Yamaha ISX-18 DAB+ MusicCast Black
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According to our WiFi speaker expert
The Yamaha ISX-18 DAB+ Black is a carefully-designed wireless speaker for at home. Connect the speaker to the internet via wifi and gain access to various streaming services. With Yamaha's MusicCast, you connect the ISX-18 DAB+ to other Yamaha devices in your network and create a multi-room system. Determine per room what kind of music you want to listen to with the MusicCast app. Play songs with Apple AirPlay from your Apple device or stream songs from Spotify. You can also listen to the radio, or wirelessly play music from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop with Bluetooth. You can place the speaker using the stand, but you can also hang it up on the wall.
Built-in WiFi | ||
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Power supply type | Power grid | |
Bluetooth | ||
AirPlay | ||
Sound quality according to customers | Very good | |
Multi-room audio | ||
Streaming services | Juke, Napster, Qobuz, Spotify | |
Material | Metal, Plastic |
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The ISX18D is a small powerhouse with enough onboard power to fill a small space with music. I have the device in the kitchen. After installation I was immediately offered a firmware update. Now you can also use Deezer, Tidal and Qobuz, in addition to Spotify, Napster, Bluetooth streaming and AirPlay. The display is somewhat "spartan", but once configured with the MusicCast app on your smartphone, it is completely ready for use. For the DAB+ radio you sometimes have to try to align your antenna, but the handy MusicCast app offers a solution. It can show (Tune Aid) what the reception strength is during alignment, making the alignment a breeze. The nice thing is that IT developers can write their own application to control the system or link it to their own home automation system, because the radio has a RESTful API on board. Use Google 'musiccast api reference' for more info.
The only thing I regret is that only the 2.4 GHz WiFi band is supported. I live in a flat where it is quite busy with the neighbors networks on 2.4 GHz. It would have been nice if you could connect the radio via 5 GHz (802.11a). Standing alone in the living room, the radio sounded fine. However, after hanging it on the wall, the bass really came to life, so I had to adjust it in the equalizer.
Sebastiaan
15 August 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
Nice decorative design. The sound quality is very good. Please note that the antenna consists of a wire. This could have been done better by, for example, providing a flexible fixed antenna at the back of the device. Even with fully unrolled wire, the reception is not optimal. The app works perfectly on the smartphone. Setup was very easy.
Frank Vermeiren
4 September 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
My 2nd musiccast system from Yamaha and I have to say that I am very happy that I chose Yamaha, what a beautiful sound comes from this small frame! Very nice design and good quality, it was very important that the last selected source is played when switching on and also the last selected volume. Plays nicely with my Yamaha amplifier RN-602
Kristof
6 January 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 729390 | |
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Manufacturer code | AISX18DBL | |
Brand | Yamaha | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty | |
Old product returned for free |
Depth | 6 cm | |
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Width | 19,5 cm | |
Height | 19,5 cm | |
Weight | 1,1 kg | |
Color | Black | |
Material | Metal, Plastic | |
Built-in microphone | ||
Built-in screen | ||
Water-resistant |
Multi-room audio | ||
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Multi-room functions | Zones separately, Zones simultaneously | |
Plays from network | ||
Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth profiles | Standard Audio (A2DP) | |
NFC | ||
Streaming services support | ||
Streaming services | Juke, Napster, Qobuz, Spotify |
Radio | ||
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Internet radio | ||
DAB radio | ||
FM radio | ||
AM radio | ||
Plays from USB memory | ||
Bluetooth |
Controls via app | ||
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Controlled via Apple app | ||
Controlled via Android app | ||
Controlled via Windows app |
USB port | ||
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RCA connector | ||
Headphone jack |
Power supply type | Power grid |
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Year introduced | 2016 |
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