Yamaha's YSP-500 compact "Sound Projector"
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sn1per420 @ Oct 6th 2007 10:08PM
if i could get it for under $500 i might get it for the dorm room, but for my home setup i probably want a real 5.1 system.
BodegaBay @ Oct 6th 2007 10:58PM
Why write about this unit when their new 1080p HDMI 1.3a switching/upconvert, 42 driver projector is the one to watch.
The YSP-4000: http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=556966&CTID=5001100&ATRID=1020&DETYP=ATTRIBUTE
Jeff ATC @ Oct 8th 2007 2:07PM
To Bodega:
Thank you for finally mentioning the answer to a question I've had for some while.
In my last house I had a guy come out and prewire my living room for surround sound during construction of my home. After it was built, he came back out and actually mounted the speakers in the ceiling (Klipsch satellites). All in all, I spent about $1000 total for the labor and wires. He also wired and mounted some outdoor speakers with it's own volume box.
We're building a new house and my old surround sound system is staying at my old house. I have been considering a surround bar system but didn't know if they came with their own tuners or had to be hooked up to an external one. I think I want a really clean setup and I think the money might be comparable to having someone come out and pre wire my living room.
Is this the only model that has HDMI inputs? Does any store carry these so I could at least hear it before I buy it? Any comments you or anyone else could provide would be great.
JeffDM @ Oct 7th 2007 1:54AM
Dismal 62W? Excuse me, I think you've fallen into the audio wattage penis wagging game. Seriously. On most small speakers like this, a good, solid 1 Watt per channel should be very loud. One should be able to get 85+dB at one meter from that one speaker at 1 Wpc, unless there is a huge sub in the mix. I can see this system being able to go beyond 100dB, though it may distort a lot up there. 100dB is incredibly loud in my opinion. Most people don't watch movies that loud, the average level seems to be commonly set around 60dB, and that only needs 0.01% the power of what is needed to generate 100dB.
While I can understand people may not want to run wires, it's not the same thing, audio-wise. A lot of people might not care, it's often a noticeable improvement in spacial perception over stereo, and that's all they care about.
Jeff ATC @ Oct 8th 2007 2:12PM
I also forgot to ask if you can hook up a subwoofer to these devices. Is it possible?