Yamaha MusicCast Vinyl 500 Review - Turntable with wireless capabilites!

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I have been using the Yamaha Musiccast Vinyl 500 for the past 2 weeks and in this video I go through all the parts of it that I feel are relevant to know if you are considering buying it. This is a smart and very feature packed turntable with great overall quality feel and audio quality. Let me know if you have any questions about it in the comment section!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Price
1:10 Plinth
1:39 Platter
2:08 Power brick
3:17 Inputs and outputs
5:54 Buttons
6:23 The Wireless features
9:20 Pickup, cartridge and tone arm
11:33 Playing a record
12:03 The audio quality
13:17 Upgrading
14:00 Cons
16:47 Conclusions
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Комментарии : 101

@DaveMcGarry 2 года назад

Excellent review, thanks for taking the time it was very helpful. 👍

@w2best 2 года назад

Thank you! Glad you like it!

@user-ed1yf4pz1d 3 года назад

Nice review! Im gonna buy this turntable)

@w2best 3 года назад

It's really good for the most part! Impressive audio quality for the price and the pickup.

@KnightOfZexen 3 года назад

great review! really enjoyed the in depth analysis. i own this record player and agree with all the points, especially the button feel, but still love it.

@w2best 3 года назад

Thanks! It's my first turntable review! Not easy after only laptop reviews for 2 years... But i wanted to make a video i thought was missing on RU-vid! I will make another review of my sl1500c :)

@jasonty2307 2 года назад

i realize Im kind of off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream new tv shows online?

@elishaenoch3158 2 года назад

@Jason Ty Flixportal xD

@jasonty2307 2 года назад

@Elisha Enoch thank you, signed up and it seems to work =) Appreciate it !

@elishaenoch3158 2 года назад

@Jason Ty glad I could help :)

@userbosco 3 года назад

Great review, thank you! I have a Yamaha turntable that I purchased in 1980 and it still performs fantastic. I've replaced the belt a few times, obviously, but I'd be hard pressed to justify upgrading it. Weird that it doesn't have an auto stop tho....

@w2best 3 года назад

That's amazing! From the 80s had such high quality! Just keep using it! :) I changed this one for a technincs sl1500c in the end...

@philiplittle8139 2 года назад

Beautiful turntable, I bought one over a year ago, but I've had no end of issues with Yamaha Musiccast. Personally I would recommend upgrading the cartridge to something better but other than that it's a lovely turntable. 9 out of 10 for me.

@w2best 2 года назад

Cool to know you like it so much! Which cartridge so you use? Ortofon blue?

@deecee6355 2 года назад

could reloop concorde vibecartridge sound good with this

@JohnMartin-oh6bf Год назад

Well detailed review. Thank you.

@w2best 11 месяцев назад

Great to help! I will release another LP review soon!

@veys7035 3 года назад

Good review!

@w2best 3 года назад

Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

@stavroskirtopoulos7166 2 года назад

nice accurate review - well done./ yes looks amassing sound good not having autostop at the end of the play - its just wrong though. If i had a choice i d return it for that reason alone

@w2best 2 года назад

Autostop or lift is the reason i went to Technics sl1500c instead :)

@ShampooTime 2 года назад

Where would you recommend to run a ground wire from, there doesn't seem to be a dedicated screw or exposed metal patch? Just thinking for electrical hum that's all??? thanks again :)

@demetrisyiasemides2904 2 года назад

Great review indeed. What speakers would you recommend for better results with this turntable?

@w2best 2 года назад

It's pretty obvious to match it with Yamaha Musiccast speakers, ie the NX N500 :) Thank you!

@ozz8461 3 года назад

Thank you for this, nice review and very helpful, any recommendation on the pick up and the phono (best bang for the bucks), please?

@w2best 3 года назад

I currently use Dynavox TPR 2 and REALLY enjoy the sound and the features of it. Just know that with this turntable you turn off all the digital features when you don't use the built in. In terms of pickup I use ortofon blue and really enjoy that.

@zniklaus 2 года назад

@@w2best Hi! Do you have a link for the ortofon blue pickup that you recommend? Great vid, thank you.

@w2best 2 года назад

@@zniklaus it's the most common brand on the market Ortofon Blue :)

@youtube-chris 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video. I still don't understand one thing: Is it possible to send the audio signal from the turntable via Apple AirPlay 2 to an Apple HomePod Stereo Pair? And if so... how?

