As a regular subscriber to your channel, I really appreciate this comment, Thanks! Unfortunately, I have yet to hear a Musical Paradise DAC. Cheers!

Hi Thomas how do you hook up to your DAC? I have a Music Hall tube DAC.

Really?? Stop LYING!! This clown, with his hair parted down the middle along with his goofy accent, is just another fair at best reviewer on KZfaq. Off topic...Would anyone here love to touch all of those protrusions on the front of his neck along with the point of his pointed nose...LOL?

​@@stephenoverton8352 Each to their own and we are all entitle to an opinion, but since when does someone's appearance have anything to do with their ability. He has manners (unlike you), appears sincere, credible, and puts his point across nicely without offence (again, unlike you). Considering English isn't his first language he conveys his message very well. It is unfortunate that we are afflicted by faceless, shallow, narrow minded individuals like yourself, that society doesn't need. By the way, that so called protrusion at the front of his neck is a well defined Adams apple. It is clearly larger than your spine.

He really is one of the best audio reviewers. Very articulate--more so than many native English speakers! Very glad that I bumped into one of his videos. Subscribed immediately. Thank you.

@@stephenoverton8352 your just one of these goons that appear on Facebook arnt you , Stephen

Useful tip, thanks!

M Connect? I can't seem to find that. Is that M Connect player for apple devices?... I finally found it. It exists for both Android and iOS

That is a great tip because the Spotify integration for MusicCast leave a lot to be desired.

Hi. I have the WXC-50, no amp version of this and I was wondering what is this "M connect" you are talking about? A search through the app store did not help.

THIS!... is good to hear.. was a bit of a sticking point for me but not anymore thanks...

Thanks for clarifying this -- there's very little information about this all over the internet lol I was flip flopping between different small class D amps for days and this Yamaha looked perfect UNTIL he said in the video "Tone control only works in the digital section" because I plan on hooking up a turntable to this and I was like AAAHHHHH WHY but thankfully it wasn't an accurate statement and I went ahead and bought one just now

In your review you have mentioned that the WXA-50 performed better in terms of dynamics, details and soundstage when you connected it with your own separate streamer and DAC. Does that mean that the external gears you used are better in dynamics and soundstage than WXA 50?

Also my thought - one likely uses the phone rather than the remote anyway.

I have been using the WXA-50 for a couple of years with some old PSB Alpha speakers, and I decided that I wanted better audio quality. I recently acquired KEF LS50 Metas and they sound great! (Note - my placement is less than ideal. It’s for listening in the kitchen while I cook, and I’ve got the Metas and the Yamaha amp on a shelf over a counter.)

That's a great suggestion. I've heard good things about the SVS wireless soundbase and they seem to be in the same price range and category as the yamaha.

I used to be heavily into mid-fi setups but haven't bought anything new since the advent of BR/HD DVD. From what I see of the rear panel of this device; optical is the highest quality, direct, connection to the unit? There's no digital input besides ethernet or wi-fi? No direct lossless signal path connection(s)? Am I wrong in thinking that seems like a deficiency for an $800 unit? Am I missing something? EDIT: I ask because I'm looking to replace an aging AVR

Why is it so expensive when you can ge a decent amp, hook it up digitally or wirelessly to whatever you like and get superb sound quality? Is this doing anything extra on the audio or am I missing something?

@@maccagrabme I would agree the retail price seems a little high given it's age. What amp and wireless combination would you suggest that you would compare to this ? It's more than just finding one with bluetooth, but one that integrates wifi , Apple Airplay functionality, controls usb and network attached storage with a nice Musiccast app that ties it all together and can setup and control speakers in multiple rooms along with dsp settings and has a decent set of dacs built in. It's more like having something on the level of a Bluesound Node with a nice amp and Yamaha integration and quality. It's in a form factor that can sit on a entertainment center and control a 2.1 setup without taking up a ton of space. Some people use these to power a patio system, stick them in an attic or anywhere space is an issue.

Your speakers are amongst the few ones I recommend in the pairing part of the video... So great match in my opinion. Enjoy it and cheers!

@@iiWiReviews yea I saw that, nice!😃

@@borgenhardconsulting8491 Will the Accustics 3030i be a good match with WXA50?

I have the same question. Did you buy it?

Good catch👍🏻

Thanks! DA-9 is coming soon so I'll test it too.

@@iiWiReviews Wow excellent can't wait. Great content!

Don't forget that Sabaj makes a version of this amp too. And they also make a single ended version of it for much less money. There's slight differences between them, but they all use the same class D modules from Infineon as I'm 99% sure. Balanced is not really needed, unless you need to have your source (like your DAC for instance) very far from the amp. Certainly not for the premium it cost (Sabaj single ended one is about $110US less money). And I own a Sabaj D5 DAC myself. They make good stuff. No problems at all with it, and it sounds quite good actually. I'm going to try one myself eventually, and I'll probably get the single ended Sabaj over myself, even though I can easily afford the balanced one. Just because it seems like a waste of perfectly good money to me. Money I could spend on something else that will substantially improve the sound quality. Either way. Good luck. ✌️

Yamaha in general, goes excellent with Dali speakers.

