Yamaha launch YHT-S400 home theatre package

Merry Christmas everybody, and here’s a little present from the boys at Yamaha, the YHT-S400 home theatre system. A cool $600 will get you a streamlined soundbar which ‘fits in front of almost any TV’ and an intriguingly designed receiver with sub-woofer integrated. Talk about maximising your lounge’s living area! As we’ve mentioned before we’re still not convinced by soundbars but if you’re short of space then you can’t go wrong with the YHT-S400. Here are some details on the Yamaha creation

* System Frequency Response 35 Hz–20 kHz
* Driver 1-1/2″ x 3-3/4″ cone x 3
* 31.5 x 2 x 2.75 inches
* 3.4 lbs.
* Front Speakers 50 W x 3
* Subwoofer 100 W
* 5″ cone woofer
* 17.2 x 6 x 14.25 inches
* 19 lbs.

The soundbar and the subwoofer use Yamaha’s very own Air Surround Xtreme to create the surround sound experience allowing you to ‘identify sounds located around and behind you’, which you’d sort of hope a ‘surround’ system would do. There is one feature that did pop out at us though, Yamaha’s UniVolume, which ‘maintains a consistent volume level between different channels, programs, commercials and input sources’. Very handy for the TV stations that do crank up the volume during commercial breaks.

So if you’re a bit cramped for space in your lounge then the Yamaha YHT-S400 may be just what you’ve asked Santa for. If it is, let’s hope he’s picked it up for you at Amazon as they’ve already slashed $100 off Yamaha’s price tag and you can get your mits on the YHT-400S for only $500.

Source: Yamaha

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