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Digital Sound Projector
MSRP: $1,899.95
Yamaha's latest Digital Sound Projector™ provides many great new features like HD Audio decoding, support for 3D pass-through, Audio Return Channel (ARC), 1080p-compatible HDMI (4 in/1 out), IntelliBeam, numerous listening modes, UniVolume™ and yAired™ technology for iPod/iPhone and subwoofer.
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Yamaha's latest Digital Sound Projector™ provides many great new features like HD Audio decoding, 1080p-compatible HDMI (4 in/1 out), IntelliBeam, numerous listening modes, UniVolume™ and yAired™ technology for iPod/iPhone and subwoofer.
Yamaha's latest Digital Sound Projector™ provides many great new features like HD Audio decoding, 1080p-compatible HDMI (4 in/1 out), IntelliBeam, numerous listening modes, UniVolume™ and yAired™ technology for iPod/iPhone and subwoofer.
The YSP-4100 ensures that you hear the best possible sound from Blu-ray Disc players, as well as from all other digital sources. It is capable of decoding the two lossless HD Audio formats (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio) as well as the two lossy formats (Dolby Digital Plus and DTS HD High Resolution).
The YSP-5100 achieves true surround sound by directing sound beams off the walls to reach the listener from various angles. The main mode is 5 BeamPlus2 for 7-channel sources. In addition, there is a wide variety of other listening modes. You can select 3 Beam + Stereo + 2, 5 Beam, 3 Beam + Stereo, 3 Beam or Stereo, depending on the type of source and your room acoustics.
The YSP-5100 applies this sophisticated technology to precisely control the orientation of the sound by focusing it through multiple beams. The center channel sound is heard directly, while sounds from other channels are heard after reflecting off walls. The result is true multi-channel surround sound that sounds just like a multi-speaker system – but without the need for extra speakers!
This slim unit has everything necessary for projecting true surround sound built-in: DSP for Digital Signal Processor, 40 beam drivers, two woofers, two tweeters and digital amplifiers. The two built-in tweeters ensure high stereo sound quality. No other receiver, amplifier or speakers are necessary, making the system extremely compact and economical. This also makes it handy for use in a different room (zone) in a custom multi-zone system. What's more, the shape is even thinner (3 1/2” depth) than previous models.
he YSP-5100 provides HDMI connections (4 in/1 out) with support for 1080p resolution. You can connect multiple HDMI sources and enjoy the highest possible video quality when using a 1080p monitor. It is also capable of repeating 1080p/24fps signals from HDMI input to output, maintaining the superior image quality from Blu-ray Disc players and HDTV set top boxes. HDMI also provides the benefits of Deep Color, x.v.Color and Auto Lip-Sync.
The YSP-5100 provides upconversion of video composite and component signals to HDMI. The signal can then be output via a single HDMI cable to a monitor for enjoying high-definition video quality.
his Yamaha exclusive feature ensures optimum multi-channel sound reproduction with accurate image location. By monitoring and analyzing the sound with the microphone included with the YSP-5100, IntelliBeam automatically sets the best beam angles, while optimizing the level and frequency response of each beam. It also offers Direct Start function via remote unit. This makes initial setup both extremely simple and acoustically perfect.
This welcome feature, made possible by Yamaha-developed technology, maintains a consistent volume level between different channels, programs, commercials and input sources. It can be switched on and off.
When the YSP-5100 is connected to a CEC compatible TV, the YSP-5100 will turn on and off together with the TV, also allowing you to use the TV remote unit to control the YSP-5100 volume. With CEC engaged, signals will pass through the YSP-5100 even if it is off. CEC also provides advanced functionality with other components.
When music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. This function restores what was lost, so your music always sounds the way it should.
