Yamaha R-N602 AV Receiver (Black), Works with Alexa - 2024 report by Whydis
Yamaha R-N602 AV Receiver (Black), Works with Alexa
Style:R-N602
High sound quality network Hi-Fi receiver with support for DSD 5.6 MHz reproduction. Compatible with Music Cast and packed with network functions. Unlimited enjoyment of many different sound sources including high-resolution sources, s...
Since it has AirPlay it acts perfectly as an endpoint for Roon playback software as well as all the connected streaming services and pulls music from my NAS using iPeng, JRiver and other services.
The unit has to be disconnected from the wireless access point and re connected every few days just to maintain a solid stream
The 80211 wifi antenna is sub par and needed to be replaced in order to maintain a semi-solid stream from Airplay, even after the replacement Airplay is intermittent at best, but still better than it was
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The iOS app in general is not well designed, it has very basic functionality, it's slow in some cases (scrolling through net radios is slower than using the unit's physical buttons).The power button/standby issue led me to skip this unit and instead to go with one of Yamaha's newest AV receivers as an alternative, RX-V479 which costs around $300-350, and has Tuner, Net radio, Airplay, MusicCast, Spotify, Pandora
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In my room this excellent amp is connected to JBL studio 530, and I can tell you this receiver has musical picture in all 3 dimensions, sound is cleaar but not overbright
Good Amp
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