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Yamaha MusicCast 50
MusicCast 50 Wireless Speaker
The powerful wireless speaker that matches your enthusiasm for music and entertainment. Great on its own or as a part of a MusicCast stereo, home theater or wireless multi-room audio setup. Voice control options for all.
- Fills your room with dynamic, natural and crystal-clear sound
- Anywhere: Elegant, low-profile design fits any style of room
- 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 either a single speaker or a pair to a MusicCast Surround-capable AV receiver to provide wireless surrounds for a 5.1-channel home theater system
Now Streaming: Your Choice
The MusicCast Controller 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 50 speaker through Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, or connect directly to your TV. 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 one or two MusicCast 50 speakers for a 5.1 channel 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
Use one or pair two MusicCast 50 speakers to create powerful stereo sound that makes your music come alive.
More Bass
Add a wireless subwoofer for more bass with less wires.
High Power, Low Profile.
Don’t let the low profile and sleek design fool you. The MusicCast 50 brings the party to life with surprisingly powerful room-filling sound.
One-Touch Access
Easily play your favorite music source with three preset buttons. An alarm button makes the MusicCast 50 a perfect choice for your bedroom.
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Professional Reviews 81/100
Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
81/100
Build Quality
89/100
Value for Money
76/100
The smooth, civilized sound and convincing stereo image make this single-box wireless speaker stand out, with HiFi Choice praising its solid build, clean bass control, and resistance to harshness. MusicCast, AirPlay 2, and wired inputs add serious flexibility, though it can feel a little relaxed up top and not especially powerful for its size.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Smooth, non-fatiguing presentation that avoids harshness and sibilance.
Impressively open, convincing stereo imaging from a single cabinet.
Strong connectivity and ecosystem support, including MusicCast, AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, and wired inputs.
Solid, well-finished cabinet build with quality materials.
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Cons
Doesn’t feel especially powerful, with limited headroom beyond typical room levels.
Treble can sound a bit too relaxed, lacking sparkle and top-end excitement.
Price is hard to justify versus alternatives, including a stereo pair of MusicCast 20s.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 81/100
Reviewers describe a smooth, civilized presentation that avoids harshness and sibilance, with a convincing stereo image from a single cabinet. The main caveats are that it can sound a bit relaxed up top and it does not feel especially powerful for its size.
Bass
82/100
Bass is described as having good definition and control, with enough extension to underpin large-scale recordings believably. Reviewers also note that it lacks some of the heft of rivals, especially those with passive radiators.
Mid
81/100
The midrange comes across as civilised and easy to listen to, with no obvious harshness or forwardness on edgy material. Reviewers do not dwell on vivid vocal presence or special tonal richness, so the midband seems competent rather than standout.
Treble
77/100
Treble is smooth and safe rather than sparkling, and one review specifically says the lack of treble information can leave music sounding a bit too relaxed. On the plus side, it avoids sibilance and harshness very effectively.
Soundstage Imaging
86/100
This is one of the clearer strengths: reviewers praise a convincing stereo image from a single-chassis design and a believably large, open presentation. It seems to throw a surprisingly expansive picture for a compact all-in-one speaker.
Dynamics
76/100
The MusicCast 50 reaches respectable levels, but reviewers say it does not feel especially powerful and has limited headroom beyond typical lounge listening. Rhythmic engagement is present, though the softer top end can make things feel a little too relaxed.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
89/100
Reviewers describe the cabinet as solid, well made, and carefully executed, with good-quality materials and a more refined, curvaceous finish than earlier models. There is little sign of any obvious cheapness in the way it feels or is put together.
Value for Money
76/100
Value is the main sticking point at the asking price of $649.95, especially because a stereo pair of MusicCast 20s can cost slightly less and may be the more attractive buy for some buyers. Reviewers call it capable and well built, but stop short of treating it as a knockout proposition for the category at this price.
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