Thanks to Yamaha's yAired™ technology, you can use your YSP-5100 with an iPod and subwoofer without having to connect any cables. The yAired™ link transmits uncompressed data (linear PCM) so there is no loss of signal data, unlike systems that use Bluetooth technology to send compressed data. This ensures maximum sound quality. The PDX-50TX provides wireless connection capability to your iPod. This allows you to use the iPod as a remote control while listening to your iPod music, and provides synchronized power on/off. In addition, the iPod charges when it is in the included charging cradle. The SWK-W10 allows the wireless connection of any subwoofer, highly recommended for boosting bass sound. Both of these kits can be used together; when doing so, turning on the iPod automatically turns on the YSP-5100 and the subwoofer.
(YIT-W10 includes PDX-50TX, PDX-50BC and AC adapter for PDX-50BC)
PDX-50TX Specifications:
PDX-50BC Specifications:
YTS-T500 Integrated TV/Soundbar Pedestal The YTS-T500 supports both units on top of a rack, table, etc.
SPM-K30 Optional Wall Mount Bracket
Dolby TrueHD is Dolby’s next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media. Dolby TrueHD delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, unlocking the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. When coupled with high-definition video, Dolby TrueHD offers an unprecedented home theater experience that lets you enjoy sound as stunning as the high-definition picture.
DTS-HD Master Audio delivers sound quality that matches the clear and vivid images of high-definition video. Blu-ray Disc™ and HD-DVD deliver five times the video resolution of standard DVD and produce images with stunning realism. But that's only half of the story. You need incredible sound to complete the high definition experience and DTS-HD Master Audio provides the highest quality multi-channel sound possible. Movies come alive with sound as lifelike as the picture and music becomes as real as a live performance.
Dolby Pro Logic II is an improved technique used to decode vast numbers of existing Dolby Surround sources. This technology enables a discrete 5-channel playback with 2 front left and right channels, 1 center channel, and 2 surround left and right channels instead of only 1 surround channel for conventional Pro Logic technology. There are three modes available: “Music mode” for music sources, “Movie mode” for movie sources and “Game mode” for game sources.
Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
The basic DTS 5.1 channel sound format. Uses a higher data rate than Dolby Digital.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. With the ability to deliver crystal-clear, all-digital audio and video via a single cable, HDMI dramatically simplifies cabling and helps provide consumers with the highest-quality home theater experience. HDMI can provide an interface between most audio/video sources, such as a set-top box, Blu-ray Disc™ player, DVD player or AV receiver and a video monitor, such as a high-definition television (HDTV), over a single cable.
Depending on the model of product, HDMI can support standard, enhanced or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It can support all currently-available compressed audio formats (such as Dolby® Digital and DTS) and most newer HDMI devices can support lossless digital audio formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™.
(View the specifications of each product for details on HDMI compatibility.)
A Sirius-Ready audio system lets you access your favorite SIRIUS Satellite Radio entertainment, including 100% commercial-free music, plus sports, uncensored talk, comedy, exclusive entertainment, world-class news and more, directly through your audio system with the use of an optional SIRIUS Connect Home Tuner kit. This product has a simple connector that allows you to plug the SIRIUS Connect kit and use the controls of this system to access all the content you want. Subscription and SIRIUS Connect Home Tuner (SC-H1) are required and sold separately.
Look for the "Made for iPod and iPhone" logo to find electronic accessories designed to connect specifically to an iPod or iPhone and certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.
yAired is a Yamaha original wireless technology that offers many benefits, such as:
Simple, convenient operation – unlike bluetooth products, no pairing is needed
Wireless operation – Remote control with auto power on and volume control
Enjoy superior sound quality – uncompressed wireless audio transmission (linear PCM)
Real–time communication – Audio and Video synchronization
UniVolume™ is a Yamaha-developed technology that maintains a consistent volume level between different channels, programs, commercials and input sources. For instance, when watching TV while using UniVolume™, the volume of commercials will not be louder than the program being viewed. The same is true when switching sources to watch a DVD or Blu-ray Disc™ movie or to listen to music on a CD. This is particularly helpful for late night watching and listening when spikes in volume can disturb others in the house or apartment building.
