Yamaha YSP-1100 Digital Sound Projector
Product Description
True Multi-Channel Surround Sound from All Sources, Including TV. As amazing as it seems, the YSP-1100 can actually deliver multi-channel sound that surrounds listeners the same way that sound from front, center and rear speakers do. DVD movies and other digital sources sound just the way they are suppose to. Dolby Pro Logic II is included, so even 2-channel TV sound can be heard in glorious multi-channel surround. Remember, this is true surround sound, not virtual surround, which can cause listening fatigue.
Amazon.com Product Description
Yamaha’s YSP-1100 Digital Sound Projector provides true multi-channel surround sound from a single component. As amazing as it seems, the YSP-1100 can actually deliver multi-channel sound that surrounds listeners the same way that sound from front, center and rear speakers does. DVD movies and other digital sources sound just the way they are supposed to. Dolby Pro Logic II is included, so even 2-channel TV sound can be heard in glorious multi-channel surround. Remember, this is true surround sound, not virtual surround, which can cause listening fatigue. This model features 40 built-in beam drivers and 2 built-in woofers, along with 42 corresponding digital amplifiers.
The YSP-1100 precisely controls the orientation of sound by focusing it into beams. The center channel sound is heard directly, while the sounds from other channels are heard after reflecting off the walls surrounding the listener. SRS’s TruBass technology uses harmonics to provide deep and rich bass response. The result is an excellent solution for video enthusiasts who wish to build their home theater systems around larger flat screen TVs and desire a neat, uncluttered, unobtrusive system to match the interior of their room.
Five selectable sound settings allow users to choose between 5-Beam Mode, Stereo Mode, 3-Beam Mode, Stereo+3-Beam Mode and My Beam Mode. The YSP-1100 has a wider soundstage than its predecessors, affording more optimum listening positions within a room. My Beam mode allows users to focus sound to a specific position in their room at the touch of a button to avoid disturbing others.
Yamaha’s CINEMA DSP technology, which offers seven audio programs compatible with the Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, and DTS Neo:6 sound formats, creates realistic soundscapes in any room. For late night movie and music enjoyment, the YSP-1100 features a Night Listening Enhancer mode that allows dialog and quiet passages to be heard clearly, even at low volumes. The TV Equal Volume mode prevents sudden bursts of sound from TV programs and commercials.
The YSP-1100 offers simple video input selection with a multi-language onscreen display. Video can be selected from any of two component inputs to a component output, or from three composite inputs to a composite output with superimposed onscreen display menus in any of four languages (English, French, German and Spanish).
What’s in the Box
Digital sound projector, remote control (with batteries), printed operating instructions
Features:
- Digital sound projector delivers true multi-channel surround sound from an elegant, compact home theater system
- Digital amplifier that individually drives 40 sound beam drivers and two woofers
- 40 1-5/8-inch tweeters and two 4-3/8-inch woofers
- Wide selection of audio/video connections including 2 component inputs and 1 output
- Includes remote control
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Average User Rating: 4.5
No of Reviews: 25
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Yamaha YSP-1100 Digital Sound Projector
neo
22 Dec, 2009
I am looking to assemble a HDTV, Blu-Ray player and speaker set that will last me for the next 3 – 5 years. I was initially drawn to this speaker based on reviews, but have one question.
It is my impression that the speaker itself is awesome, but that the lack of an HDMI in/out compromises the potential of the speaker to deliver the best sound from an HD source. In other words, sound coming from a Blu-Ray or cable box loses some signal through the digital optical cable, which would otherwise not happen with an HDMI cable. Could people please comment/educate? Is the lack of HDMI inputs the reason for the drastic price reduction?
I have not had a chance to compare audio coming out of optical audio vs HDMI, and so do not have a basis to establish if holding out for HDMI is worth the extra money that that might entail.
Thank you.
User Rating: 4 / 5
A Customer
22 Dec, 2009
This system sounds pretty good—for a three channel system. We have a rectangular room with reasonably reflective surfaces, but the surround features of this unit really don’t work at all. The center/left/right front channels sound good, but surround is non-existent. Don’t buy if you’re looking for something with surround. I wasn’t satisfied; it’s going back.
User Rating: 2 / 5
STABERDEARTH
22 Dec, 2009
But, you will want to get an outboard subwoofer to complete the package. I added the Yamaha YST-SW215 subwoofer to complete the bottom end.
The proof was when I invited friends over to watch a good sound driven DVD telling them that the main home theatre system in the basement theatre was being used by my son and his friends. We watched and soon they were asking about the Yamaha sound bar and that it was producing better sound quality than their larger, less discrete home theater systems that they owned.
The Yamaha sound bar is versatile and has all sorts of settings that you can mess with to your heart’s or ear’s content. Everything from basic output of a news talk program to a “lush with audio” DVD to an iPod connection for just plain music. There are settings to satisfy most anyone and those settings product rich sound that a flat paneled sound bar such as this one has no right to reproduce, yet does. To be fair, if you are looking or listening for the bottom end, the sound bar itself will not do it, you must add a subwoofer as I mentioned above.
The feedback calibration function is extremely useful in allowing you to get dead-on adjustments for YOUR room, not some industry average. I had a particularly odd set up in that the room has a cathedral ceiling and a partially open back end that flows into a galley kitchen.
I paid much more for this when it first came out, it is now down in price significantly as there are higher models now available. This is an excellent unit for those of you who do not want or can’t have discrete components due to setup or space limitations. Hang it just under your flat screen TV and you’ve got about as small a footprint as you are ever going to get with top notch sound to boot. Granted, it does not possess the heft of my full home theatre unit at 200W into 7 channels plus Hsu Research subwoofer…BUT bang for the buck, this unit will NOT underwhelm you (just add the subwoofer, the Yamaha sub unit that I have works just fine and you can let it kick out when there is no sub content in the source!).
User Rating: 5 / 5
eng9880
22 Dec, 2009
For those who want their house to sound like a true movie theater, this may not be the system for you. What I can say is I have no desire to run wires to the back of the room for rear speakers and this sound projecter kept me from doing so. It as quick to install, it is completely self contained, and the sound quality is good. I use for both television and listening to music. The only issue I can say I have, is the volume is a little low when used as a home stereo. For the price, I would recommend this to anyone.
User Rating: 4 / 5
Squirrel Dad
22 Dec, 2009
I really like this sound system in my room. The surround function works well when I have all my doors and drapes closed. The My Beam function is very useful because I like to play the TV loud and not bother the other people in the house. I also use the steady sound mode so the volume stays pretty consistent from channel to channel. I will only be able to use this in my room because the other rooms in the house, like the living room are not shaped in a way that would allow it to work.
User Rating: 4 / 5