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Yamaha Sound Projectors - A Surround Sound Revolution
True Five Channel Surround Sound System With NO Speaker Wire
"Attaboy"
Having installed home theaters for many years I've become used to customers treating their system as one of their children. In fact, I don't have enough fingers or toes to count how many times someone has actually called their entertainment system "their baby". It occurred to me that his is actually an excellent description because each year our kids become more intelligent, complex, and sophisticated just as our electronics do. In fact, today's home theater is a complex and often complicated combination of audio components, video components, and lots and lots of wiring....Click here to read on (or scroll down for technical info).
Sound Projector Comparison Chart
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YSP-4000 |
YSP-3050 |
YSP-3000 |
YSP-900 |
Front panel photograph
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Back Panel diagram
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Back Panel diagram
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Furniture friendly - can be used inside or mounted to furniture
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| My beam mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Subwoofer input jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automatic calibration mode |
Yes (3rd Generation) |
Yes (3rd Generation) |
Yes (3rd Generation) |
Yes |
| XM Satellite Radio Ready |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| FM Radio Tuner |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Neural Surround |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
iPod Compatibility
(with optional dock) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Compressed music enhancer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Front panel mini jack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| HDMI Inputs |
2 in / 1 out |
2 in / 1 out |
2 in / 1 out |
No |
| HDMI 1080p switching |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| HDMI Upscaling |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Analog video upconversion |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Component video inputs |
2 in / 1 out |
1 in / 1 out |
None |
None |
| Composite video inputs |
3 in / 1 out |
1 in / 1 out |
on screen output only |
on screen output only |
| Vertical angle adjustment |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Surround programs |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Total Power |
120W |
82W |
82W |
82W |
| Number of beam drivers |
40 x 1 5/8" |
21 x 1 5/8" |
21 x 1 5/8" |
21 x 1 5/8" |
| Number of woofers |
2 x 4 3/8" |
2 x 3 15/16 " |
2 x 3 15/16 " |
2 x 3 15/16 " |
| Approx. weight |
35.3 lbs. |
25.3 lbs. |
25.3 lbs. |
19.8 lbs. |
| Approx. shipping dimensions |
47"W x 12"H x 10"D |
38"W x 11"H x 10"D |
38"W x 11"H x 10"D |
38"W x 11"H x 10"D |
| Approx. actual dimensions |
40 9/16"W x 7 13/16"H
x 5 11/16"D |
31 1/2"W x 6 1/8"H
x 6"D |
31 1/2"W x 6 1/8"H
x 6"D |
31 1/2"W x 6"H
x 4 1/2"D |
| Optional iPod dock |
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| Optional wall bracket |
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| Spec sheets (PDF) |
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| Product reviews (PDF) |
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None |
| Product manuals (PDF) |
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| Standard price |
$1799 |
$1399 |
$1199 |
$899 |
| Diamond Case price |
$1599 |
$1199 |
$999 |
$699 |
| Order On-Line |
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| Order By Phone |
Call toll-free 800-616-5354 |
Key Technologies Built Into Select Sound Projectors
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Furniture Friendly Surround Sound Design
While Yamaha's sound projectors are packed with features and performance by no means did they skimp on design. The Sound Projection Technology has been been designed to be furniture friendly. It is not necessary to mount the sound projector to your wall, it can easily be integrated inside your furniture (and completely hidden from sight) or mounted to your furniture. Diamond Case Designs, Inc. offers an exclusive selection of premium furniture solutions that are the perfect compliment to Yamaha's sound projectors. They have many standard models to choose from or you can have a piece custom made to your unique needs. Click here to see a portfolio of furniture examples designed for the sound projector. |
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XM HD Surround Sound
XM and Neural Audio Corporation announce XM HD Surround, which provides content with six discrete channels of digital full fidelity audio powered by Neural Audio technology. Marking the first time that a radio company has broadcast in 5.1 Surround Sound twenty-four hours a day. Beginning in April 2006, XM will broadcast the Fine Tuning® (XM Channel 76) and the classical pops music channel XM Pops (XM Channel 113) in XM HD Surround. XM will also broadcast a variety of special shows and live music performances at the XM studios in XM HD Surround. |
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Made for iPod
The Made for iPod logo indicates that the product is equipped to use an optional Yamaha Universal iPod Dock that lets you connect your iPod to this product. With the optional dock you can listen to your music and operate the iPod via the product’s remote control while at the same time charging the battery on your iPod. Depending on your product’s specifications, some will allow you to use the On-Screen Display feature on your video monitor to navigate your music. Some products can even allow you to view your photos and movies from your iPod on your video monitor (see specification sheet for complete details). |
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XM Ready
A product with this feature indicates that the item is XM SATELLITE RADIO (XM Ready), allowing you to hear over 150 digital channels of music, news, sports, talk and entertainment from America's number one Satellite Radio service. With the addition of the optional digital antenna XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock and the XM Mini-Tuner accessories sold separately, just subscribe to XM SATELLiTE RADiO and hear radio as it was meant to be! |
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Neural Surround
Neural Surround™, a proprietary audio format that embeds the rich envelopment and discrete image detail of surround sound and is 100% compatible with stereo content. Chosen by XM Satellite Radio as the format for their 24/7 XM HD Surround programming |
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HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the first and only digital interface to combine uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio and intelligent format and command data in a single digital interface. HDMI switching, providing the most advanced method of delivering high quality video signals to a home theater system to enable the reproduction of DVD and satellite TV sources with HD quality. HDMI can also send the digital audio signals from sources such as DVD Audio, CD, Dolby Digital and DTS to provide simple components connections. |
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Dolby Pro Logic II
Improved version of Dolby Pro-Logic for music and movies. With a more intelligent matrix decoder, it is suitable for both stereo and surround-encoded sources. It offers “bass management” as well as the option of incorporating “width,” “dimension” and “panorama” controls. |
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DTS Digital Surround
The basic DTS 5.1 channel sound format. Uses a higher data rate than Dolby Digital. |
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SRS TruBass
TruBass: uses harmonics to make the bass from small speakers deeper and richer for a more dynamic bass sound. |
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IntelliBeam
Each sound beam is precisely directed. Total sound beam effect is optimized. Frequency response and other parameters are optimized for the room. |
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CINEMA DSP Digital
Conventional multi channel audio reproduction systems base their sound on Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, using matrix and steering technologies to create surround sound effects. Yamaha CINEMA DSP is much more advanced, actually creating richly realized independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects from ideally located in these separate sound fields, you will hear sound with accurate placement, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and richness, and startlingly realistic presence. It will seem as if the walls of your room have disappeared and you are in the middle of your own immense theater! The decoding circuitry performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-ES (DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 and DTS-ES Discrete 6.1), DTS Neo:6 and DTS 96/24 decoding with extreme accuracy, as well as all digital sound field processing. |
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Compressed Music Enhancer
Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing with exclusive algorithms to enable playback that improves the performance of compressed music formats, including MP3 and WMA. With the Compressed Music Enhancer, highs and especially lows are richer and smoother, bringing music back to life to be as close to the original as possible. |
Diamond Case Designs, Inc. is not responsible for typographical errors.
Features and specifications subject to change without notice.
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