Hardware Models
Hardware Models
This chapter covers the speakers hardware (models, repairs etc)
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Models
Models
Q3 2015 - Samsung introduced the Radiant (Wireless Audio 360) product line [+] [+] [+]
WAM R series - Radiant product line speakers
R1 - model WAM1500 black & WAM1501 white
R3 - model WAM3500 black & WAM3501 white
R5 - model WAM5500 black & WAM5501 white
R6 - model WAM6500 black & WAM6501 white
R7 - model WAM7500 black & WAM7501 white
(optional Tripod Floor Stand* and Ceiling Mount** - see below)
Q1 2014 - Samsung introduced Samsung Shape Multiroom product line [+]
WAM S series - Shape product line speakers
M7 - model WAM750 black & WAM751 white
M5 - model WAM550 black & WAM551 white
M3 - model WAM350 black & WAM351 white
WAM250, Wireless Audio Hub - a "special", dedicated wireless access point for WAM
WAM270, Link Mate Connect Box - a Non-amplified player for use with wireless speakers
The R7 or the 'Dinosaur Egg' is definitely the flagship product.
A great sound with a innovative construction and design.
Many people are looking for the following accessories:
WAM R series
WAM S series
Tripod
Ceiling mount
R7: Tripod Display Stand
R7: Tripod Display Stand
Wireless audio-360 R7 Tripod stand
Very rare and hard to find. Only limited amount is produced (for promotion purpose I assume).
R7: Ceiling Mount
R7: Ceiling Mount
Extremely rare: (if they even exist)
The R7 Ceiling mount has never been produced for the mainstream market. Great design from Samsung but you can not order these and lot of people are disappointed about this. I think these pictures are probably made with (empty shells) prototypes because the R7 is quite heavy (3.4 KG) so one needs a steel cable with an integrated power cord. I don't think these exist either (definitely not as thin as shown on the image). If technical possible I would question if these would pass CE certification.
If you are creative, this or this could be a potential solution. Please let us know your solution for a ceiling mount.
R7: Multiple Colors
R7: Multiple Colors
Extremely rare: (if they even exist)
Brown and chrome (silver) never produced for mainstream market. There are also small/short tripod stands on the left that are not available as far as we know.
Deciphering Samsung product codes - e.g. M5 WA-M551/ZA
Deciphering Samsung product codes - e.g. M5 WA-M551/ZA
The ZA extension to the product model reflects your region.
XE - Sweden, Norway, Denmark
XU - United Kingdom
ZA - United States
ZF - Latin
KR - China and or Korea
ZF - Italy, France
XN - Netherlands
XY - Australia
XM - Malaysia
more ....
Innovations and/or updates
Innovations and/or updates
Moosy: my 2 cents:
We have not seen any major innovations or partnerships on the WAM/Multiroom speakers since the release back in 2014/2015.
Back in November 2017, Samsung acquired HARMAN.
HARMAN’s leading brands and cutting-edge audio systems include JBL®, Harman Kardon®, Mark Levinson®, AKG®, Lexicon®, Infinity®, and Revel®. The company also licenses Bowers & Wilkins® and Bang & Olufsen® brands for automotive. All of these brands will greatly enhance the competitiveness of Samsung’s mobile, display, virtual reality and wearable products to deliver a fully differentiated audio and visual experience for customers.
If you point your browser to the Samsung main website (Seoul, South Korea), https://www.samsung.com/sec/ and translate the page you will not find any Samsung Multiroom devices anymore.
Quite logic when you have all these other 'lifestyle / consumer audio' products and brands, one needs to make decisions and their market share with the Samsung Multiroom is/was limited.
Harman Kardon Home Lifestyle Audio (wireless) - https://www.harmankardon.com/homeaudio-wireless
You see the dark/black area on the second pic. Part number on the board: CN07AH4400307ASK28F464564
Moosy : June 2019 - Opened my M5 WAM551/XN to see if I could connect an external WiFi antenna.
The WIDT30Q does not have standard capabilities to connect an connector.
Here is a list of other components that I recognized:
Board - AH41-01728A AH9403355
Samsung WiFi Module - WIDT30Q - manual
Samsung Bluetooth Module - WIBT30D - manual
Samsung Audio IC-AUDIO AMP UB6510
RAM - K4B1G1646G-BCK0 - RAM Chip DDR3 SDRAM 1G-Bit 64Mx16 1.5V 96-Pin FBGA
RAM - K4B2G1646Q-BCK0T00 - RAM Chip DDR3 SDRAM 2G-Bit 128Mx16 1.5V F-BGA
The Wireless Audio Hub (WAM250)
The Wireless Audio Hub (WAM250)
October 23, 2014 - I was curious how the Samsung SHAPE Wireless Audio Hub WAM250/ZA worked so I played with the unit for a couple of hours.
Except for ease of installation, I don't see any value in the unit, compared to a normal 5Ghz access point.
The WAM250/ZA is an proprietary 5 Ghz WiFi access point that can only be used by the Samsung speakers.
Save yourself money, energy and space and just connect the speakers to your existing 5 Ghz access point.
Info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib031HB4eI0 Youtube Howto
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/howtoguide/N0000879/13676/166228
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/howtoguide/N0000879/13696/166018
Found that the Samsung SHAPE Wireless Audio Hub WAM250/ZA has a built-in web server for it's configuration.
Normally you should not see or touch this, everything should be plug and work.
It took me just a few minutes to brute force hack the password and login to the WAM250.
My Hub received 192.168.1.50 from my dhcp server.
http://192.168.1.50/index.html
Username: admin
Password: 1234567890
There are 2 SSID's defined in the setup:
SSID1 TEST_2G_BHUB WPS 1234567890
SSID2 TEST_2G_RHUB WDS-STA wireless distribution system (Transparent Bridge Mode)
It looks like a standard router, but it definitely is a weird WiFi protocol settings:
Below you find some screenshots: (click to enlarge)
Figure1: Shows 1 speaker connected to the WAM250/ZA. It has IP address 0.0.0.0 ???
Figure 2: Shows the default SSID the WAM250/ZA is using. What if my neighbors have the same device????
How this works:
It looks like Samsung WAM is using standard WiFi WPS technology for a speaker to connect to WAM250/ZA SSID.|
The WPS key however is a 10 digit key (01234567890) while the standard and most routers only support a eight-digit PIN.
I sold the unit and connected my speakers to a normal 5 Ghz router. Easier and better !
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