42 Loudspeakers and 6 Channels in a Box? Yamaha YSP4000 "Surround Bar"

Well folks, it looks like October will bring very good things closer to our craving fingers and ears, as the Yamaha YSP-4000 will be on the loose then. You still have some 2 and a half months to have about $1,800 ready by then, so you can be sure you'll get this wonderful piece of audio surround tech.

So, what's on, might you ask? The Yamaha YSP-4000, that's what's on. This large loudspeaker is called a Sound Projector; it is the result of long researches following the success of the initial YSP-1, but everything has been taken to the next level or even the next level after it as the Yamaha YSP-4000 manages to embed pretty much all the tech support you could ever dream about these days.

Basically, the Yamaha YSP-4000 is a large box loaded (and I really mean LOADED) with no less than 42 speakers: 40 "beam drivers" and 2 woofers, all administered by most complex sound processors and crossovers, managing to reproduce the sound and feel of real 6-channel sound arrays spread in your room.

The Yamaha YSP-4000 sports nothing but the wiring connected at the back panel and can reside above or below your TV, on a stand or shelf, or even wall-mounted in the case of flatpanel TVs.

The Yamaha YSP-4000 comes XM Satellite Radio ready and sports 2 HDMI input/outputs; even more, there is little technology not present in the Yamaha YSP-4000 or at least fully supported. This Sound Projector runs with XMHD, Neural Surround, HDMI, Dolby Digital, Pro logic II, DTS, SRS and is... you've guessed it, iPod-ready as well. You name it, the YSP-4000 sports it!

Even if the Yamaha YSP-4000 is not a wall-wrecker, the 6-channeled 120W are more than enough to fill your room with rich, enveloping sound. If you feel like getting rid of wires in your surround sound endeavors and are a sucker for new, very cool tech, the Yamaha YSP-4000 may be your dream come true.












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