Spotify Connect now available for selected AV receiver models

Spotify Connect now available on selected network AV receiver models

 


Jan 23rd, 2014 - Yamaha is pleased to announce today that Spotify Connect firmware is now available for high-end 2013 network AV receivers.

Yamaha AV receiver owners (see complete list below) that have a Spotify Premium account can now enjoy instant access to millions of songs in high-quality on their Yamaha home entertainment system. Most recently, the release of music streaming services has changed the way consumers access music. The integration of Spotify Connect within Yamaha products will provide customers with access to the almost endless music archive that Spotify has to offer with seamless music enjoyment.

With Spotify offering superior audio sampling rates, along with Yamaha’s legendary Natural Sound, users can expect to get the highest-quality audio playback from their AV receiver.

To use Spotify Connect, customers are required to download the Spotify app for smartphone, tablet or laptop and have an active Spotify Premium account. If you own a compatible Yamaha AV receiver and would like to try a Spotify Premium account, there is a free 30 day trial available. For more details, visit spotify.com/yamaha

Spotify Connect firmware is now available for download from the individual product pages on au.yamaha.com

 

Spotify Connect compatible models:

AVENTAGE Pre-amplifier:

CX-A5000

AVENTAGE series AV receivers:

RX-A3030, RX-A2030, RX-A1030, RX-A830, RX-A730

'75 Series AV receivers:

RX-V3075, RX-V2075, RX-V1075, RX-V775, RX-V675

HTR Series AV receivers:

HTR-6066

 

About Yamaha Music Australia

Yamaha Music Australia is a wholesaler of musical instruments, commercial audio equipment, audio visual products, and a provider of music education. Yamaha’s products and services are renowned for their superior quality and innovative designs.

 

About Yamaha Corporation

Since its founding in 1877, the Yamaha Group has developed its business activities focusing on musical instruments, audio products, Yamaha music schools, and other products and services related to sound and music. We are pleased, indeed, that Yamaha touches on the lives of and brings joy to so many people around the world. For more information, please visit: http://www.yamaha.com/about_yamaha/corporate/

 

About Spotify

Spotify is an award-winning digital music service that gives you on-demand access to over 20 million tracks.  Our dream is to make all the world’s music available instantly to everyone, wherever and whenever they want it.  Spotify makes it easier than ever to discover, manage and share music with your friends, while making sure that artists get a fair deal.

Spotify is available in 28 markets: USA, UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland and Mexico, with more than 24 million active users, and over 6 million paying subscribers.

Since its launch in Sweden in 2008, Spotify has driven more than half a billion US dollars to rights holders, and aims to drive another half a billion US dollars to rights holders during 2013. Spotify is already the second biggest source of digital music revenue for labels in Europe (IFPI, 2011) and the biggest and most successful music streaming service of its kind globally.

www.spotify.com

 

Further information

For more information, images, or to contact the team, please head over to our press page at 

http://press.spotify.com/

Follow us on Twitter for all the latest news 

https://twitter.com/SpotifyPR