Yamaha MultiCast Network Receiver to Ship Next Month at $449

Yamaha added to its MusicCast wireless multiroom audio lineup Tuesday with the launch of the R-N402 network receiver. The Bluetooth- and AirPlay-equipped 100-watt-per-channel receiver offers streaming via Pandora, Spotify, Rhapsody, Napster, SiriusXM and vTuner, said Yamaha. Music can be controlled by Android and iOS apps. The R-N402 also supports playback of high-res audio files: DSD 5.6 MHz, AIFF 192 kHz/24-bit, FLAC 192 kHz/24-bit, Apple Lossless 96 kHz/24-bit and WAV 192 kHz/24-bit. The receiver has 40 presets for FM radio stations and an additional 40 presets for streaming music content, it said. The $449 receiver will be available next month.