Pioneer N-50-K/-S, N-30-K/-S, N-50-K, N-50-S, N-30-K Reference Manual
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Network Audio Players Reference Guide
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Product Concept
• Expanded Solutions for Digital Audio
Network Audio Features
• High-Resolution Audio Playback (up to 192 kHz/24-bit)
• Hi-bit 32 Audio Processing
• USB DAC
• Auto Sound Retriever
• Auto Level Control
• AirPlay Compatible
• Front USB Terminal
• LCD Display
• Ready for Pioneer ControlApp
•
Bluetooth
Ready
• Air Jam Ready
• Wireless LAN Ready
Construction
• High-Accuracy Master Clock
• Design for Quality Audio
• Rigid Under Base
• Isolated Digital/Analogue Power Supply with Twin EI Transformers
Applicable models displayed in icons:
N-50
N-30
Images for illustrative purposes only
N-50-K/-S
N-30-K/-S
Network Audio Players
For Europe
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Expanded Solutions for Digital Audio
Enjoy audio playback from your whole music library as well as
online media, in audiophile quality sound. Pioneer's network audio
players offer a new listening experience, giving you access to your
music files wherever they are stored — PC, NAS, HDD, iPod/
iPhone/iPad, or USB — as well as internet radio programmes from
around the world.
N-30N-50
Product Concept Network Audio Features
Construction
Lineup Feature Comparison
USB DAC Function
Ripped
CD Audio
(N-50 only)
(N-50 only)
N-50/N-30
CD Player
Digital Input
Audio
Output
USB Asynchronous
Transfer
Direct playback of quality
audio from PC without
accessing home network
PC
LAN
Amplifier/Speakers
Front USB terminal for
audio playback from
iPod/iPhone/iPad or
USB memory stick
Plays audio files on
home network without
starting up PC
USB
Memory Stick
AirPlay
Router
iPod touch/
iPhone/iPad
LAN
NAS
Online Music Store
Internet Radio
Internet
High-Resolution Audio Playback (up to 192 kHz/24-bit)
The network audio players are DLNA Certified
TM
(1.5), ready to play various audio formats — from
192 kHz/24-bit high-resolution FLAC and WAV
files, songs ripped from CDs, to MP3 and MPEG-4 AAC compressed
audio files on digital audio players. Pioneer's expertise on quality
sound reproduction offers a satisfying listening experience,
regardless of source.
Hi-bit 32 Audio Signal Processing
Using Pioneer-original algorithms, Hi-bit 32 Audio
Processing expands the input bit signals to create
a natural and analogue-like waveform,
reproducing rich audio even from extremely minute signals. Highresolution 192 kHz/24-bit audio sources can be expanded to 192
kHz/32-bit signals. The feature is also effective for CD audio played
on a disc player.
USB DAC
The network audio player allows direct USB connection with a PC*,
without having to access the home network. What's more, signal
transfer is done with USB asynchronous transfer mode, which
controls the transfer process using its high-accuracy clock instead
of syncing with the clock on the PC-side, ensuring high-quality
sound reproduction. This eliminates jitter, reproducing master
quality sound with extremely precise audio signals, even for Hi-bit
32 Audio Processing.
* PC requires driver download from Pioneer website
Auto Sound Retriever
Pioneer-original Auto Sound Retriever technology automatically
determines the audio signal's bit rate, and interpolates the data lost
during compression. It is especially effective for improving the
sound quality of low bit-rate content — an ideal feature when
switching between internet radio stations with different bit-rates.
Auto Level Control
Auto Level Control equalises volume level
differences between tracks when playing music
from an iPod or other sources.
AirPlay Compatible
AirPlay — Enthusiasts have complete access,
control and playback of their entire iTunes music
library through their network audio player. Users
can quickly and easily enjoy all their music with
song information and album art simultaneously
displayed on the full-colour LCD.
For details on iPod compatibility, visit
http://pioneer.jp/homeav/support/ios/eu/
Front USB Terminal
The front USB terminal allows direct playback of iPod/iPhone/iPad
music, while also charging the devices. You can also play PC audio
files saved on a USB device, including high-resolution FLAC and
WAV formats*, without having to access the home network.
* Compatible with up to 96 kHz/24-bit FLAC/WAV audio files
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N-30N-50
N-50
N-50
N-50
N-50
N-30N-50
N-30N-50
Product Concept Network Audio Features Construction Lineup
Feature Comparison
24-bit vs 32-bit signal wave form comparison
Actual Effects
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0
Level Ch1/FS
Time / s
0 2m 4m 6m 8m 10m 12m 14m
-1
Level Ch2/FS
1
0
Level Ch1/FS
Level Ch2/FS
Time / s
0 2m 4m 6m 8m 10m 12m 14m
-1
24-bit Processing 32-bit Extension Processing
Asynchronous USB DAC
Synchronous Transfer
Synchronous
USB
Connection
USB
Connection
PC
PC
Sync with PC clock
Amplifier/Speakers
Amplifier/Speakers
Asynchronous Transfer
Asynchronous
N-50's master clock used;
no sync with PC clock
Auto Sound Retriever
Compressed Sound Restored Sound
PC
Router
AirPlay
Front USB Terminal
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