MusicCast Controller vs Almando Play

Choose what you want to listen to, where and how with MusicCast. MusicCast is a streaming and multi-room audio system built into many Yamaha products, including sound bars, wireless speakers, AV receivers and more. The MusicCast app lets you easily control them all. Music Everywhere -Listen to music throughout your whole home -Listen to the same or different music in each room Stream your favorites -Stream from popular music services or from Internet Radio stations -Access your music library from your smartphone, NAS drive or computer -Stream internal or external content (TV, CD Player, Blu-ray Disc Player, USB, and more) Don't skimp on quality -Supports High Resolution Audio playback (up to 192kHz/24bit) Create wireless setups -MusicCast Stereo: Pair compatible models for a wireless 2-channel or 2.1-channel setup -MusicCast Surround: Pair select models together for the ease of wirelss surround sound Make your music yours -Multiple settings to customize your experience Requirements - iOS 16.0 or higher - A Wi-Fi router and one or more MusicCast-enabled products within the same network Compatible models vary by region. Please refer to the following site for compatible models. https://www.yamaha.com/2/musiccast/ This application performs following functions for purposes described below. - Making a connection under Wi-Fi enabled environment The application uses Wi-Fi function on your mobile terminal for the purpose of operating network-enabled devices. - Accessing to music information stored in your smartphone / tablet This application accesses to music information stored in your smartphone / tablet for the purpose of displaying, playing and editing the music information and/or playlist. To setup your MusicCast devices, this app needs to find your Wi-Fi network as location information. This app doesn’t collect your actual location using GPS or Wi-Fi based positioning technologies.

Attention: This app is used to configure and operate special Almando devices. The app cannot be used without an Almando device! Almando is a manufacturer of high-quality audio products from Germany. With these products you can connect consumer electronics from different manufacturers. The handling is very easy. All Almando products are incredibly intelligent - they always detect the status of your connected sources (e.g. Samsung TV, Sonos network player, etc.) and automatically activate your speakers (e.g. Bang & Olufsen, Piega, etc.) All you need is a single remote control - only that of the device you want to listen to. Everything else is done by the Almando product automatically - Almando is the automatic switch for your entertainment electronics. And with this free intuitive app you can configure everything - speaker management, sound settings, lip sync, Pro Logic mode - and most of it separately for each connected source. So you can customize all your devices to your personal listening habits. In everyday use of the app, you can start Internet radio stations, play music from USB storage, etc. Regular and free firmware updates keep the system up-to-date. Support via email to support@almando.com