http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/ Engadget Comments for Yamaha turns up the bass, brings the noise with its YSP-5100 Digital Sound Projector http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/Dec 3rd 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/It would be nice to be proven wrong (I got a lot of wires running along my baseboards)]]>Dec 3rd 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/
Agreed; especially for wall mounted setups. Would be nice to wall mount this under the TV for a nice clean clutter free setup.
]]>Dec 3rd 2009 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/My cousin bought one of the Vizio sound bars at Sam's a few weeks back. He plugged it up and everything was ready to go, but quickly found out the height of the soundbar blocked the IR remote eyeball on his Samsung flatscreen. It was just too tall to sit in front of the TV.

It sounded pretty good for $200, so I helped him build a small 4" riser matched to the footprint of the TV that blends in with the color of the table. That way the soundbar does not block the IR port anymore.

You still have to use a separate remote to control volume on the soundbar, but I don't think that would be a problem if you had both a Vizio soundbar and TV. I guess that would be the same for other manufactures too, but I don't know how Yamaha handles that.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/Dec 3rd 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/Dec 3rd 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/Dec 3rd 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/
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I guess I would have to hear this thing before I make any judgments on the value of it.

I wonder how it compares to Bose in terms of sound vs. "significant other friendliness"? (Please don't waste your time telling me how much Bose sucks, I am well aware of their short comings, but it is still better than the 2.0 sound built into most TV's)

The lack of having to cut holes in your wall to get a potential 7.1 set-up might make it worth the price tag for some people.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/ BOSE

Yamaha makes audio equipment that is very well-respected in the audio community. BOSE... not so much.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/
I own a Yamaha RX-1800 receiver so I am no stranger to the quality of Yamaha.

What I was referring too was the difference in sound quality of a simulated 7.1 experience vs. the real 5.1 experience but with the poor sound quality of Bose speakers. In other words can Yamaha do a better job of mimicking full surround sound than Bose can do with actually having all the speakers in the right place.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/
The only practical thing for you to do is go to the dealer, get a demo unit, and take it home and test it in your own room.]]>Dec 3rd 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/Dec 3rd 2009 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/
For the same reason that people buy a 13"> laptop vs. a 15.6" laptop. The 15.6" laptop might offer a better computing experience but the person with the smaller laptop has a very specific need that can not be met by the standard available product. Therefore you have to pay a premium to get a product that suits your specific needs.

It is fairly basic product segmentation...]]>Dec 3rd 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/03/yamaha-turns-up-the-bass-brings-the-noise-with-its-ysp-5100-dig/Dec 3rd 2009 3:43PM