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Estimated price (community-sourced)
$320
Around — community and catalog average, updates slowly
About the WXC-50
The WXC-50 is a MusicCast wireless streaming preamplifier and network audio player designed to add streaming and multiroom playback to an existing amplifier or Hi-Fi system. It supports network and USB playback of high-resolution audio, including DSD up to 5.6 MHz and FLAC, WAV, and AIFF up to 192 kHz/24-bit. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, AirPlay, an optical input, analog input, optical and coaxial digital outputs, analog pre-outs, a subwoofer output, and trigger and remote-control connections. It can operate in preamplifier or player mode and is compact enough for horizontal or vertical placement.
Specifications
Type: Wireless streaming preamplifier / network audio player; Network: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n), Ethernet, DLNA 1.5; Wireless audio: MusicCast, AirPlay, Bluetooth (SBC/AAC); Supported formats: MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD; Maximum resolution: WAV/FLAC/AIFF 192 kHz/24-bit, ALAC 96 kHz/24-bit, DSD 5.6 MHz; Inputs: 1 analog AUX, 1 optical digital, USB, Ethernet; Outputs: analog pre-out, AUX out, subwoofer out, optical and coaxial digital; THD: 0.003% (pre-out, 20 Hz–20 kHz); Signal-to-noise ratio: 112 dB (digital/network/USB/Bluetooth), 98 dB (AUX); Dimensions: 214 × 51.5 × 245.9 mm (W × H × D; antenna upright height 123.6 mm); Weight: 1.44 kg; Standby power: up to 1.8 W.