@DAracena25 2 года назад

Very good video, thanks for the detail review. I understand that you ca;n use the Yamaha miracast speakers to cast the turntable to their app, do you know if it can be cast to the Google home speaker system?

@w2best 2 года назад

Thanks man! You can cast the record player straight to the speakers regardless of where they are placed. Pretty much lossless. However I have never done it with Google home and I believe it's not possible, because Yamaha is a compeletely separate smart home system... It integrates a bit with alexa though :)

@CyrusJavid 2 месяца назад

Hi, can it be connected to the wireless speaker such soundbar or Goggle speaker ? Thanks

@Andersljungberg 9 месяцев назад

If you want to rip your discs to high resolution digital files such as PCM 24 or DSD. Then there is, for example, the PRO-JECT DEBUT CARBON RECORDMASTER HI-RES or the Sony PS-HX500

@AirrowRocket 3 года назад

Cool!

@MegaCarlsmith 2 года назад

Hi, Great review, thanks. I’ve been looking at this turntable for some time. One question about the sound of the pick up being out of sync with the audio from the speakers - do you hear the pick up with the lid down? I would have this next to my listening position. Is it annoying when the lid is closed? TIA

@w2best 2 года назад

Please note that is only when you listen over wifi. And yes you hear it with the lid closed if you're somewhere near the player. When i stream to the next room of course it's no problem :)

@MegaCarlsmith 2 года назад

@@w2best thanks. I would be using over wifi, and it would be positioned beside my listening position. Shame.

@w2best 2 года назад

@@MegaCarlsmith Ok - I wouldn't recommend that setup. I personally now use another player with cables to my nx n500 and if I want I stream to other rooms via the speakers. Then there's a delay between the rooms but I find that quite ok in most cases.

@rupel190 2 года назад

Essential detail that one can't use cable and MusicCast at the same time. Altogether not even a good addition to my existing Yamaha setup, shame. Great review!

@w2best 2 года назад

I think that's REALLY not clearly explained in the info about this machine. Very sad that it is this way. For me it makes more sense to get a technincs and connect to my nx n500 and then stream from them.

@Godlike139 3 года назад

Hi, maybe a little bit of a stupid question, but I am very new to this. The turntable doesnt play without a speaker right? You cant just pust in a record and it plays? Sorry for a noob question, thank you.

@w2best 3 года назад

You are right. There's no built in speakers and to be honest the players that have that tend to be very very low quality...

@Valentin1723 2 года назад

Es amarvilloso su sonido,prefiero el analógico,tengo Lp de la epoca,osea de hace 30 años y se escuchan geniales, casi como un cd,sin ese nivel de ruido,mis Lp Cubanos muy malos,los demas excelente.Gracias por su Review.

@haka8265 2 года назад

Just got one for my 60 th, it refuses to connect to wifi

@is_ober 2 года назад

Hi, thanks for the review! I am curious to find a record player that allows me to stream to my Apple HomePod/ mini setup. Any chance you could share any experience? Would this work? Thanks, in advance.

@w2best 2 года назад

With this you need either to use musiccast speakers or you use any player and connect to a broadcaster to see audio to your speakers.

@ionelrauti9017 Год назад

Thanks!!!

@w2best 11 месяцев назад

Glad I could help! :)

@sentenza5098 2 года назад

Yeah im new to this stuff. So is it possible to use this without the wireless connection, but instead with cables. I have Yamaha MCR-N870D and i would really like to have the turntable that is also Yamaha and this one seems good option pricewise. Thanks.

@w2best 2 года назад

You can use it with cables both work the built in phono and with an external one.

@user-ed1yf4pz1d 3 года назад

Do fingerprints remain on the glossy surface of the turntable? Thanks.

@w2best 3 года назад

Yes you def need to whipe it every now and then. But it's not terrible! However the matte technics i have now is impossible to finger print :p

@Alexanderz10 2 года назад

Hey, I’m looking to get this turntable but do I need the Yamaha speakers to listen to the music or can I use my sonos speakers to listen to it?

@w2best 2 года назад

You can use any speakers since it's a regular RCA but some sonos only do wireless and they won't work. Then you need a sonos bridge of some kind to make it wireless.

