Yamaha has unveiled the successor to their digital sound projector Yamaha YSP-1000. The new model is called Yamaha YSP-1100 and is supposed to sound a bit better plus new functionality like the on screen source selector. The Yamaha YSP-1100 will be available this month for $1699. More information inside.

Full press release from Yamaha

YAMAHA’S NEWEST DIGITAL SOUND PROJECTOR PROVIDES TRUE MULTI-CHANNEL SURROUND SOUND DIRECTLY FROM A SINGLE SOURCE

DENVER, Colo. – Yamaha, the innovator in home theater and digital audio and video reproduction, today unveils its newest Digital Sound Projector, the YSP-1100, which provides true multi-channel surround sound from a single component. The model’s 40 built-in beam drivers and 2 built-in woofers, with 42 corresponding digital amplifiers, plus its streamlined design, offer consumers great flexibility in creating their home entertainment spaces.

The YSP-1100 Digital Sound Projector precisely controls the orientation of sound by focusing it into beams. The center channel sound is heard directly, while the sounds from other channels are heard after reflecting off the walls surrounding the listener. SRS’s TruBass technology uses harmonics to provide deep and rich bass response. The result is an excellent solution for video enthusiasts who wish to build their home theater systems around larger flat screen TVs and desire a neat, uncluttered, unobtrusive system to match the interior of their room.

Yamaha’s proprietary IntelliBeam™ automated system calibration allows users to quickly and easily set up the YSP-1100 for the optimal listening experience.

Five selectable sound settings allow users to choose between 5-Beam Mode, Stereo Mode, 3-Beam Mode, Stereo+3-Beam Mode and My Beam Mode. The YSP-1100 has a wider soundstage than its predecessors, affording more optimum listening positions within a room. My Beam mode allows users to focus sound to a specific position in their room at the touch of a button to avoid disturbing others.

Yamaha’s CINEMA DSP technology, which offers seven audio programs compatible with the Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, and DTS Neo:6 sound formats, creates realistic soundscapes in any room. For late night movie and music enjoyment, the YSP-1100 features a Night Listening Enhancer mode that allows dialog and quiet passages to be heard clearly, even at low volumes. The TV Equal Volume mode prevents sudden bursts of sound from TV programs and commercials.

The YSP-1100 offers simple video input selection with a multi-language onscreen display. Video can be selected from any of two component inputs to a component output, or from three composite inputs to a composite output with superimposed onscreen display menus in any of four languages (English, French, German and Spanish).

The YSP-1100 is easily integrated into custom installations, as it supports IR signal transmission for the operation of other components. To illustrate, the YSP-1100 can be controlled by an IR signal sent through the Remote In terminal. At the same time, the IR signal received by the Remote Control Sensor on the front panel is directly output through the IR OUT terminal to other appropriate components. The model is also equipped with an RS-232C interface that enables operation via a touch-panel controller. The YSP-1100 (SRP $1699.95) will be available in September.

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