An all-in-one solution for your audio entertainment, whether it be Hi-Res Audio files, music streaming services, internet radio, DAB/DAB+, CDs, or even vinyl records. Bluetooth® Wireless Technology, Chromecast built-in, AirPlay, and built-in Wi-Fi® let you wirelessly stream songs. Just connect the speaker of your choice, and play and listen the way you like.
The full-sized network CD receiver is ready to drive your speakers in quality sound, inheriting the Direct Energy Design of Pioneer’s high-end models, and equipped with the ES9016 SABRE audio DAC.
The analogue audio inputs (Phono/Line), digital coaxial input, and subwoofer preout terminals are gold-plated to provide better sound quality. The specially selected high-grade speaker terminals are also gold-plated for audiophile performance.
Enjoy listening to whatever music you like with streaming services such as Spotify, TIDAL, and Deezer. The unit is also preset with TuneIn for enjoying internet radio. With over 100,000 radio stations, you can listen to free broadcasts of music, sports, news and talk shows from around the world.
With Chromecast built-in*, you can use your mobile device to cast your favorite music, radio, or podcasts to your speaker. You can control the audio from anywhere in the house using Chromecast-enabled apps. You can also stream songs from your music library with AirPlay, or enjoy network features via dual band (5 GHz/2.4 GHz) Wi-Fi.
* Chromecast built-in will be available with future firmware update.
The NC-50DAB is equipped with the phono MM input for a vinyl record player, as well as optical and coaxial digital inputs for connecting other audio sources. The unit also has a built-in high-fidelity headphone amplifier, so you can connect your headphones and enjoy quality sound.
Connect an external HDD via USB, and you can easily listen to your whole music library without using your PC.
You can play up to 11.2 MHz DSD (Direct Stream Digital) files, and up to 192 kHz/24-bit WAV, FLAC, AIFF, and Apple Lossless files from a USB device or via wired or wireless network.
Enjoy radio broadcasts in crystal clear sound, free of interference. The built-in DAB/DAB+ tuner lets you listen to various programmes by automatically tuning in to available stations.
The NC-50DAB features a 3.5”colour LCD display with a user-friendly GUI. Enjoy viewing the album artwork while listening to the song.
*Some characters in file name/metadata of music files such as mp3 may not be supported.
Enjoy smooth control with album artwork using your beloved device. With the free Pioneer Remote app, you can use your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch or Android smartphone for operating the network audio player, or play back tunes stored on your device. You can also select internet radio stations, and play songs from your media server.
* Network audio player needs to be connected to a home LAN network in a wireless LAN environment.
NC-50DAB supports MQA, which fully authenticates and captures 100% of the original studio performance, while being compact size suitable for streaming and downloads. Enjoy high-quality MQA Audio via External HDD, NAS, and USB memory. MQA encoded music is available from various music streaming services such as TIDAL, and music download sites, such as Onkyo Music in the US, UK and Germany, and e-onkyo music in Japan.