Yamaha's CD-N500 network CD player comes to the States, priced at $800

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Yamaha CD-N500 Network CD Player Provides Seamless Access to MP3s,
Internet Radio and Streamed Content

Yamaha Corporation of America, AV Division, today introduced the
CD-N500 network CD player that offers music fans a flexible portal to
their favorite content from practically any source-CDs, downloaded
files such as iTunes® and streamed music from PCs, NAS systems,
smartphones, tablets and Internet radio. The free Yamaha NETWORK
PLAYER CONTROLLER app for smartphones and tablets enables the user to
quickly select entertainment choices and easily stream content to the
player. Gapless playback enhances streaming audio experiences by
eliminating the annoying pauses often heard when music is transmitted
from a network source.

"While most consumers have moved to accessing music via iTunes,
music streaming and Internet radio, there are still many passionate
digital music fans who also have large CD libraries that remain an
important part of their entertainment experience," said Tom
Sumner, senior vice president, Yamaha Corporation of America.
"The CD-N500 is a perfect transition piece for this audience,
since it enables them to better integrate all desired music sources.
They can listen to what they want when they want, as our network CD
player eliminates the barriers to identifying and enjoying their
favorite artists and songs."

The free downloadable Yamaha NETWORK PLAYER CONTROLLER app for iOS,
Android and Kindle Fire devices turn these portable devices into
remote controls for choosing music sources and viewing song
information and album art. In addition, the app's Music Play function
enables quick and seamless wireless streaming of music stored on these
portable devices.

The CD-N500 offers a front panel USB digital connection for iPod®,
iPhone®, iPad® and USB devices that enable music stored on them to be
heard with the highest possible sound quality. Featuring support for
the vTuner radio station database, users are able to playback Internet
radio broadcasts from anywhere in the world.

The CD-N500 reproduces music from all sources with Yamaha's signature
Hi-Fi concept and "Natural Sound" approach. The result is
that listeners hear the music as it was meant to be heard, according
to the exacting standards of the recording artists and engineers.
Yamaha designed the model with left-right symmetrical audio circuitry
to provide the shortest circuit path for audio signal travel without
loss of audio signal purity. In addition, all components of the
CD-N500 were carefully selected, including the highly regarded 192
kHz/32-bit Burr-Brown high precision DAC, to deliver superior audio
quality.

The CD-N500 is compatible with the FLAC 192 kHz/24-bit and Apple
Lossless formats and ensures optimum performance with high-resolution
audio sources. Pure Direct mode can also be selected for higher
quality audio output.

The CD-N500 network audio player is currently available for $799.95
MSRP.