Yamaha YSP4000 (Yamaha Sound Projector)

[sputnik]

Does anyone own (or have used) one of these?



I have a space that really isn't good for running rear speakers and was wondering if anyone has any experience with these and what their experience was like.

[97'Scort]

If you have a square or rectangle room, TV centred, and not too much furniture, they are AMAZING. They rely largely on sound reflections, hence why it's best to have, say, only a couch and a coffee table in a smaller room. Excellent projection, lifelike sound. Supplement with a subwoofer (8"-10" is best to capture a little more midrange) and you'll never regret it.

[Euro838]

Not sure about the YSP-400 as I've only used the YSP-800 but you'll need a sub in addition to this. This will work well in smaller enclosed rooms. It will process 5.1 and will sound relatively close to an actual 5.1 speaker setup. It does provide a cleaner look as you only have one speaker (besides sub) without all the required wires.

[ecstasy_civic]

The 4000 is great, we've got one. Does HDMI switching w/ 1080p upconversion, regardless of the shape of your room, you can manually adjust the beams to make it work. It can get a bit tideous if your into the perfect sound.

With all YSP's your still going to need a sub.

[sputnik]

The room I have is 15x15 and rectangle. However my furniture is positioned in a way that I don't want speaker wire running along the back wall. So it looks like this might be a good option. I also like the subtle design without a bunch of tiny speakers all over the place. I am also not power hungry so it isnt like I would be putting in a huge receiver either.

I would definitely go with the 4000 just for the HDMI switching.

Anyone else wish to share the experiences?

[ecstasy_civic]

No need for a reciever, it is the reciever

I think in a room like that it would be perfect, lots of distance for reflection.
Would you be mounting it under the tv?

[sputnik]

Thats what I mean. I am not one of those guys that goes around looking for some behemoth 2000W receiver just to never use it because your kids bedroom is next door.

The power that the YSP4000 provides will be more than sufficient.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by ecstasy_civic
Would you be mounting it under the tv?

Which ever looks cleaner and sounds better. Not sure how to position these things.

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by sputnik


Which ever looks cleaner and sounds better. Not sure how to position these things.

If your going to mount your tv, mount the YSP underneath, IMO its super clean. Just need to purchase the SPMK30 wall mount.

[sputnik]

Cool. Thats what I was planning to do.

[Unknown303]

My room isn't even a square and it works perfectly. You setup a mic that analyzes the room and them it should work in almost any room.

The only thing being if you have your couch backed right up against a wall you'll lose a little of the rear channels.

But for me watching 3:10 to Yuma it was insane how much you hear the horses running in from beside you onto the screen.

Plus i live in an apartment at the moment and it has great range of sound but the bass isn't over bearing and theres always the option of adding a powered sub later. It works as a receiver so you can put all your A/V sources through it and anything that connects through HDMI if supported is recognized (My TV remote controls the YSP volume).

Also the people above referring to the YSP-800 and ones like that, this guy smashes them out of the water. Its 42 speakers and produces incredible sound. You won't be able to crank it as loud as standalone home receiver but i've never had the volume max'd on mine yet.



Oh and Farran from A&B Sound near Sunridge helped me out and was a incredible guy to deal with, but don't let him play the Transformers fight scenes in the demo rooms or your walking out with that thing.