Most soundbars come with all the fancy processing and amplification built-in, but some strip it all out and just include the speakers. Trouble is, these ‘passive’ soundbars need an AV amp to drive them, which can be costly. Yamaha provides a solution with the YHT-S400 system, which comes with the soundbar and amp in a single box. Find out how this unusual pairing performs in our Yamaha YHT-S400 review.
The Yamaha PDX-50 is an iPod speaker dock – with no sign of a physical dock on board. That’s because it’s totally wireless, sucking up tunes from your iPod via a clip-on dongle. So does it deliver cable-free quality, or are its cordless capabilities little more than a gimmick. Hit up our full Yamaha PDX-50 review and you’ll find out.
Pure’s doing a neat line in cranking out sharp, affordable bedside buddies. Just look at the slick new Chronos II iDock. But what if you want something with a bit more oomph? Well that’s where this Yamaha TSX-130 comes in. It does all that alarm malarkey, but can handle the kind of audio treats we tend to preserve for our dedicated listening room (that’d be the lounge). Read our full Yamaha TSX-130 review to see if it really deserves a place in your boudoir.
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Downloading is dead, long live live music. Nokia might have their swanky ‘unlimited music downloads’ but Yamaha have proper(ish) instruments on their handsets. The “Band in my Pocket” range of concept phones, revealed at CEATEC in Japan, lets you clip your choice of instrument direct to your handset and play. Read more
So you’ve only got room for speakers or lamps in your living room? No problem, Yamaha has combined the two!
Sony just whipped the covers off two new TV stands with built in speaker systems. Dubbed the “invisible home cinema” range, the new Bravia Theatre RHT-G900 and G1500 stands pack in 5.1 channel surround sound, without a cable in sight.
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