Sound Equipment Rental Gaffney SC

We first saw the Yamaha YSP-4000 Sound Projector in use at CES 2007. At that time we were quite impressed that a single unit could generate a 5.1 sound field. For those of you who are not familiar with what the Yamaha Sound Projector, it is single unit resembling an oversized center channel that decodes surround sound and generates multi-channel experience by bouncing sound waves off the walls in your room. The advantages are obvious, no running of speaker wire, easy placement of a single component, no clutter! This type of device is ideal for an apartment dweller or for use in a master bedroom, or for the person who wants surround sound but doesn't want to deal with the installation of a multi piece system.

Some of the features of the YSP-4000:

• Analog video to HDMI digital video up-conversion
• High-Definition Video Upscaling to 1080i/720p
• IntelliBeam Automated System Calibration with Direct Start
• HDMI interface (1080p/24Hz and 60Hz compatible)
• XM ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround
• iPod compatibility via optional Yamaha YDS-10
• Front panel mini jack for connecting portable audio player
• New modes: My Surround and 5ch Stereo
• Five other modes: 5 Beam, 3 Beam, 3 Beam + Stereo, 2ch Stereo and My Beam with dual remote doors
• Built-in FM tuner
• Custom installation compatibility

Setup

Setting up the YSP-4000 is no different than setting up any switching home theater receiver. You connect your source components to the Sound Projector and then connect and HDMI output to the TV. The YSP-4000 on supports two HDMI inputs. The 4000 also supports two component, three composite, and two digital optical and coaxial audio inputs. Once all the connections were made you connect a microphone and start the automatic room calibration. This took a few times to get it to run successfully.

There are some requirements about where you can place the microphone in relation to the Sound Projector. This may limit how well the surround performs. In general the microphone needs down the centerline of the Sound Projector and no more than 1 meter above or below. Due to the room's dimensions that it was installed in, we had to move the orientation of the 4000 to get a calibration that succeeded.

The unit also supports an iPod dock and XM Radio module. We received both and installed them into the unit. Each has a port on the back of the unit and only took a few seconds to install. One word of caution on the XM Radio unit: If you don't have a South facing window near the unit you won't be able to recei...