Thanks! About your question, there's really no easy answer, but I'll try my best. If you want to use Yamaha's internal streamer and DSP capabilities, it's really tough to beat when it comes to value. SMSL DA-9 and Loxjie D30 would probably be on pair given you add a proper streamer and a good set of cables... if you keep the free ones that came in the box with Loxjie and SMSL they would probably sound worse (less resolving) than Yamaha. So if you just want to connect and forget, I would suggest Yamaha, if you like buying separates, aftermarket cables, planing on upgrading any of these parts sometimes in the future... then go with separates.

@@iiWiReviews Thanks so much for taking the time to answer. Sounds like the yamaha is still the better value even if I don't need the streamer, once cables and interconnects are factored in.

It's Airplay and DLNA ready, no Roon support as far as I can tell.

You're forgetting about sound quality though. I doubt any of those would even come close to keeping up with this amp. It's pretty special from my understanding. See what Thomas at Thomas and Stereo thinks about it, and he's usually playing with gear that runs in the tens of thousands of Canadian dollar range. It's one of his favorites. And there's no way a $150 streamer is going to sound as good as the built in DAC/streamer in this thing if it's very close to his expensive setup. Especially since it has the advantage of being built in. So no cables. I've been buying, and trying different gear for years now. I have probably $15k US worth of gear in my listening room right now. So I'm well aware of how these things go. It's not as simple as you make it sound. Now to be fair, it can be done IMHO, but not with the gear you're talking about. I would spend my money at Allo (India based company), and the Chinese sellers at EBay/Ali Express/HiFi Go type of places. They have the gear that can compete for cheap money. But it's still not going to be easy to get to this level for that money. And you're likely going to have to give something (or a few things) up long the way too. But a Raspberry Pi based streamer/DAC. And an Allo Volt D amp might do it, if you can supply the amp with a strong (about 22 to 24 volts, and as much amperage as you can get) power supply for cheap. And get a very clean sounding power supply for the Streamer for cheap too, somehow. Maybe a decent Meanwell switcher with a filter, or a capacitance multiplier might work. Fortunately the Allo amp already has a capacitance multiplier onboard. Another option, instead of the Allo amp. Would be the John Hood 1969 Class A amps they sell on Ebay, and Ali Express. Not many watts, but amazing sound, and a very strong class A power supply should make up for that. If you have 8 ohm speakers with a fairly flat impedance curve that is. Something like the Triangle Bro 3's, for instance, would work a real treat with this amp. But no remote, other then your phone. And no quality BT connection either way really. Amongst other things. He's right really. For the money. This is basically unbeatable if you're buying new. That being said. I just bought a setup for my girl, and went with a Marantz PM6006 ($425 US open box), and an iFi Zen Bluetooth streamer ($105 US on Ebay, used) because the built in DAC, and the amp itself has more connections. She is used to using Bluetooth. Plus I know what she likes, and she will like the Marantz sound better. It was a $700 amp originally though. And to be honest. The sound quality of both of these pieces shocked me. It sounds amazing! So long as you don't hook up really revealing speakers to it. My Kef R300's sound TERRIBLE on it! But the Triangle Bro's sound AHHmazing! 😁 What country are you in my friend? It seems like the gear is priced very fair there.

@@amb3cog I'm from Greece. Yes reasonably priced. EU prices more or less. I agree with a lot of your points towards buying used, setting up a Raspberry etc. However I believe the AB amp of the RS series is better sounding than the D class ICE modules of the WXA. The Marantz - iFi combination is a smart choice, but much more expensive than 450 euros. Only the 6006 is 470 euros here.

@@amb3cog Hi, would tge Yamaha WXA50 be good for the Triangle Borea Br08 too you think? I'm a newbie in the audio world, if you could help me i'd be forever thankful

@@deyh5664 That’s a tough one. They may work together okay, but they’re both forward, clean, fast, detailed, and in your face sounding. If you really better enjoy that sort of sound. Plus you have a big room, and hopefully a well damped one too. They may work just fine for you. But if you like a more laid back, old school sound. Then I would say no. Not a good combo at all. Tight bass, extended highs, and a lively presentation sound great in theory. But it can get tiring very fast in real life, and may end up with you not wanting to listen to your system very often. This amp is a great deal, as are those speakers. Unfortunately they’re the same sound signature. So you had better really, really enjoy that sort of sound, and most people do not enjoy it. And if you’ve got bare walls, and floors. You may even hate it. Are you dead set on getting one, more so, then the other? Because I can give you a recommendation to make those speakers work, as well as the amp. Just not together unfortunately. A few quick questions to help me, help you. What’s your room like? Size wise, and furnishings wise I mean? What type of music do you mostly listen to? How old are you also? BTW if I had to buy either the amp, or the speakers. But not both. I would take the speakers first, because I think of the two they’re the hardest to simply swap out. There’s not many speakers that compete with those in the same price range really. Where as that amp can be replaced pretty easily IMO. Although you may have to spend just a little bit more in the end. Either way you go.

I think it’s still is,it seems to be in back order in several places.

Exactly what I was thinking. A Sprout 100 with an Ethernet port.