10/11/2008 [Services]
The DVX1000 - a new way to enjoy home cinema
Yamaha's all-new DVX1000 has already received a coveted 5-star rating from buyers’ bible, What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision. The DVX1000 offers - for the first time ever - true surround sound from only two speakers. At around £1000, it's not the cheapest 2.1 system on the market but, as What Hi-Fi commented, “Can the DVX justify the price premium? Yes it can!”
Within seconds of unpacking the system it's clear that this is no budget offering. Yamaha have succeeded in producing highly detailed surround sound from just two speakers, employing the company’s unique Air Surround Xtreme* technology. The DVX1000 combines superb sound quality with a compact, contemporary design style, whilst the optional sub-woofer provides the required grunt and heft. DVD Playback is great, too! The DVD receiver even uses high quality Faroudja DCDi picture processing to achieve 1080p picture quality over HMDI, delivering a deep and well-defined image.
We'll leave the last word to What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision, "If you're in the market for a 2.1 system and want to distance yourself from the budget crowd, do not part with your cash before giving the Yamaha a blast."
*Air Surround Xtreme system delivers 7-channel sound from two speakers.
YSP40D Flagship Digital Sound Projector - named 'Best Sound Bar' at What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision 2008 Awards as budget YSP600 model achieves 5 star and best buy ratings
Yamaha's market leading sound projector range puts itself in pole position for the festive season as the YSP40D, priced at around £899 is named ‘Best Sound Bar’ by What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, whilst the budget YSP600 receives 5 star ratings and best buy status.
The YSP40D delivers high quality surround sound from a single component; no wires, no extra boxes and no hassle, just brilliantly detailed sound for 42" flat screen TVs and monitors.
The YSP40D's digital amplifier powers forty 2cm beam drivers and two 20 watt woofers producing a mighty 120 watts of power. A range of great new features includes built-in DAB Tuner, 1080p-compatible HDMI and iPod compatibility. A wide range of beam options ensures the YSP is suitable for any space.
“Sonically, this is the most convincing Digital Sound Projector yet…”
What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision
The YSP600 –“ for those that want their living rooms filled with sound not speakers- easy to install,compact , relatively cheap and superbly effective”
The 5 star rated YSP600 is now available at around £400 and is named Best Buy in the sub-£600 price range in the November issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision
M-430 - Yamaha Audio Quality, a great price and bursting with features
The recently announced Yamaha M-430 is a high performance, superbly spec'd Micro Component system with a great price that offers excellent CD & DAB radio facilities with a built-in iPod dock.
Highly compact, the M-430 features a 2x25 watts power source delivering formidable volume and quality, partnered by superb performance from the speaker system. The integral iPod dock provides direct access to portable music libraries, whilst the 10-station DAB and 30-station AM/FM tuner allows access to a huge range of programming options. MP3 and WMA playback ensures that favourite compilations can be easily enjoyed.
