Raising The Bar with Yamaha
Soundbar expert Yamaha, has enhanced its entry level YAS-103 model giving it Bluetooth to link wirelessly to mobile devices plus a free app to navigate its bundle of features.
The YAS-103 in the US will retail for a suggested $299, the same price as the earlier model.
The YAS-103 has dual built-in down-firing subwoofers, Air Surround Xtreme to generate virtual 7.1-channel surround sound, Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, two full-range drivers, two down-firing subwoofers, a bass reflex port and Advanced Bass Extension Processing for surround sound.
It’s also wall-mountable, has two optical inputs, one coaxial input, one analog input and a learning feature that enables a user’s TV remote to control select soundbar functions. If the soundbar blocks a TV’s remote sensor, the bar’s built-in IR repeater passes through the TV remote-control signals.
Yamaha’s UniVolume technology helps to liquidate volume spikes when a TV commercial begins blaring away, channels are changed, or sources are switched is also part of the feature pack.
In the new bar, Yamaha’s Bluetooth-enabled Home Theater Controller app enables iOS and Android devices to adjust input selection, surround modes and other settings.
The slim bar lacks a separate outboard subwoofer, said A/V products general manager Bob Goedken, because “many soundbar shoppers want deep, rich bass to add impact to TV and movie viewing, but they just don’t want the clutter of a separate subwoofer in the room.”
For more information visit Yamaha Australia.
Peter Familari
One of the veterans of the Australian HiFi industry, Peter was formerly the Audio-Video Editor of the Herald Sun for over two decades. One of the most-respected audio journalists in Australia, Peter brings his unparalleled experience and a unique story-telling ability to StereoNET.
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