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Yamaha MusicCast 20
MusicCast 20 Wireless Speaker
The small wireless speaker that's great on its own or as a part of a wireless MusicCast stereo, home theater or multi-room audio setup. Voice control options for all.
- The small wireless speaker that packs rich sound
- Anywhere: Mini, fits any space and style room, even wall mountable
- Anyhow: Variety of connection choices – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2 or Spotify Connect
- Anything: Completes your wireless MusicCast stereo, multi-room or surround sound setup
- Add a pair to a MusicCast Surround-capable AV receiver to provide wireless surrounds for a 5.1-channel home theater system
Down to Stream
The MusicCast app lets you stream popular music services, listen to downloads or music from your computer or other devices. Listen to your favorites or discover new music!
Connect with Your Music
Play to your MusicCast 20 speaker through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2 or Spotify Connect. The choice is yours.
What Will Your MusicCast Be?
Listen in any room of your house.
MusicCast allows you to create your own setup: home theater, stereo, multi-room. More options, less wires.
Home Theater
Combine a MusicCast Surround-capable AV receiver with a pair of MusicCast 20 speakers for a 5.1 home theater with wireless rear surround speakers. Immerse yourself in your movies and games.
Multi-Room
Use multiple MusicCast speakers to play music throughout your entire home. Stream music and control multiple rooms with the MusicCast app for iOS and Android™.
Powerful Stereo
Pair two MusicCast 20 speakers to create a space-saving yet powerful stereo setup that makes your music come alive.
More Bass
Connect a wireless subwoofer to your system for a bass kick with less wires.
Small Speaker. Big Sound.
Designed to be small enough to work in any space without compromising sound quality. Amazing sound comes from a single soft dome tweeter, an aluminum cone woofer and dual passive radiators.
One-Touch Access
Three preset buttons give you one-touch access to your music favorites. An alarm button makes the MusicCast 20 perfect for your nightstand.
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Professional Reviews 85/100
Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
85/100
Build Quality
88/100
Value for Money
85/100
The compact MusicCast 20 sounds lively and spacey, with bass that has real weight for its size and stereo playback that opens up the presentation further, according to HiFi Choice. Its solid build, flexible streaming support and MusicCast multi-room integration make it a polished, easy-to-live-with network speaker with broad appeal.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Lively, spacious sound with convincing vocal presence and strong stereo separation.
Bass has satisfying weight and energy for a compact speaker.
Excellent build quality with handy wall-mounting and flexible multi-room integration.
Strong streaming feature set, including AirPlay and extensive network music support.
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Cons
Hi-res playback is competent but not especially revealing, with some fine detail and decay missing.
Bass can loosen a little at higher volumes.
No physical auxiliary input is provided.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 85/100
Reviewers describe a lively, well-balanced little speaker with a convincing sense of scale for its size. It is strongest when used in normal streaming and stereo playback, where it sounds energetic and composed, though the hi-res playback comments suggest it is not especially revealing of the finest detail.
Bass
84/100
The bass has 'more than enough weight' and a good sense of energy, especially for such a compact cabinet with passive radiators. At higher volumes it loses some control and integration, so the low end is competent and satisfying rather than truly deep or unflappable.
Mid
86/100
Vocals are described as having enough of their distinctive tone to draw the listener in, which suggests a midrange with pleasing presence and good coherence. The reviews do not call out any obvious coloration or roughness in the middle band.
Treble
83/100
There is a 'commendable feeling of space around the upper registers,' which points to clean and open treble presentation. At the same time, the hi-res comments say some fine detail and decay are missing, so the top end is agreeable but not especially refined.
Soundstage Imaging
87/100
The speaker creates a solid sense of space and gains obvious benefits from stereo pairing, with improved separation and a presentation that sounds bigger and more confident. Reviewers specifically note a commendable feeling of space, suggesting imaging that works well for the size and format.
Dynamics
82/100
It comes across as energetic and fun, with enough bass drive to keep music engaging at sensible levels. Pushed harder, the bass begins to lose control, so it sounds capable rather than especially explosive or effortless.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
88/100
Reviewers call the overall build 'extremely good' and note the compact chassis feels solid. They also mention practical touches like wall-mount compatibility and top-panel controls, while saying only that it is not the most visually exciting speaker they have seen.
Value for Money
85/100
At the review price of £199, one reviewer says the performance is 'entirely competitive with rival offerings,' and another calls it 'a sensible call' for the way it is most likely to be used. That is encouraging, but the language stops short of strong bargain praise, and the speaker is clearly being judged against other network audio options at a similar price.
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