50Pro 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 X50Pro wirelessly.

Control X50Pro by Roon

As X50Pro supports 'Roon Ready', you can control X50Pro 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 X50Pro 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 Connection

• 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 (3 x I²S, 1 x Word Clock, 1 x Coaxial, 1 x Toslink, 1 x AES/EBU XLR, 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 X50Pro, which supports up to 8TB capacity of individual storage.

X50Pro 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 Beautiful Aluminum Enclosure Fabricated by Precision CNC Machine

The X50Pro whole enclosure is precisely crafted with beautiful glass-sanding aluminum, which is fabricated by precision CNC machine. This will help surely to create more beautiful sound for music lovers.

Features:

Many Useful Functions

Created by custom-designed smart software developed by in-house R&D center.

1. Listing by Text or Cover Art



To display album or song list by Text or Cover Art by pressing TEXT/ART key of RC.

2. Sleep Function



Pressing SLEEP key of RC will make X50Pro powered off automatically after set time.

3. Jump to Song Mode



On Now Playing screen, pressing CAP/ NUM key of RC will lead you to 'Jump to Song Mode' or 'Seek to Percent Mode' On 'Jump to Song Mode', pressing numeric key is to jump to the song equal to the pressed number.

4. Auto CD Ripping Function



When you want to rip many CDs, Auto CD ripping function will be helpful. If you insert CD to the X50Pro, remaining tasks will be done by X50Pro until the CD is ejected after CD ripping is completed.

5. To Merge Multialbum or Rip it into One Folder(Album)



You can rip Multi-album into one folder (album).

6. Auto Cutting Function



Using this function, you can edit a file recorded by X50Pro easily.

7. Roon Ready



If you like 'ROON' remote app from Roonlabs, you can use it with the X50Pro.

8. Audio CD Burning



You can burn Audio CD with the X50Pro.

9. Scroll Speed



Control text scroll speed on the screen.

10. Import & Export Your Music



Import/Export music to/from the X50Pro Music DB via USB or over a network.

11. Make Playlist



12. Make 'My Playlist'



This is virtual playlist. If you stop playing it, My Playlist will disappear.

13. HDD Sleep



Go into sleep mode as set.

14. Section Repeat



Set specific section to play repeatedly.

15. Alarm



X50Pro offers Alarm function.

16. Clock & Display OFF



Pressing CLOCK key of RC will make X50Pro screen show current clock or off.

17. Seek to Percent Mode



On 'Seek to Percent Mode' pressing numeric key is to seek the location of the playing file equal to the pressed number.

18. Display Mode



You can display Music DB list by unit of Album, Genre, Track, Artist, Composer, Year, Mood, etc.

19. Reservation Recording



Schedule when you want the X50Pro to record iRadio with reservation recording.

20. Edit Recorded Files



Edit recorded files cutting by unit of track or adding album tag info.

21. Audio File Format Conversion



Convert existing audio files into other formats, (e.g. mp3, FLAC, WAV, MP4) for use on other devices.

MP3 player, car stereo, etc.

22. Gapless Playback



23. HDD Format



Easy solution to format hard disk with Linux file system or NTFS.

24. Edit music tag info



25. Music DB backup & Restore



26. Auto Shutdown



Schedule when you want the X50Pro powered off.

27. USB Keyboard



Use an USB keyboard to edit song tag info easily.

28. Resume Play



After booting up, resume playing automatically where it was last stopped.

Hardware and Engineering

1. Equipped with high-performance Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 processor running at 1.0Ghz
2. XMOS 32bit/500MIPS 8 Core Powerful Microcontroller
3. Reference-level sound quality delivered by a combination of Ultra-low phase noise oscillator, CCHD-575 from Crystek Corporation, and completely shielded SMPS with aluminum cover to minimize electrical noises and in-house circuit design ability accumulated for decades
4. DDR-1066 1GByte Main Memory and 8GByte Nand Flash Memory
5. High speed optical disk drive for quick CD ripping
6. 7 inch TFT LCD(1024 x 600 pixels) screen for intuitive GUI
7. DAB+/FM Tuner built-in
8. USB Audio Class 2.0 Output for connecting to an USB Digital-to-Analogue Converter(DAC)
9. I²S Digital Out(two HDMI Out and one RJ45 Out) to support up to Native DSD including 24Bit/192Khz, and two I²S HDMI Out will surely increase compatibility with other brands DAC devices
10. Giga Fast Ethernet(10/100/1000Mbps) built-in
11. Support up to 8TB(Tera Bytes) storage like 3.5"/2.5" hard disk or SSD
12. Using RAID System function, total 16TB storage configuration is possible
13. Rugged and beautiful glass-sanding whole aluminum enclosure fabricated by precision CNC machine
14. HDMI Out connector to use an external screen like TV as its bigger GUI screen or audio signal out

