Discontinued

Yamaha WXA-50 MusicCast Wireless Streaming Amplifier With Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, and Apple® AirPlay®

About the Yamaha WXA-50
Easy music streaming meets high-quality Yamaha amplification
Yamaha's WXA-50 MusicCast amplifier makes it easy to enjoy your favorite Internet music streaming services, audio files, and more in any room of your house. Just connect a pair of speakers and use your existing Wi-Fi network to access your tunes with the free MusicCast mobile app. This stereo amp packs 55 watts per channel into a compact-but-sturdy metal chassis that fits in tight spaces. You can place it horizontally on a shelf, or even stand it upright to save.

Add a pair of speakers to the WXA-50 MusicCast streaming amplifier and enjoy wireless music in any room.

MusicCast lets you choose how to listen

MusicCast gives you lots of sources to choose from. Access your personal digital music library, Internet radio, and popular streaming services. There's support for Pandora® and SiriusXM. If you're a Spotify® Premium subscriber, Spotify Connect lets you access all your favorite albums and playlists. MusicCast even supports high-resolution audio formats. Built-in Bluetooth lets you listen to content streaming directly from your mobile device, and even send those Bluetooth streams to other MusicCast players on your Wi-Fi network.

A free app puts the control in your hand
Control all your MusicCast speakers and components with the free app for Apple® and Android™ smartphones or tablets. It lets you select rooms, browse music sources, and start and stop playback with an intuitive interface.

Product highlights:

• Built-in stereo amplifier: 55 watts x 2 into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.06% THD
• Built-in Wi-Fi® for listening to music from a networked PC, free Internet radio, and music services)
  • Includes support for Pandora, Rhapsody, and SiriusXM Internet Radio (subscription required for some services
  • Spotify Connect lets you play Spotify's streaming music library through the receiver via your smartphone or tablet (requires Spotify app and a premium subscription)
• Built-in Bluetooth for wireless music streaming and transmission
• Apple AirPlay for streaming music from an iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® or computer running iTunes
• MusicCast wirelessly connects compatible Yamaha components for whole-home audio
• Bree MusicCast app lets you control the player and play music with your Apple or Android device
• DLNA is certified for streaming music with compatible devices and computers
• Plays high-resolution digital music files via USB storage device or a networked computer
• Built-in music enhancer for smoothing out the sound of over-compressed MP3 files
• Multi-zone synchronous playback (same music plays in multiple zones simultaneously) or multi-stream playback (each plays individually selected music)
• Can be placed horizontally or vertically to fit in nearly any space
• Front-panel volume and playback controls
• Ethernet port for wired network connection
• Back-panel switch for turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Rear USB input for connecting a thumb drive or portable music player
• ESS Sabre DAC for detailed, accurate sound
• High-quality binding post speaker connectors
• Minimum impedance: 4 ohms
• Subwoofer output
• Optical digital and analog RCA inputs
• Remote input and 12 volt-trigger in/out for use with external controllers
• 8-3/8"W x 2"H x 9-5/8"D (4-7/8"H with Wi-Fi antenna raised; 1-5/8"H without antenna or feet)
• 4.28 lbs.
• Warranty: 1 year