Cocktail Audio X10

alaTest has collected and analyzed 46 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the size and portability. The design and usability also get good reviews. There are some less positive reviews about the value for money. There are some mixed opinions about the headphones and connectivity.

sound, usability, design, portability, size

value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Cocktail Audio X10 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

Review analysis

(Based on 46 reviews)

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Cocktail Audio X10

 

With so many people turning to iPods or MP3 those –like me – who have large CD collections need a way to condense the output and this offering allows an easy way to transpose to WAV, MP3, Flac or Ogg Vorbis with little effort from you.

This comes with a rather good database that identifies most published recordings and fills in all the information for you while it is ripping your CD’s. Then with your library stored you can create playlists of simple select by Album or Artist what to...

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Cocktail Audio X10 CD copier and music streamer

 

Review The Cocktail Audio X10 is a compact hi-fi component with a network connection for internet radio, audio streaming from shared devices and file transfer. It's fitted with a 500GB or 1TB hard disk, which serves as your music library, either for...

The Cocktail Audio X10 manages to keep its potentially complex mix of features fairly intuitive and easy to use. Its audio performance using attached speakers or digital and analogue outputs is about equal to a midrange mini hi-fi, for which this makes...

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Cocktail Audio X10 review

 

An all-in-one 500GB music streamer and CD player. The X10 is all about digitising, accessing and even adding...

Two-way relationship with connected PC; choice of bittrate rips; small size; versatility

Sound quality; file support isn't total; no touchscreen operation

Those new to digital music, and those with a PC after somewhere to back-up a music collection could do worse than Cocktail Audio's networkable X10. Also available with a 1TB HDD, it's easy to use and spits out decent audio, though it will suit those...

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Cocktail Audio X10 review

 

The Cocktail Audio X10 is a fantastic way to store all you music and audio files in one place and have easy remote control access to them at the touch of a button.

The Cocktail Audio X10 has a simple but classy design. The gun metal grey box has a 3.5-inch TFT screen with an easy-to-read interface and a row of eight buttons on the top of the box that allow you to access, setup and manage files with ease

Being built around a mechanical hard drive, you will find that things take a little time to boot-up and run initially. There is also the issue of ambient noise from the hard drive, which thankfully isn’t too noticeable in the modern living room

Audiophiles will adore the Cocktail Audio X10, as it offers everything you need in one convenient box. Given that there is also easy access to the hard drive itself, it may well be possible to upgrade without too much hassle in the future. Overall,...

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Amazon review summary for the Cocktail Audio X10

 

alaTest has collected and analysed 37 user reviews of the Cocktail Audio X10 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Home Theatre Systems on Amazon.co.uk.

sound, design, usability

value for money

81% of reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Great machine, exceeded my expectations (once you get the hang of it!)

 

First impressions, very good looking and well made unit which is workable as soon as you plug it in. The fun comes later when you want to perform more sophisticated procedures on it. The instructions are ok, but to a non-techie person they obviously...

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Great concept, pity about execution

 

I've been able to download hundreds of cds and to some extent organise them. As far as I can see only the more expensive Brennon lets you do this. So wonderful concept. But this is overpiced. The controls lie back in the old DOS computer system - very...

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Preview of Cocktail Audio X10

 

Obtained from Amazon - product arrived in very good time. Early days yet as I have only had the X10 for three days and have not had the chance to really carry out much experimental time with it. Initially I had some problems in getting a signal to my...

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Great Speakers

 

I bought these to go with my cocktail audio and they are great

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A great device that does what it claims

 

I was very unsure what to expect of the audio quality of the X10 as as someone with over GBP 2,500 of audio equipment this is important to me. I ripped all the CD's in a loss less format and this took surprisingly little time (less than five minutes...

Product Specifications

Configuration

AirPlay: No
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
DLNA certified: No
Internet Radio: Yes
PC Streaming:Audio
Progressive Scan: No
RDS/EON: No
UPnP:UPnP
USB Recording: No
Web Content Access: No
WiFi Connectivity:No / WiFi Ready

Connectivity

Docking System: No
Ethernet: Yes
HDMI: No
HDMI PORT: No
iPod Control: No
Number of Output Channels:2 (Stereo)
PMP Docking: No
USB Interface: Yes

General Features

1080p Upscaling: No
2D to 3D Conversion: No
3D: No
CD Player / Recorder:CD Player
DVD Player / Recorder: No
Home Theatre System (Digital Dolby and DVD Player): No
Network Music System: No
Product Type:Audio Home System
Sound Projector: No

Loudspeaker

Wireless Speakers: No

Playback

Blu-ray Playback: No
DivX Playback: No
DVD Audio Playback: No
MP3 Playback: No
Super Audio CD Playback: No
Super Video CD / Video CD Playback: No

Recording

Blu-ray Recording: No
DVD-R Recording: No
DVD-RAM Recording: No
DVD-RW Recording: No
DVD+R Recording: No
DVD+RW Recording: No

Sound

Dolby / DTS: No
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