Specifications::

Model Name:

• cocktailAudio X50Pro

Host CPU & Memory:

• CPU: Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 running at 1.0GHz
• Main Memory: DDR-1066 1GByte
• NAND Flash 8GByte

CD Player:

• Type: Front Loading
• Supported media: CD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/RW

Display:

• 7.0" TFT LCD(1,024 x 600pixels)(* able to connect to ext. screen via HDMI out)

Interface:

• Key & Jog(Volume/Scroll), IR Remote Control, Customized Remote App for iOS and Android devices, Web Interface

Digital Output (Variable/Fixed):

• COAXIAL x 1: S/PDIF 75ohm RCA, Sample rate: up to 24bit/192Khz
• TOSLINK x 1: S/PDIF, Sample rate: up to 24bit/192Khz
• AES/EBU/XRL x 1: 110ohm, Sample rate: up to 24bit/192Khz
• I²S Out x 3
• RJ45: Native DSD, DoP, PCM up to 24bit/192Khz
• HDMI#1: Native DSD, DoP, PCM up to 24bit/192Khz
• HDMI#2: Native DSD, DoP, PCM up to 24bit/192Khz
• USB Audio x 1: USB Audio Class 2.0 Out(supports up to Native DSD256)
• HDMI Out x 1: HDMI Audio Out(*Shared with HDMI Out for external screen)
• Word Clock Out up to 192Khz

Digital Input:

• COAXIAL x 1: Sample Rate up to 24bit/192Khz
• TOSLINK x 1 : Sample Rate up to 24bit/192Khz

Supported Storage:

• Hard Disk
• 2.5" and 3.5" SATA, up to 8TB
• Two(2) Storage Decks
• RAID System for two storages (3 modes: Mirror, Stripe or Big)
• SSD
• 2.5" SATA, up to 8TB
• Two(2) Storage Decks
• RAID System for two storages (3 modes: Mirror, Stripe or Big)

Tuner:

• DAB+/FM: DAB+/FM Tuner built-in(Selectable for DAB/DAB+ or FM Radio)

Connectivity:

• USB Host
• USB3.0(5V/1A) x 2 at rear
• USB2.0(5V/1A) x 1 at front
• Network
• Wired: Giga Fast Ethernet(10/100/1000Mbps)
• Wireless(Option): 802.11b/g/n WiFi USB dongle(Option)
• 12V Trigger
• Out: Max 200mA, 12V
• In: Max 12V
• HDMI Out
• Connect to external screen(* Shared with HDMI Audio Out)

Codec & Format Supported:

• MQA, DSD(DSD64, DSD128, DSD256), DXD(24Bit/352.8Khz), PCM 32Bit/384Khz, HD WAV(24Bit/192KHz), HD FLAC(24Bit/192KHz), APE/CUE, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, AIF, AAC, M4A, MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, M3U, PLS, CAF, etc

Network Protocols Supported:

• UPnP(DLNA) Server/Client/Media Renderer, Samba Server/Client, FTP Server, Web Server, etc

Internet Services:

• Internet Radio: Airable
• Online Music Services: TIDAL, Deezer, Qobuz, Napster, Spotify Connect, HighresAudio

Supported OSD Languages:

• English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean,(To be added by request)

Power Source:

• AC110 - 240V / 50 - 60Hz Free Voltage

Enclosure:

• Material: Whole enclosure is fabricated by precision CNC machine with beautiful glasssanding high-quality aluminum
• Dimension
• Without foot: 440mm(W) x 329mm(D) x 118mm(H)
• With foot: 440mm(W) x 329mm(D) x 130mm(H)

Weight:

• 11.5Kg (Device only without accessory and carton box)