![]() We settled in for high-res listening first from the USB drive. Indeed its clarity showed up the lesser DAC in the amplifier to which we had it connected, playing the same files to a higher quality, notably in timing, with sharper edges to both dynamics and detail, but also more simple involvement and enjoyment, making music that, as in the best of hi-fi presentations, simply couldn’t be ignored. ![]() We acknowledge the ‘green’ and updatable arguments for putting manuals online, but we’re always delighted when a company gives you all the required instructions in the box!Īs we began listening through USB-B and playing files from the connected USB drive, one thing was immediately clear – the quality of the DAC implementation. It goes on for more than 100 pages (licensing information fills the first 16, before the contents list finally appears on p17), and while it’s not particularly helpful in the first instance as a set-up guide, it certainly walks you through whatever task you wish to perform in careful and clear detail. We were also delighted, as with previous Cocktail units, to find a full A4 printed manual in the box, which has endless little pictures of the N25’s display as you navigate through all the options. We set up the N25 initially by connecting a USB hard drive to one of the rear USB-A sockets, USB-B to our computer, and Ethernet to its network connection. There’s also a remote control, around full-size but stocked with so very many tiny buttons and legends that only familiarity can hope to make its use more intuitive. The Cocktail N25 is certainly pleasingly solid, all its socketry of high quality and the aluminium front panel usefully adorned with an unusually wide though necessarily short full-colour 4.6-inch TFT LCD screen.
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