Yamaha YSP-1 Digital Sound Projector Review
by
Patrick Hart
— last modified March 04, 2005
Yamaha YSP-1
Summary
- Product Name: Yamaha YSP-1
- Manufacturer: Yamaha
- Performance Rating:
- Value Rating:
- Review Date: March 04, 2005 19:00
- MSRP: $ 1499
- Specifications
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Amp Section
Maximum Output Power (EIAJ)
2 watts (1KHz, 10% THD, 10Ω) x 40
20 watts (100Hz, 10% THD, 4Ω) x 2Speaker Section
1.5" (4cm) cone magnetic shielding type x 40
4.5" (11 cm) cone magnetic shielding type x 2Input Jacks
Two pairs Analog Audio (1V, 32 kΩ)
Optical S/PDIF Audio
Coaxial S/PDIF AudioOutput Jacks
Subwoofer Pre-out (1V, less than 120Hz)
Video Out OSD (1Vp-p, 75Ω)System Connector Jacks
1 System Control, RS-232CFinishes Available
Silver enamel perforated metal grille, High-gloss black Plexiglas baseGeneral
Power Consumption: 50 watts
Standby Power Consumption: 0.5 watts or less
Dimensions: 40.56" x 7.69" x 4.62" (103cm x 19.4cm x 11.8cm)
Product weight: 13 kg (28 lbs 10 oz)
Pros
- Single-box, high performance, 42 digital amplifier, surround sound system
- Very easy, 30-minute hook-up; interconnects only.
- Decor-friendly, highest spouse-acceptance factor system
- Plays impressively loud and clean
- Quality construction, exemplary fit and finish
- Excellent value vs performance
Cons
- Requires subwoofer for full-bandwidth movie sound
- Some non-re-EQ'ed DVDs can sound bright at high SPL
- Software set-up requires a learning curve
Introduction
Years from now home theater enthusiasts may be reading whole articles on the available models within the Digital Sound Projector category. For the present though, there exists only the category-defining Yamaha YSP-1, a brilliant marriage of compact form with simply amazing multi-channel synthesis capability.
