Yamaha's new WXAD-10 adapter brings MusicCast to everyone

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The WXAD-10 MusicCast adapter can add multiroom and streaming possibilities to any audio system.

Yamaha has announced the latest addition to its MusicCast range: the WXAD-10.

Known within the company as ADD, the WXAD-10 connects to any existing stereo or multichannel audio system via its pair of RCA line-level outputs or 3.5mm socket. The latter option gives volume control via the MusicCast app for Android or iOS.

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MusicCast brings Bluetooth and Airplay connectivity, internet radio and a wide range of streaming services like Deezer, Tidal and Spotify. Deploy multiple WXAD-10s to create a very straightforward multiroom streaming system.

Inside the Yamaha features a Burr-Brown DAC and custom-made network module. It's ready to deal with a wide range of digital music files, including 24bit/192kHz AIFF, FLAC and WAV files and ALAC up to 24bit/96kHz.

The WXAD-10 goes on sale next month, priced at £150.

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Simon Lucas

Simon Lucas is a technology journalist, with a strong emphasis on the audio/video side of consumer electronics and home entertainment, and has been since 2003. He worked for more than 14 years at What Hi-Fi?, the last six of which were spent as the editor of the magazine and website. Since then he's written for Wired, The Guardian, TechRadar, Stuff, GQ and many more besides. 

In the course of his career he's developed a pretty deep understanding of the way both the publishing and the electronics industries function, as well as the sort of intimate knowledge of audio products (both specific and general) that can make people very wary of him at parties.