Hello out there wi-fi enthusiasts,
I have grown quite frustrated with Yamaha's Musicast app and the specialized wireless speakers I purchased to work with it. Is there anyone out there with similar experiences that I can learn from? I hope so...
I purchased an expensive wireless receiver, the Yamaha RX-V483 ($400 range), some years ago, hoping it would work with the (somewhat expensive? $150-$200) wireless speakers, (WX-Q10 & WX-021).
The system worked flawlessly for the first few years; but in the last few years I have become increasingly frustrated because the remote speakers do not connect to the main system. I can play music through the main speakers attached, via wire cabling, to the RX-V483; but the wireless speakers have been no end of frustration.
The problem is they will not respond to remote control via the Musicast app...no matter what I do. I have engaged with Yamaha tech support with a long stream of email; I have tried every possible combination of different software configurations: reinstalling the MusicCast app...deleting the Musicast device & readding it...turning the speakers off & on & readding them in Musicast....all to no avail.
What this all adds up to: I have lost faith in Yamaha and the Musicast app to deliver...despite this expensive investment in hardware. I'm not sure why, but I must suspect that Yamaha, a giant mulitnational corporation, is simply not supporting this product to provide satisfactory customer service.
From my cursory survey of this forum, & other sources, my assumption is that I need to dump Yamaha & Musicast.
So, I have two questions to this forum, which I hope some of you can help me to answer.
1) Can I still use this hardware for a different music app?
2) If not, what hardware system should I purchase to replace it?
In regards to (1), I would love to hear other recommendations on how to adapt this hardware to another music platform
If option (1), will not work, what recommendations would you have to switch to? From my research, it would seem that a Sonos system is the top contender.
I hope some folks out there can better inform me of my options...thanks much!
--Rick
I have grown quite frustrated with Yamaha's Musicast app and the specialized wireless speakers I purchased to work with it. Is there anyone out there with similar experiences that I can learn from? I hope so...
I purchased an expensive wireless receiver, the Yamaha RX-V483 ($400 range), some years ago, hoping it would work with the (somewhat expensive? $150-$200) wireless speakers, (WX-Q10 & WX-021).
The system worked flawlessly for the first few years; but in the last few years I have become increasingly frustrated because the remote speakers do not connect to the main system. I can play music through the main speakers attached, via wire cabling, to the RX-V483; but the wireless speakers have been no end of frustration.
The problem is they will not respond to remote control via the Musicast app...no matter what I do. I have engaged with Yamaha tech support with a long stream of email; I have tried every possible combination of different software configurations: reinstalling the MusicCast app...deleting the Musicast device & readding it...turning the speakers off & on & readding them in Musicast....all to no avail.
What this all adds up to: I have lost faith in Yamaha and the Musicast app to deliver...despite this expensive investment in hardware. I'm not sure why, but I must suspect that Yamaha, a giant mulitnational corporation, is simply not supporting this product to provide satisfactory customer service.
From my cursory survey of this forum, & other sources, my assumption is that I need to dump Yamaha & Musicast.
So, I have two questions to this forum, which I hope some of you can help me to answer.
1) Can I still use this hardware for a different music app?
2) If not, what hardware system should I purchase to replace it?
In regards to (1), I would love to hear other recommendations on how to adapt this hardware to another music platform
If option (1), will not work, what recommendations would you have to switch to? From my research, it would seem that a Sonos system is the top contender.
I hope some folks out there can better inform me of my options...thanks much!
--Rick
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