This unit creates a sound field by reflecting sound beams on the walls of your listening room and by broadening the cohesion of all the channels. Just as you would arrange the speaker position of other audio systems, you need to set the beam angle to enjoy the best possible sound from this unit. This unit employs the beam optimization and sound optimization features with the aid of the supplied IntelliBeam microphone, allowing you to avoid troublesome listening-based setup and achieving highly accurate sound adjustments that best match your listening environment. We call these two features “IntelliBeam” generically.
Conventional multichannel 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.
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.
Yamaha receivers displaying this icon support 3D HDMI® pass-through from 3D-compatible Blu-ray Disc™, game and broadcast devices to 3D-compatible HDTVs. 3D provides a more engaging audio and video consumer experience when using 3D-capable products and 3D media content. Note that special eyewear may be required for viewing 3D content.
The primary advantage of the YSP Series is that simply placing a unit in the front of a room provides true surround sound, which you hear from the front and rear and also the left and right. Its key technologies are the production of sound beams via the control of multiple built-in speakers, and IntelliBeam, which automatically sets the optimum sound field for the size and shape of the room. Thanks to these two technologies, the YSP Series can reproduce 7.1-channel surround sound that is natural with an expansive feeling, qualities that cannot be achieved by virtual surround systems.
The front surface of a YSP unit features a number of compact beam speakers* installed in orderly rows. Control of each of these speakers on a time axis by individual amps creates five sound beams. Bouncing these sound beams off walls creates a surround environment.
* YSP-2200: 16; YSP-4100, YSP-5100: 40
Superimposing sound waves from the compact speakers installed in a row and adjusting their direction by delay control causes the axes of the sound waves to converge in a specified direction.
Sound produced from the speakers is transmitted radially from the sound source, like an expanding ripple (Fig. 1).
The sound waves from two speakers are superimposed, creating interference (Fig. 2).
If the number of speakers in adjoining locations is increased, the sound waves are superimposed even more, so the sound is transmitted as a single strong wave. This is a sound beam (Fig. 3).
By using a processor (dedicated Yamaha LSI) to control the times when each speaker produces sound, the direction of the sound beams can be controlled (Fig. 4).
Controlling the directions of the beams to bounce them off the walls enables the sound to come from five directions: front left and right, rear left and right, and center. Models from the YSP-4100 and up create two phantom sound sources in addition to the five beams, to provide 7.1-channel surround sound.
When the microphone is placed at the listening position, it searches for the places suitable for reflecting the beams while it checks the size and shape of the room and the quality of the wall material, in order to automatically adjust the beam angle, the volume and the sound quality. This makes it easy to achieve the best surround sound environment.
YSP models achieve real multi-channel surround by, not virtually but actually, bouncing sound beams off walls. This provides three major benefits.
YSP models naturally expand the sound radiated onto the walls, producing surround sound without the unnatural feeling of sound linkages between the channels.
YSP models provide ideal family listening, because the listening area is wider than with conventional virtual surround sound.
Ordinary virtual surround systems often sound different to different people because the surround sound is created artificially. This causes some people to become tired of listening after a certain amount of time. With YSP models, sound bounced off walls actually comes from behind the listeners, which means there is little difference in its effect between individuals, and people are unlikely to experience listening fatigue, even after long periods.
