Yamaha Musiccast 50 Review

Name: Yamaha Musiccast 50
Brand: Yamaha

Kenn Muguna

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TRUE SCORE

78^%

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15

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152

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The Yamaha MusicCast 50 delighted experts with its expanded connectivity and user-intuitive companion app, which they used to adjust sound preferences. They also lauded its well-balanced sound profile but were disappointed with its lack of speakerphone functionality and poor portability.

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Expert Score

80

*.75

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Customer Score

83

*.25

We place a 25% weighted value on Customer Scores

True Score

78^%

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Expert Score Breakdown_

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Cat Trust Score
56
The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is decent for music. With its… read more
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100
Very happy with the sound quality and interconnectivity with our… read more
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85
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Yamaha is a multi-room audio specialist, alongside companies such as… read more

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Overview_

The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is a high-end indoor speaker launched in early 2018. The speaker is available in either black or white, and it is capable of both Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. Its 360-degree speaker design allows it to create a wide soundstage, thereby creating an immersive listening experience that is relatively hard to come by even among the best speakers in the industry. Its connectivity is also pretty good, and when streaming music or movies through WiFi, its AirPlay latency is low enough not to cause any lag. The best Bluetooth speakers have a user-friendly companion app, which also applies to the MusicCast 50. Owners can customize their audio through its graphic equalizer or choose from various presets. This Yamaha speaker can also be paired with a similar Yamaha speaker (e.g., the Yamaha YAS 101 soundbar, which we’ve covered in our Yamaha YAS 101 Soundbar review), but if its design takes up a bit more space than is convenient, then maybe our Sonos One SL review or our Hitachi HSB32B26 Bluetooth soundbar review may present an alternative that is easier to place.

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Consensus_

Reason to Buy

Works with Amazon Alexa
User-friendly app
Balanced sound profile
WiFi connectivity
Multi-directional sound

Reason to Avoid

No speakerphone functionality
Poor portability

Key Specs_

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	Yamaha Musiccast 50 Review
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Market Context	The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is a high-end indoor speaker launched in early 2018. The speaker is available in either black or white, and it is… The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is a high-end indoor speaker launched in early 2018. The speaker is available in either black or white, and it is capable of both Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. Its 360-degree speaker design allows it to create a wide soundstage, thereby creating an immersive listening experience that is relatively hard to come by even among the best speakers in the industry. Its connectivity is also pretty good, and when streaming music or movies through WiFi, its AirPlay latency is low enough not to cause any lag. The best Bluetooth speakers have a user-friendly companion app, which also applies to the MusicCast 50. Owners can customize their audio through its graphic equalizer or choose from various presets. This Yamaha speaker can also be paired with a similar Yamaha speaker (e.g., the Yamaha YAS 101 soundbar, which we’ve covered in our Yamaha YAS 101 Soundbar review), but if its design takes up a bit more space than is convenient, then maybe our Sonos One SL review or our Hitachi HSB32B26 Bluetooth soundbar review may present an alternative that is easier to place.	The Yamaha MusicCast 50 and the Yamaha MusicCast 20 are two very differently styled speakers; however, the MusicCast 50 has a rechargeable battery that the… The Yamaha MusicCast 50 and the Yamaha MusicCast 20 are two very differently styled speakers; however, the MusicCast 50 has a rechargeable battery that the MusicCast 20 does not, and it has also got an AUX input that is missing from the MusicCast 20.	The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is capable of a WiFi connection, while the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM is not, but the HYPERBOOM is battery-powered while the MusicCast… The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is capable of a WiFi connection, while the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM is not, but the HYPERBOOM is battery-powered while the MusicCast 50 relies on an AC connection. Still, the HYPERBOOM is also water resistant while the MusicCast 50 is not, and it can handle two simultaneous connections while the MusicCast 50 can only handle one.	The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is also AC powered while the Sonos Move is battery powered, but the Sonos Move has voice assistant functionality while the… The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is also AC powered while the Sonos Move is battery powered, but the Sonos Move has voice assistant functionality while the MusicCast 50 does not. Also, the Sonos Move is both waterproof and dustproof, while the MusicCast 50 is not, but the MusicCast 50 is capable of stereo output, while the Sonos Move is not.
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Score Card

E

Expert Score

80

*.75

We place a 75% weighted value on Expert Test Scores

C

Customer Score

83

*.25

We place a 25% weighted value on Customer Scores

True Score

78^%

Any product with a True Score above 70 is a Mixed Reviews

Expert Score Breakdown_

Publications with higher Trust Scores are given more weight

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Trust Score
F
Cat Trust Score
56
The Yamaha MusicCast 50 is decent for music. With its ‘Bass Booster’ sound program enabled,… read more
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Trust Score
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Cat Trust Score
100
Very happy with the sound quality and interconnectivity with our Yamaha amp. We are jazz… read more
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Trust Score
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Cat Trust Score
85
“No bottom line found for this product” read more
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Trust Score
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Cat Trust Score
NR
Yamaha is a multi-room audio specialist, alongside companies such as Sonos and Bose, and it… read more