Yamaha YBA-11 Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Yamaha AV Products

I have a Yamaha amp without bluetooth feature. Recently I felt the need to play Amazon prime music on that system. This little guy fits right in.Now that Yamaha amp/tuner is equipped with bluetooth.My expectations for it are quite simple: decent range and decent sound. This one works flawlessly.I never try any other bt receivers, therefore I cannot make any comparisons at this time.Update: Quite often somebody ask a question whether this one works on a specific Yamaha Amp. I'll try to give out more information here.1, It comes with one digital coaxial cable for output and one usb cable for power, therefore it will work on any amp with a digital coaxial input. An amp with a usb port can be more convenient since there is no more equipment required, otherwise you'll need to get a usb power port for it.2, It streams in 2-channel stereo sound from the audio suorce. Bluetooth does not support any more channel of sound, ie 5.1.3, Any sound (like a movie or youtube, etc) played by a paired smart phone or tablet will be played on amp system, with great audio quality.I found it is most useful while you play music with smart phone or i-pad and the like. I've been playing Amazon prime music a lot. Pandora sounds great as well.As to anyone who asks a specific model of amp if it works, I would say yes to any amp that takes digital coaxial input. There's a way for an ancient model that takes only RCA input or 3.5mm input check this: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_7_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=digital+coaxial+to+rca&sprefix=digital+coa%2Caps%2C239, however I personally don't think it worth to try-upgrading to a newer system might be a better choice.

I used this to add Bluetooth support to an older Denon receiver. You might want to do this to stream internet radio services, your MP3 collection, Amazon Music, or Google Play music from a phone or tablet. It has great reception from my Nexus 5, and after pairing the first time I reconnect from my phone without having to reach for the pairing button again. The quality is excellent - absolutely no noise introduced. Whether you'll get the nice aptx codec will depend on what your transmitter supports, but even without it the quality is high. Keep in mind that you'll get stereo only over this connection, although if you are connecting the YBA-11 to a receiver it may up-mix to other speakers in e.g. a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker configuration. How well the upmix sounds depends on the algorithm so check to see what upmix modes/options your receiver has. Remember you might need a USB power adapter to go with this, but if you already have a receiver, smart TV or router nearby one of those may already have a USB port with enough power to drive this unit. If like me you hate LEDs on devices, there are no worries with the YBA-11 - the light is only on when a paired device is connected. Otherwise, it's a small device and is not really too noticeable even if it is sitting e.g. beside your TV stand. Make sure your receiver has an unused digital coax input before ordering.

Connected to a Yamaha A-S301 Integrated amp (review on that coming soon) The installation was very simple, plugged in the included Coaxial cable from the adapter to the Amplifier and the proprietary power connector into the provided USB power connector on the amp. once powered up it was simple to pair, showed up on my phone a Nexus 5, Android 5.1.1 as "YBA-11 Yamaha". It paired immediately. Even though my phone does not support the better sounding aptX, the sound is still crystal clear and full, honestly better than bluetooth has ever sounded on my many other BT devices. Disconnecting is also a snap, one can either press the button on the device or, in the case of my setup, the link is cut when you power off the amplifier. Re-pairing is a simple matter of going into the bluetooth settings and selecting it again.If I could say anything negative, I'd wish the device was a bit heavier, or included a rubber base or velcro. Even the weight of the included cables can pull it down. I also am not a fan of the proprietary power cable. Good luck if one were to lose it. This device was obviously designed for an amp like mine as I have a USB port (only for power) right next to the coax input. While great for me, if your receiver lacks such a port, it would require the additional purchase of a USB power adapter (such as whats included with a phone charger) pretty annoying for the price given that competing models usually throw this in.To sum it up, works as advertised, simple to setup, great sound, reasonably good looking if not a bit on the lightweight side. Strongly recommended and I'll probably be purchasing another for my other sound system.

This is a real life review.I decided to pay twice the price for this over other well rated products because I already have a Yamaha receiver.Firstly, it is not very fluid connecting to the receiver through this device. You have to constantly sign in with one device and then sign out, then sign back in!!The worst is that it just doesn't stream the music well. The sound is constantly fluttering out and is fragmated. This is with my iPhone 6 using my house wifi only 10 feet from the device.I cannot listen to music like this - horrible!I am going to buy another Bluetooth device and hope I get it right.Sorry Yamaha - this needs work!!!