Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain

About the Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain:

MusicCast

MusicCast is a new revolution in network audio, use all your MusicCast products together or separately, it's entirely up to you. Control it all from one app, designed to be intuitive, fast and easy to use. Use a soundbar, a wireless speaker, an AV receiver, hi-fi audio, whatever suits you best, mix and match and expand your MusicCast system over time. All new from Yamaha, the MusicCast system brings everything everywhere and to everyone.

MusicCast expands entertainment capabilities with the Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain

MusicCast uses a high-quality wireless network to enjoy music and audio. It can stream digital music content from your smartphone, PC or NAS to other MusicCast devices in your home. Audio content from Bluetooth®-connected smartphones or tablets can also be streamed to MusicCast devices in multiple rooms.

Network compatibility provides easy access to all kinds of music sources

The CD player is equipped with a network player function that greatly enhances your music enjoyment: from streaming services and other Internet music content to NAS (Network HDD) or your personal computer-based music library. For example, consider Internet radio broadcasts. By pre-selecting your favorite radio stations on Airable, which provides easy access to radio stations around the world, you can easily enjoy the varied content of a variety of music genres, just as if you were listening to DAB and FM broadcasts. It is compatible with high-resolution WAV/FLAC/AIFF 192kHz/24-bit music sources. Moreover, it has a built-in USB connector on the front panel and can also be paired with AirPlay, so you can expand your music world limitlessly on a single device.

* Music service availability varies by region and is subject to change or discontinuation without notice.

Handy favorite button puts your most beloved music at the touch of a button on the Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain

For those moments just after you get up in the morning or when you just get home and want to fill your living space with music immediately, just press the Favorite button on the remote control. Your favorite Internet radio station, DAB and FM broadcast channel or any other music source you've pre-registered will start playing immediately.

Advanced but simple technical design and exterior design inherited from Yamaha's HiFi tradition

Technologies to play CDs with high sound quality, such as variable-speed buffering that stabilizes disc rotation speed, suppresses vibration and mechanical noise during playback. The exterior has a simple but luxurious design feature shared by all Yamaha HiFi components: a slim disc tray and aluminum rotary knobs on a hairline-finished aluminum front panel.

Bluetooth output for easy music streaming from the Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain

The MCR-N870D is equipped with the latest Bluetooth technology, making wireless operation easier than ever. You can stream music from the MCR-N870D to Bluetooth headphones for private listening or to Bluetooth speakers.

Natural PWM-type digital power amplifier that reproduces high-resolution sound sources with remarkable purity

To vividly reproduce absolutely everything in a variety of high-resolution sources - from the most delicate playing nuances to the most energetic dynamic musical passages - Yamaha has built into this amplifier a digital power amplifier that delivers up to 70 watts/channel and boasts powerful driving characteristics. Natural PWM-type digital modulation with an extremely simple circuit configuration provides both natural, uncolored sound quality and high efficiency. And the low-pass filter of the final section of the power amplifier, which significantly affects sound quality, is a large coil made of low-loss, low-distortion OFC (oxygen-free copper) wire material. This simultaneously maintains the purity of high-resolution sound sources, while improving bass power and providing warmth in mid- and high-frequency sounds - all to deliver the best quality sound reproduction, rich in musicality. The component also features a Pure Direct Switch, which bypasses the tone/balance controls and the rear buffer amplifier to improve sound purity.

DSD 5.6 MHz native and PCM 384 kHz compatible high-quality USB DAC function

Built into the unit is an exceptionally high-quality USB DAC that can reproduce high-resolution sound sources with all their native quality. It is compatible with native playback of the DSD 5.6 MHz (DSD128) format or 384 kHz/32-bit playback, which records music information with extraordinary detail by sampling up to a whopping 5,644,800 times per second. The D/A converter is the 32-bit/2-channel specification, high-performance SABRE 32 (ES9010K2M) from US company ESS Technology, and the USB controller IC is the latest product from XMOS, the semiconductor company. By reducing shutter noise through asynchronous transmission, it delivers pure reproduction and optimum sound quality.

Enjoy the full quality of high-resolution sound sources with your favorite headphones

Another great advantage of the USB DAC function ensures that it can also be used as a high-quality headphone amplifier for computer audio. The internal high-quality D/A converter brings out all the quality of high-resolution sound sources to give you the purest, most intimate enjoyment of high-quality sound.

The sound, the ambience - both brilliantly captivating - Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain

The cabinet is distinguished by a black mirror-gloss piano lacquer, which exudes a beautifully deep, glossy sheen. This is based on manufacturing methods for musical instruments: taking advantage of the sound and original acoustic resonance of the materials, and creating a finish by applying a coating process identical to that of a Yamaha grand piano. The resulting natural sound allows you to actually feel the touch, sensation and color tone of each musical instrument. This is where an extravagantly elegant musical time begins.

Crystallization of craftsmanship, black mirror-smooth piano finish

The uncompromising work done in producing a Yamaha piano finish spares no effort or time. For example, each process in the overall coating procedure, the undercoating and top coating, is further divided into three or four repeated coatings, while the membrane thickness is controlled on the micro-order - with the total process actually having 14 coatings. Of course, the drying periods between coatings are also strictly controlled, and repeated grinding and polishing are carried out with care before and after each coating step. And more than half of the process is completed by hand, using the skills of experienced workers. The rich, lustrous appearance with such deep depth is the crystallization of craftsmanship fueled by the art of piano making.

Equipped with a pure aluminum diaphragm woofer that meticulously delineates texture and ambience

The diaphragm of the 13 cm (5-1/4″) woofer is made of high-quality aluminum that is more than 99% pure. Its light weight and high rigidity provide superior response for rich and accurate delineation of the texture, ambience and timbre of any musical instrument. Another important feature is the ability to delineate details in the natural soundstage, even with depth, such as the positional relationship of each musical instrument in a jazz piano trio. The soft dome 3 cm (1-1/4″) tweeter, made by coating the diaphragm and applying unique casting technology, delivers both exceptionally high reproduction capability and rich sound from high-resolution sound sources.

Cabinet with high rigidity that revives the know-how in making musical instruments

It features a very rigid cabinet with a full triple miter joint construction that connects all the angular parts crucial to the strength of the cabinet based on the wedge principle. Yamaha's traditional know-how, fueled by its long history in manufacturing musical instruments, skillfully regulates the reverberation of sound that is indispensable to music, while achieving high rigidity that prevents unwanted resonances. And after the careful polishing performed to make the joints between surfaces invisible, the unit acquires a beautiful piano finish.

Careful use of only the highest quality components, including gold-plated speaker connectors

Sections of the network circuitry and internal wiring are composed of only the highest quality components and materials, carefully selected by rigorous listening tests. In addition, large speaker terminals compatible with banana plugs are gold-plated to suppress transmission loss and change over time.

Specifications of the Yamaha MusicCast MCR-N870D - Black - Hi-Fi Chain