@evangelospapoutsis9945 2 месяца назад

Can the vinyl 500 be connected with a yamaha musicast receiver or only with musicast speakers

@w2best 2 месяца назад

It can be connected with all musiccast gear :)

@daneanderson2276 Год назад

Can it Wi-Fi phono to Sonos speakers or only MusicCast speakers? I’ve never been able to make it play through my MusicCast reviver. I wish it did that

@w2best Год назад

Only musiccast. You mean wireless you weren't able to? That would work no problem, sounds strange.

@GG-ex5bk 9 месяцев назад

I really liked Yamaha but in my country they dont sell white, so i opt with Rega P3.

@w2best 8 месяцев назад

That's a great choice indeed!

@TheStorm1380 2 года назад

So, do you think buying this unit is better buy 🤔 or audio-technica Lp60

@w2best 11 месяцев назад

I think they're both pretty solid!

@tlaichung 2 года назад

It is around 300euro in Hong Kong, should I purchase as my first turnable ?

@w2best 2 года назад

If you are ok with no auto stop or lift it's a great piece of kit :)

@ev_dm Год назад

To be sure, does this turntable also OUTPUT to e.g. a set of apple homepods via airplay? Or can it only receive airplay sources? Thx

@rickfromberlin1722 Год назад

I would be interested in the answer to this question as well. Can't find any evidence of this function in any of my searches.

@w2best Год назад

I don't own it anymore so I can't tell, but I would guess it cannot. It can stream to MusicCast.

@ev_dm Год назад

Well, i have read somewhere that apple's airplay license only allows to receive airplay streams, so only apple devices are able to send/stream airplay to other devices for now...

@w2best Год назад

@@ev_dm That's how bluetooth works, it's only recieving signal, can't send the vinyl audio to another device.

@getsemanivega6416 2 года назад

Can you Bluetooth speakers directly to the turntable

@w2best 2 года назад

No that's not a feature.

@Oxygene1841 2 года назад

I have the musicast 470d and yamaha speakers,this would be a perfect match but id change the cartridge with an ortofon.......

@w2best 2 года назад

I have Yamaha musiccast speakers and because of that I didn't want this guy in the end. I prefer a better player (Technics sl1500c with ortofon blue) and then streaming from my speakers instead. :)

@Oxygene1841 2 года назад

@@w2best I'll bear that in mind,I've always wanted a Rega Planar original but hard to get hold of,or the Cambridge Audio.

@w2best 2 года назад

@@Oxygene1841 the Cambridge seems amazing imo. Mc is a different level but I'm not there yet. :P

@pier5498 3 года назад

Hi there, I just bought this turntable. I’m a bit confused with the Bluetooth functionality they describe. Can I connect this to my external Bluetooth speaker and have the turntable stream the music there? How does the Bluetooth functionality of this turntable work? Thank you!

@w2best 3 года назад

For all i know the Bluetooth is not going out only in. You can stream from your Bluetooth device to the record player, but not the other way around. Some people say you can but i don't think they have actually tried.

@oliverioeljefe 3 года назад

@@w2best I own this turntable and sometimes use it with bluetooth headphones, so yes, there is bluetooth-out functionality

@Andersljungberg 9 месяцев назад

And on the other hand, you can get Fluance RT85 with Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge. For $500 or less

@w2best 8 месяцев назад

That looks insane! Thank for the tip! I actually returned this and got SL1500c instead which i much prefer. A review should be coming in some time.

@marktupper2375 9 месяцев назад

You can greatly improve this decks sound by replacing the felt mat with an acrylic or vinyl mat......

@w2best 8 месяцев назад

Great tip!! I don't own the player anymore. I have the sl1500c with vinyl mat now :) And ortofon blue + an external tube RIAA :D

@kristyV911 2 года назад

I'm about to throw this turntable out the window! I got it as a gift about a month ago and still cannot figure out how to hook it up I have watched this video 10 times lol

@w2best 2 года назад

What are you hooking it up to?

@kristyV911 2 года назад

@@w2best Hey! I'm just hooking it up to regular speakers that I had on a previous record player 😢

@kristyV911 2 года назад

W2 best tech, will this not work with hooking up with regular speakers?

@boxz1984 2 года назад

You place one corner in first in the plug,the one that doesn't have a button 🤷

@w2best 2 года назад

That's what I did but I don't think you can comprehend the amount of force I needed to use to make it click. I would say 99% of my available strength. I'm not a body builder but still in ok shape...

@boxz1984 2 года назад

@@w2best 😁 no bodybuilder 😁