IT BROKE ME! Cocktail audio X45 Pro audiophile "multitool" - FULL REVIEW

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Independent AV Specialist Morten Stjernholm reviews Cocktail Audio X45 Pro, that is the company €5.300 top of the line model. Its a comprehensive audio player, CD ripper, Audio Recorder, streaming device, and much, much more aimed at totally replacing the need for a computer. Its a tough review, as wanting to do everything to everybody usually results in...well... Watch the review and get the full picture.

More on Cocktail audio products here: https://cocktailaudio.com/

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Video Segments:

0:00 The kitch, kinky intro and hailing the algorithm
0:17 The man starts speaking and asks the question
1:00 The point
1:30 Meet the X45 Pro
1:57 Who is cocktail audio?
2:50 Cocktail product line
3:16 So what is the X45Pro and why i bought one
3:45 Logical part of the brain vs emotional
4:08 The feature king - What it can do
4:50 Navigating
5:10 Storage, Recommending
5:30 Special about the X45 Pro model
5:45 The connectivity
6:50 Network services
7:08 File formats
7:30 it does everything!
7:35 Mixed playlists from multiple sources
8:20 The X45 PARTY PIECE!
9:10 Internal drives vs Network Jitter
9:20 CD Ripping like a boss, advice & file formats
10:50 Browsing and rediscovering your CD`s
11:30 Learning Curve
12:00 Interacting with the X45
12:27 Remote control and other control options
13:25 Imagining how Cocktail makes decisions :-)
13:40 Function Quiz - Essence of the daily use
14:27 Neo music X control app
15:30 Incoherent user interface
16:00 Is it me who is a complete idiot? Real world focus test
16:45 Its a super multitool..
17:15 Design, layout and daily use
18:16 The interaction with HW and SW
19:38 The display and Color test
20:14 THE SOUND REVIEW & How I was listening
21:45 its a reference sound source
22:15 more on network vs local playback, please comment
23:05 THE CONCLUSION
25:00 The catastrophe :-)
25:25 Is it sound value?
26:10 Cheaper options
26:30 Brain vs Heart
27:00 The Review Score, Pros and Cons
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MUSIC PLAYLIST:

Stjernholm Reviews Sonic Snacks Playlists on Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, Youtube Music (tracks I often use for critical judgement, updated continuously - suggestions are very welcome!)

https://sdz.sh/knEB2s

Video production shot and production assisted by Tim Harris, Headway Production
https://headwayproductions.dk/

Channel beats are tapped in and produced by Marcus Stjernholm, aka. Marc Nash as well as stuff from the Youtube archives & Stjernholm Reviews.

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