Yamaha Unveils New YSP-2200 Sound Projector
Crave surround sound but need wife approval? Yamaha has a solution for you.
Yamaha today introduces the YSP-2200 sound projector – the company’s most affordable sound bar with built-in decoding for advanced audio formats. The YSP-2200 delivers a 7.1-channel surround sound experience from 16 individually amplified speakers paired with a compact 100-watt subwoofer and proprietary Yamaha sound processing.
"Most consumers want the benefits of 7.1 surround sound, but don't want to compromise the look of their living room," said Tom Sumner, President, Yamaha Electronics Corporation. "Yamaha's YSP-2200 technology allows for the enjoyment of surround sound without additional speakers, unsightly cables and stands."
Four HDMI 1.4a compliant inputs enable the YSP-2200 to connect to 3D sources such as Blu-ray 3D players while lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoders enable the YSP-2200 to accept raw bitstream audio from Blu-ray movies. The YSP-2200 includes a calibration microphone and uses Yamaha’s IntelliBeam audio calibration system to deliver the best audio performance with a room’s acoustic properties.
Yamaha makes no mention of availability but the YSP-2200 carries a $999.95 MSRP – a bit steep compared to conventional surround sound systems.
- It's the Tron Lightcycle for Your Feet
- Prototype Terminator Learns How to Run
- Bling'd Out Swarovski Crystal Xbox 360 Kinect
- ThriXXX Demos the First Kinect Sex Game
- Google Delays Decision for Google Fiber Pilot City
- LG Optimus 2X is the First Dual-Core Smartphone
- Mona Lisa Revealing the Real Da Vinci Code?
- Make Your Own Star Trek-like Sliding Doors
- Costco to Stop Selling Apple Products
- Riven Arrives for iOS Weighing Over 1 GB
- FREE Rush Shipping Newegg Code and a Contest
- Canadian Carrier Offers to Unlock iPhones for $50
- RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook Shipping March 2011
- Mystery LG Phone Up Against Nexus S, iPhone 4
- Creative's 7-inch Android Tablet Now On Sale
- Google Maps 5 Offers 3D Maps and Offline Mode
- iPad is Magic, Revolutionary for Disabled Boy
- Word Lens App is Like a Magical Visual Babel Fish
- Unboxing of the Google Nexus S... By Ninjas
Wife approval on a soundbar with a price tag like that? Not likely.
Considering its about half the price of the next step up in the line, if it sounds anywhere near as good this would be a steal. I got a YSP-4000 on closeout for about the same, and when you consider that its a receiver, decent surround system and high quality audio in something that can just be placed on your TV stand, its really not a bad deal.
Thank,s but no thanks. I'd rather hide a 1,000 watt subwoofer under my couch.
Sound projecter technoligy only works well if you have a room with the proper shape to allow the sound to bounce off the walls in the proper manner , if you have a room with a complex shape (hallways entering the room from the side etc) it is very hard to get a believable sound stage, It can work but never as well as a system with real back channel speakers
Sound projecter technoligy only works well if you have a room with the proper shape to allow the sound to bounce off the walls in the proper manner , if you have a room with a complex shape (hallways entering the room from the side etc) it is very hard to get a believable sound stage, It can work but never as well as a system with real back channel speakers
Exactly. Sound just doesn't work that way. I hate it when companies try to claim that it's true 7.1 surround when its just a single bar of speakers IN FRONT of you!! That's not surround! No matter what crazy algorythm you wanna mix into my audio, it won't EVER sound as good as a good ol' traditional surround system.
$999.95 MSRP ?? thank god I'm single
Thank,s but no thanks. I'd rather hide a 1,000 watt subwoofer under my couch.
sounds like the best butt massage ever.
Here is a user review:
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2KM3 [...] hisHelpful
companies need money, consumers need stuff to burn their money and they know jack***...thas the bottom line. $1000 for a wife approved HTS ? you've gotta be kiddin me. I think its the ability to hide the device that will fool you wife into approving of it being in your home.
http://www1.epinions.com/review/Ya [...] 4916271748
Tight wads. I like clean lines in my living room. I pre-bought it, but have not received the product yet. Save your money for your true surround sound in your entertainment room. For those of you clowning, we all realise it isn't true surround. However, compared to the shitty speakers in your tv, it will blow them away. Nuff said.