Yamaha WXA-50 Wireless Streaming Amplifier

Full Description

Retro Modern with Superior Quality

The simple design allows the Yamaha WXA-50 to seamlessly integrated with your existing audio system. Featuring a high-quality metal body and two-tone colouring, Yamaha's attention to detail extends to the exterior and ensures an enjoyable listening experience.

Outstanding Sound, All the Time

Thanks to Yamaha's superior sound processing technologies, the WXA-50 ensures you can enjoy great sound from all your music sources - regardless of their quality, or your listening environment, or the kind of speakers you're using. When listening to audio from smartphones or other compressed sources, the Compressed Music Enhancer greatly improves the sound at all frequency levels. The Volume adaptive EQ automatically adjusts the bass/treble balanced according to the volume level. Additionally, the Advanced Bass Extension provides a deeper low-end sound - ideal for compact or in-wall speakers. Finally, the Direct Mode allows you to play back high-resolution audio sources just as they are without any processing.

MusicCast

MusicCast makes it easy to bring music to every room in your house - It simply connects to your existing wi-fi network and provides you with the ability to wirelessly stream audio to any room in your house. Any MusicCast system can be easily extended to meet your needs, with a wide range of products available including AV receivers, hi-fi systems and wireless speakers. For example; Start with a MusicCast capable wireless amplifier in your main entertainment room, then add in a MusicCast sound projector for the ultimate home theatre experience and add MusicCast wireless speakers or hi-fi components into other rooms, link them all together wirelessly and experience sound like never before.

MusicCast allows you to stream music directly from your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth® or AirPlay®, as well as giving you the ability to play/pause and adjust the volume all from within the simple and intuitive MusicCast app. The MusicCast app also gives you the ability to select what music plays in each room, link and combine music from one room to another, have different music playing in each room, or join them together have the same music playing all around your house.

Features

• Enjoy streaming music or a full MusicCast - multi-room audio - system
• Powerful 2.1-channel sound
• Compatible with all types of music sources and services
• MusicCast app provides easy operation and lets you control other compatible components
• One push play - simply press any button to initiate playback of the previously selected source
• Retro modern and superior quality
• 48-bit digital volume control
• Supports DSD 5.6MHz and FLAC/WAV/AIFF 192kHz/24-bit for high resolution reproduction
• Compact body only 214mm wide, allows for flexible placement either horizontally or vertically
• Easy installation and low standby power consumption

Specifications

• File Format: MP3, WMA, MPEG4, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD
• Wi-Fi: Yes
• AirPlay: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes (SBC/AAC)
• Rated Power Output: 70W + 70W (6Ω, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.06 THD, 2-Ch Driven)
• Maximum Output Power: 90W + 90W (6Ω, 1kHz, 0.9 THD, 1-Ch Driven)
• Pure Direct: Yes
• Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.02 (20Hz - 20kHz)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 110dB (Opt/Net/USB/Bluetooth) / 98dB (Aux In)
• Audio Input/Output: 1/1
• Digital Input: 1 Optical
• USB Input: 1
• Ethernet Connector: Yes
• Subwoofer Output: 1
• Remote Input/Output: 1/0
• Control (Trigger) Input/Output: 1/1
• Standby Power Consumption: 1.8W
• Dimensions: 215mm x 51.5mm x 251.4mm (W x H x D)
• Weight: 1.94kg / 4.28lbs