Yamaha MusicCast Wireless Music System vs Sonos: Which is Better?
WEBAug 26, 2015 — Yamaha has just announced their new whole-house wireless audio ecosystem, called MusicCast. With MusicCast you get Sonos-like ease of use with a much broader and compatible set of products and sources. With support for high-resolution music and a cool and flexible cross-platform mobile app...
Yamaha MusicCast 20 and 50 Wireless Speakers Review
WEBNov 13, 2018 — The Yamaha MusicCast 20 and 50 are the latest additions to the Yamaha MusicCast family of products. Now four years in, MusicCast remains the most ambitious program of its kind. Rather than a subset of wireless products, Yamaha has built MusicCast into almost every single product they have launched since.
Question - Sonos vs Musiccast dilemma - AVForums
WEBSep 12, 2018 — Yamaha Musiccast does not support Apple Airplay 2 and it is yet to be seen if/when it will and what components could be updated. So buying Musiccast now would be a bit of a gamble with regards to future Airplay 2 compatibility. Concluding; with regards to integration with / support for the Apple ecosystem, currently Sonos seems to be the winner.
Yamaha MusicCast Wireless Music System vs Sonos: Which is Better?
WEBAug 26, 2015 — The sound quality is excellent with the yamaha wxc50 preamp in my main stereo rig and the yamaha wxa50 amp in my bedroom. I couldn't agree more that the value lies in total capability which is what is so cool about music cast since you have so many devices (stereo receivers, integrated amps, AVRs, and powered speakers) that have it.
Question - Sonos or Yamaha Musiccast? - AVForums
WEBJul 4, 2016 — Musiccast struggles hugely with this unless you use something like Foobar to act as a controller/server (which I do and it works well, but you are still basically using Foobar as controller and the Yamaha amp as just an amp). Unlike Sonos the Musiccast has no proper PC app to control it, though a rather poor browser interface is available.
HEOS vs MusicCast vs other? (How to stream music to multiple …
WEBOct 7, 2020 — 4) If I add a Yamaha processor, like the CX-A5200, it is going to stream MusicCast. This poses a problem, since I would have a Denon Receiver in the other room. Can I connect some kind of inexpensive MusicCast device to the Denon to receive the Yamaha's signal?
Yamaha YAS-209 Soundbar Review - AVForums
WEBDec 14, 2019 — The BAR 40 also doesn’t have Amazon Alexa built-in, although it does work with it, so unless you have your heart set on MusicCast it’s hard to justify the extra £300. Sonos Beam The Sonos Beam is priced at £399, putting it in the same price bracket as the Yamaha YAS-209. It’s an obvious alternative if you’re already invested in the ...
Yamaha MusicCast Multiroom System Review & Comments
WEBMar 14, 2016 — The review says "no cons" but I think that the lack of a PC app (or indeed any sort of PC control at all) for the Yamaha is a big minus point. Sonos has a good and very useful PC app and this is something that Musiccast desperately needs. The NAS support of Musiccast is currently very poor, with a lot of …
Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400 Review - AVForums
WEBJan 6, 2019 — Since the two soundbars are almost identical, the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 400 has the same features as cheaper BAR 40. That means the soundbar contains two front-firing speakers, each composed of two 4.6cm woofers and a 2.5cm tweeter, and all powered by 100W of amplification (50W per a speaker).
Yamaha MusicCast BAR 40 Review - AVForums
WEBJan 1, 2019 — You can expand the Yamaha MusicCast BAR 40 soundbar into a full, multi-channel system with the addition of the SUB 100 subwoofer, and a pair of MusicCast 20 or MusicCast 50 wireless speakers. The combined cost of such a system depends on which speakers you choose, but in the case of this review the BAR 40, SUB 100, and pair of MusicCast 20s ...