Pioneer BDR-X13U-X External Blu-ray Drive M-DISC BDXL Compatible Premium Model USB Type-C Compatible Matte Black (high-Grade Rubber Coating) US-Only Model

Price: $375.00
(as of Jan 21, 2025 14:40:22 UTC – Details)

Product Description

The BDR-X13U-X features a range of functions for enjoying music on PCs, such as “PureRead 4+,” the most advanced version of the “PureRead” function that reads audio CD data faithfully, and “RealTime PureRead,” which minimizes the occurrence of data interpolation in real time when playing audio CDs. In addition to these functions, this product is equipped with an audio CD checking function that displays the playback quality of the audio CD being played in four levels together with methods for dealing with any issues, including changing the unit settings if the quality is poor. This is useful for applications such as CD ripping and music playback. What’s more, in addition to improving anti-vibration performance by treating the disc tray with a coating used in high-end audio devices, we have applied special coatings to the interior and exterior of the housing to improve heat dissipation and achieve excellent quietness and reliability. The product is also fitted with machined aluminum insulators to further suppress vibration and noise, as well as a noise-filtering structure in the power circuitry, reducing power supply noise and offering better quality and performance than in previous models.

* Playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray requires a CPU that supports Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology. Intel SGX has been removed from Intel 11th generation and newer CPUs, and support for SGX may be removed on new versions of Intel drivers or utility programs such as Intel SGX and Intel Management Engine drivers and firmware in the future. Such changes could cause these platforms to lose support for Ultra HD Blu-ray movie disc playback. For information on other PC environment requirements, please refer to the PDF of User manual in this page.

* AUTO power supply* function links with PC power to provide power savings

The drive power is turned on and off according to the power supply of the connected PC, keeping unnecessary power consumption down.

*Drive power is turned off when the USB is not connected or when the drive detects that the connected PC is off.

*Long-term data protection with M-DISC Support Support reading and writing M-DISC(DVD, BD: SL25GB/DL50GB/TL100GB) introduced by Millenniata, Inc.

Equipped with machined aluminum insulators for improved vibration and noise suppression

This product features high-grade machined aluminum insulators (fitted with a cushion of optimal shape and material), with a luxurious double-anodized coating of the kind used in audio devices. In addition, anti-vibration cushioning and rubber have been used to reduce unnecessary vibrations in the drive by an average of approximately 30%.*

This offers more stable reading and writing.

* The amount of suppression varies depending on the disc rotation speed and the location in which the product is placed.

Superior design with a high-grade rubber coating that is pleasant to the touch

Features a high-grade rubber coating from Japanese coating manufacturer Musashi Paint Co., Ltd. This provides a high level of resistance against scratching, peeling, and hydrolysis. We have also added pearl copper to the coating and dedicated a great amount of care to the way the texture looks when reflecting light, giving it an impression of weight. The front of the product features a simple design of smoked acrylic with a hairline finish from which blue light seems to emerge, and is accented with copper lines, resulting in a refined appearance appropriate to a premium model.

Added noise-filtering structure in the power circuitry reduces power supply noise

We have added a noise-filtering structure in the power circuitry of the USB-SATA conversion circuit board, reducing the noise in power supplied to the drive in this product by an average of approximately 30%.

All-black housing with vibration and noise reduction coating

The dignified all-black exterior and interior of the body, which gives it the presence of a premium model, further enhances the drive’s performance with a special coating to reduce vibration, improve heat dissipation, and suppress the laser’s diffuse reflection.

Low-noise electrolytic capacitors, low-resistance flat cable, anti-vibration cushions and rubber

This product utilizes low-noise electrolytic capacitors. Paired with the same low-resistance flat cable as in previous models, the result is further improvement in conduction performance and reduction of noise in recording and playback signals.Additionally, anti-vibration cushions and rubber reduce vibration when the disc rotates.

Pioneer’s commitment to the original sound has evolved further

When read errors caused by scratches or fingerprints occur when importing (ripping) audio CDs, using this function allows for automatic detection of the disc state, adjustment of the read method using an original algorithm, and then re-reading of the disc. This minimizes error data interpolation. The algorithm utilized in PureRead 4+ is also used in RealTime PureRead, reducing the incidence of data interpolation in real time and playing back audio CDs with the original sound data. *Not all discs or all portions of discs may be playable if they are too damaged.

