Yamaha YBA-10WH Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers

by Yamaha

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013Z9F6G
• Item model number: YBA-10WH
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,684 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

The YBA-10 Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver docks to the receiver and supports A2DP audio streaming, so users can enjoy music wirelessly from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, Windows PCs and Macs.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunate, September 20, 2009

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C. Wilkinson (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha YBA-10WH Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers (Electronics)

I was very excited to be able to play music from my laptop over the living room speakers through the receiver.

The YBA-10 was very easy to set up--plugged it in, quickly paired the device through the laptop, and was listening to music in under 10 minutes. Easy.

However, we immediately heard that "ringing" that other reviewers have noted. It seems to be in the 12k-14khz range. Imagine somebody hitting a hi-hat with a wrench and amplifying it through your speakers. It gets irritating really fast. I toggled with volumes and equalizers and checked on-line forums--other people have the same issue--but I could not find a solution.

For $20, I'd just grin and bear it; however, at nearly $70 this is an unacceptable flaw. I am returning the YBA-10.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice and easy, December 6, 2008

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J. Labri "JL" (Sunnyvale CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha YBA-10WH Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers (Electronics)

The YBA-10 worked perfectly out of the box when mated with my RX-V663 and BB Pearl. Music sounds very clean with no distortion or interferences. Range is about 15 feet before breaking up. I like the fact that the unit glows blue when it is actually receiving a BT signal.

Only other comment is that its a pretty heavy duty cable used between the unit to plug into receiver...dont know why

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works ok, but sound quality is terrible., July 14, 2009

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cjbates (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha YBA-10WH Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers (Electronics)

I got it to sync with my wife's PC and my iPhone without too much trouble. (Apparently the MacBook pro's bluetooth doesn't work very well with this unit - streams very poorly and with a lot of distortion.) My main complaint is the high-pitch "whislte" that has been referenced by other reviewers. It is very annoying, and overwhelms the sound for me. Makes the unit almost unusable as the high-frequency tone is all I can hear after a few minutes of listening. If Yamaha could somehow fix this with a software update for their receivers, it would make this a great product. In the meantime, save your money.