Exceptional sound quality, superior reliability and easy to use features are the hallmarks of the Yamaha home theater experience. With each Yamaha AV receiver, you'll enjoy extraordinary audio quality and advanced video features that allow these products to become the centerpiece of your home entertainment system. Offering flexible configurations, automatic system calibration, advanced video capabilities and now satellite radio plus iPod capabilities Yamaha receivers ensure that you'll enjoy the complete home theater experience.
Connect the WXC-50 to your existing AV receiver or Hi-Fi system, then download the free MusicCast app to connect it to your existing home Wi-Fi to create a powerful streaming audio system. Connect the WXA-50 to any pair of traditional wired speakers (bookshelf, tower, in-ceiling or outdoor speakers), then download the free MusicCast app to connect it to your existing home Wi-Fi to create a powerful streaming audio system.
Yamaha Music Cast WXA-50 Integrated Amp
The WXA-50 will drive two channels at 55 watts each (8-ohm load, two channels driven, with total harmonic distortion of 0.06 percent). It will be equipped with analog inputs and outputs (one set of each), a subwoofer output, and a digital input (optical). The unit also promises be custom-installer friendly, with a remote input, a trigger input and output, and an ethernet adapter in addition to Wi-Fi support.
Both devices can host a USB storage device, and you'll be able to pair them with a DLNA server or a Bluetooth device. Both will support Apple’s AirPlay streaming technology in addition to Yamaha’s own proprietary MusicCast protocol. As with the already-available components in the MusicCast line, these new additions will support nearly any digital-audio codec, including FLAC, ALAC, and DSD.
| Amplifier Power | 55 Watts Per Channel 8ohms 0.06% THD |
| Network | Wireless and Wired |
| File Format | MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD |
| Internet Access | Pandora, Spotify, Net Radio, SiriusXM, Blutooth, AirPlay, and more, compatibility |
| Controller App | Apple / Android |
| Dimensions | Height, 2.0in, X Width, 8.4in, X Depth 9.6in |
| Net Weight | 4.28lbs |
| $549.00 |
Yamaha Music Cast WXC-50 Player
The WXC-50 is designed to add wireless music-streaming capabilities to an existing amp or receiver. Yamaha says its has analog audio inputs and outputs (one set of each, plus a pre-amp output), a separate subwoofer out, and optical digital inputs and outputs (one of each).
Both devices can host a USB storage device, and you'll be able to pair them with a DLNA server or a Bluetooth device. Both will support Apple’s AirPlay streaming technology in addition to Yamaha’s own proprietary MusicCast protocol. As with the already-available components in the MusicCast line, these new additions will support nearly any digital-audio codec, including FLAC, ALAC, and DSD.
| Amplifier Power | Pre-Amp out only |
| Network | Wireless and Wired |
| File Format | MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD |
| Controller App | Apple / Android |
| Dimensions | Height, 2.0in, X Width, 8.4in, X Depth 9.6in |
| Net Weight | 3.2lbs |
| $399.00 |
Yamaha WXA-50 Player
