Yamaha WXC50

lightman1
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Just got this. Pre/streamer. Going to use it for a budget 2Ch to see what it can do. Stay tuned
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,119
    $4
    I disabled signatures.
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 751
    edited January 2020
    I have 3 of them ...
    Love them ...especially for the price.
    They sound pretty damn good .... I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
    Ones driving a Parasound A21 , one a B&K EX-442 and the other coax into a Cambridge 851n ..... that setup sounds noticeably better than the other 2 .
    Make sure to set it to FLOORSTANDING speakers.

    Enjoy , let us know your impressions...

    Bk
    PS Audio S300 , WiiM Ultra , Yamaha wxc-50 , Salk SuperCharged Songtowers , Kimber Kable 4TC, Sony 42” - BEDROOM

    B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL

    Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Ascend Acoustics ELX Ribbon Towers , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN system

    Onkyo TX-nr609 , Polk atrium 7 , Boston acoustic sound ware (4) , Boston acoustic sub , B&W center , Sharp 65” TV - PATIO
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    msg wrote: »
    $4

    $7 and it's a deal ;)
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Out of the box.... Sounds good.
    Parasound HCA 750A driving a pair of Lsi7. Streaming Spotify over Bluetooth for now.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    You copy me, internal dac isn't terrible for sure
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Groovy! Didn't know you had one.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    It's good stuff, the mconnect app does mqa for tidal and it works for quobuz

    I find using wired versus wireless makes a difference
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,119
    VR3 wrote: »
    You copy me, internal dac isn't terrible for sure
    I read that in Short Round's voice, and added a Docta Jones after copy me
    I disabled signatures.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,124
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Out of the box.... Sounds good.
    I do believe that this is the longest review Russ has ever done. Bravo man.

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    treitz3 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Out of the box.... Sounds good.
    I do believe that this is the longest review Russ has ever done. Bravo man.

    Tom

    Thanks. Buy one
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,651
    Damnit I need to get you your real streamer so you can get off the Bluetooth. *shudder* Judy has warped your sense of apropos.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,732
    Wxc50 does now than Bluetooth, it's a very capable streamer
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,651
    Trey, the problem is, Russ doesn't have a local internet connection and has to rely on tethering to his phone. He also has a NAS but no internal network to speak of at the house so the connection will be NAS-->USB-->Micro PC with MediaMonkey/MediaMonkey Remote on his phone.

    And IIRC, the WXC50 does not have a way to tether a cellular connection...only WiFi/LAN or BT.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Settle down foo! WiFi coming up soon.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Yamaha makes trash.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    lightman1 wrote: »
    wk5lz1fel7e1.jpg

    Just got this. Pre/streamer. Going to use it for a budget 2Ch to see what it can do. Stay tuned

    Why is the room tilted like that?
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I was just kidding. I'm a big fan. How's the new house?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    Nightfall wrote: »
    I was just kidding. I'm a big fan. How's the new house?

    ;) I know. All good here. Getting settled in and getting back to a normal life.
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    wk5lz1fel7e1.jpg

    Just got this. Pre/streamer. Going to use it for a budget 2Ch to see what it can do. Stay tuned

    Why is the room tilted like that?

    Old house or I'm drunk. Not sure.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    I was just kidding. I'm a big fan. How's the new house?

    ;) I know. All good here. Getting settled in and getting back to a normal life.
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    wk5lz1fel7e1.jpg

    Just got this. Pre/streamer. Going to use it for a budget 2Ch to see what it can do. Stay tuned

    Why is the room tilted like that?

    Old house or I'm drunk. Not sure.

    Perhaps both?
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    How would this compare to the Node2 or 2i?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Yamaha makes trash.

    Good thing I know this is just banter.

    16013994074_3405e2a9d8_b.jpgDSC_0241 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    My little friends have very sensitive egos.

    :#
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 751
    edited January 2020
    I considered the node ...
    I went with the Yamaha ..... 3 of them .....
    Closest thing I could find that did everything the Yamaha did was the maranta NA 6006 - at twice the price - and no 12v trigger ....
    Way more flexible , Tons of inputs and digital outputs so you can use as a transport with an external DAC , internal power supply , and biggest reason for me is it has SiriusXM- which I listen to a lot ....
    It’ll do SiriusXM In 16/44.1 - sounds pretty good.

    Although the node will do TIDAL MQA , I feel it’s not that important to me - especially since I’m using an 851n for my main critical listening rig for Tidal and fed SiriusXM via coax from the Yamaha ....

    It really is a huge bang for the buck ...

    BK


    deronb1 wrote: »
    How would this compare to the Node2 or 2i?

    PS Audio S300 , WiiM Ultra , Yamaha wxc-50 , Salk SuperCharged Songtowers , Kimber Kable 4TC, Sony 42” - BEDROOM

    B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL

    Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Ascend Acoustics ELX Ribbon Towers , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN system

    Onkyo TX-nr609 , Polk atrium 7 , Boston acoustic sound ware (4) , Boston acoustic sub , B&W center , Sharp 65” TV - PATIO
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