| Beam Drivers | 1 1/2" x 40 beam drivers | |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Shielding | Yes | |
| RMS Output Power (1kHz) | 2W x 40 + 20W x 2 | |
| Total Power | 120W | |
| High Sound Quality | Dolby Digital | Yes (Dolby TrueHD) |
| DTS | Yes (DTS HD-Master Audio) | |
| Dolby ProLogic IIx | Yes | |
| DTS Neo:6 | Yes | |
| Digital Amplifier | Yes | |
| High Picture Quality | HDMI 1080p Switching | 24Hz, 60Hz Refresh Rate |
| Analog Video to HDMI Upconversion | Yes | |
| Advanced Connections | HDMI (In/Out) | 4 / 1 |
| Digital Inputs (O: Optical, C: Coaxial) | 2 Optical, 1 Coaxial | |
| Composite Video (In/Out) | 1 / 1 | |
| Component Video (In/Out) | 1 in | |
| RS-232C Interface | Yes | |
| Advanced Features | Highly Efficient Power Supply | Yes |
| IntelliBeam (With Optimizer Microphone) | Yes (3rd Generation) | |
| On-Screen Display | Yes | |
| Set-up Menu | Easy, Manual | |
| XM Satellite Radio Ready | Sirius Ready | |
| IR Pass Through | Yes | |
| iPod Compatibility | Yes (Audio only with included YIS-W10 wireless iPhone/iPod transmitter) | |
| Compressed Music Enhancer | Yes | |
| Night Listening Mode | (Adaptive DRC) | |
| TV Equal Volume Mode | UniVolume | |
| Surround Realism | Surround Programs | 11 |
| Custom Features | Memory Settings | 3 |
| 5 Channel Stereo Mode | Yes | |
| 3Beam Mode | Yes | |
| 5Beam Mode | Yes (including 5 Beam plus 2) | |
| Stereo Mode | Yes | |
| Stereo + 3Beam Mode | Yes (including Stereo + 3 Beam plus 2) | |
| Room Equalizer | Yes | |
| Parameter Settings | Yes | |
| Horizontal Angle Adjustment | Yes | |
| Vertical Angle Adjustment | Yes | |
| Tuner | FM Tuner | Yes |
| Woofers | 4 1/2" x 2 | |
| Audio Inputs | 2 | |
| Subwoofer Output | Yes (Also includes SWK-W10 wireless subwoofer receiver) | |
| Detachable Power Cord | Yes | |
| Preset Remote Control | Yes | |
| Product Dimensions (W x H x D) | 40 1/2" x 8 3/8" x 3 1/2" | |
| Product Weight (lbs.) | 22 | |
| Shipping Dimensions (W x H x D) | 48" x 12" x 8" | |
| Shipping Weight (lbs.) | 31 | |
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Love It, Love It, Love It!!!
By Kevdawg
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This thing is amazing, can't believe you hear sound next to you and behind you even though there aren't speakers there. Add a Yamaha subwoofer, you will be glad you did. The sound does noticeably cut out if there is any momentary degradation of the audio signal.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Unreal sound, Exceeds expectations
By Xtntion
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Completely enveloping sound, during setup I actually thought there were speakers behind me. High quality, high end sound projection for any use.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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GREAT SOUNDBAR
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I was skeptical about the quality of the sound as I was trying to achieve a high degree of surround sound without the investment in a high end A/V receiver and multiple speakers. The YSP-4100 has it all! The directional sound is fantastic. The installation was easy even though the directions take a bit of comprehension to get through. I would highly recommend this to anyone that wants full sound without the cost and trouble that home theater systems present.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Amazing Product
By Diamond Dave
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Amazing product. Replaces all of the box speakers. Capable of truly enveloping sound, depending upon program material. Relys on room and placement therein. My room/placement is horrible, but it still performs well. Also replaces the receiver. Needs to pair with a good subwoofer though. User interface could be better; not terribly intuitive and "green screen" in appearance. All in all, a sophisticated and impressive system.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Worth Every Penny
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I used the YSP-100 for 5+ years, and decided it was recently time for an upgrade to take advantage of the new technologies. Didn't need to be done, but I can't even begin to tell you about how much better the experience has been with the 4100. The Intellibeam setup with the mic is fantastic, and the unit itself impresses way more than the original. If you want fantastic sound from a sound bar and don't want to go on the cheap, Yamaha is the way to go - No ifs, ands, or buts...
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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SoundBar in Little Cabin on the Lake
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I have a small room for AV in my cabin in the northern Michigan woods. Near impossible to pull wires for surround speakers. This not only solved that issue, but layered the room with goreous full sounds for all uses.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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YSP-4100 Owner's Manual [English / 3.2MB]