Equipped with an audio CD playback quality checking function

This product is equipped with an audio CD checking function that checks the playback quality of the audio CD being played and displays it at one of four levels (A to D). If the quality level is poor (C or D), the function displays methods for dealing with the issues, including changing the unit settings. You can choose from Full Mode, which checks all data for selected song, and Quick Mode, which checks data in a short period of time.

“Fragile disc mode for music CD” protects your treasured discs

Music CDs with a lot of prior use may have damage that is not visible.

This mode slows down disc rotation speed to reduce the force on the disc, lowering the risk of forming cracks.

In an era dominated by subscription services and music downloads, there are still some tracks that can only be obtained on CD. With CD sales and the number of rental stores dropping, tracks on CDs have become extremely valuable. It is no exaggeration to say that CDs are assets because of their completeness as products; they combine packaging, lyric notes, and respect for the artists whose work they contain. To those who continue to insist on CDs, and who treat music CDs as valuable assets, we at Pioneer now offer the Premium Drive, which combines the optical and audio technologies we have accumulated over many years to prevent deterioration of musical assets and bring out all of the sonic qualities of CDs themselves. Pioneer’s Premium Drive protects valuable musical assets.

Read, store, and play back valuable audio stored on CDs just as they were recorded

CDs that have been listened to for many years become covered with scratches and fingerprints. In previous CD drives, such damage would cause read errors, with the drive interpolating error sections to play back sound. Pioneer BD drives are equipped with PureRead, a proprietary technology that reads music CD data faithfully. PureRead assesses the status of a disc automatically even if it has a certain degree of damage, adjusting to use the optimal reading method so that music CDs can be ripped or played back in a manner that reproduces the original sound as closely as possible, without interpolating any error sections.

Audio CD checking function helps preserve valuable CD audio before it becomes unreadable

This product is equipped with an audio CD checking function that checks the playback quality of the audio CD being played, and displays it in four levels (A to D). If the quality level is poor (C or D), the function displays methods for dealing with the issues, including changing the unit settings. This allows you to make backups of your favorite albums before they become damaged and unlistenable, protecting your music assets.

Music CD Care Mode reduces the load on a CD during ripping

Equipped with the Music CD Care Mode that reduces the load on CDs so that you can enjoy your precious music at a great quality for a long time. This function lowers the disc rotation speed to keep centrifugal force down and reduce the load on the disc. We recommend turning on the Music CD Care Mode when listening to valuable CDs such as SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) high-quality audio discs, or CDs that may have degraded in ways that are not readily visible, such as old music CDs or rental CDs that have been listened to by many people.

Suppress unnecessary vibrations to achieve stable playback just like high-end audio products

This product features high-grade machined aluminum insulators (fitted with a cushion of optimal shape and material), with a luxurious double-anodized coating of the kind used in high-end audio devices.In addition, anti-vibration cushioning and rubber have been used to reduce unnecessary vibrations in the drive by an average of approximately 30%. This offers more stable reading and writing.

Reduce playback noise from valuable CD audio to maximize sound quality

To keep signal noise to a minimum, we have added a noise-filtering structure to the power circuitry that runs the drive in addition to using low-noise components. This has lowered power supply noise by an average of approximately 30%, maximizing sound quality when playing important CDs.

Save previous CD sound recordings to Blu-ray Discs to reduce the risk of data loss

Large amounts of sound recording data imported from music CDs are a precious asset that you don’t want to lose. Many people save sound recording data in HDDs or SSDs. However, data saved in HDDs and SSDs is said to last for three to 10 years, and there is a risk of this data being lost. By saving large amounts of sound recording data in a Blu-ray Disc for storage, this risk of data loss can be reduced. This product is also equipped with a “Disc Resonance Stabilizer” that enables stable writing and reading even during high-speed recording. In addition, using this product together with Pioneer Blu-ray Discs, which have a stable, proprietary recording film and comply with strict inspection standards, allows for even more stable recording.

Pioneer New/Updated firmware 2023 included.
Equipped with machined aluminum insulators for noise reduction.
Superior design with a high-grade rubber coating that is pleasant to the touch
Added noise-filtering structure in the power circuitry reduces power supply noise
Premium model realize high precision and quality
Equipped with “PureRead 4+” (original sound reproduction) and “RealTime PureRead” for improved data reading accuracy
Equipped with an audio CD playback quality checking function for windows
“Fragile disc mode for music CD” protects your treasured discs
Windows OS software is available for download. (Playback software for Ultra HD blu-ray is not included).Application software for macOS is not included.
Windows/Mac compatible