Customer Reviews
Absolutely Thrilled! 
2005-12-05
We purchased the YSP-1 in August as a companion to our Hitachi Ultravision wall-mounted television. What a fabulous piece of audio equipment!
When we began searching for a replacement for our Infiniti surround system, my husband and I had different concerns. He is an audiophile that demands wide range digital sound with full depth of field and I was ready for aestethic simplicity (no speakers throughout the room and wires everywhere). When we found the YSP-1 we thought it was too good to be true. One speaker instead of five? Wall-mounted? Doesn't take up any floor space? We visited two Yamaha dealers to see it for ourselves. One had the YSP-1 set up in a room environment. The other, on the salesroom floor. In both set-ups it performed consistantly. In both demonstrations however, my husband felt the low-end sound could use enhancement. So, we made the purchase and opted to use the YSP-1 with our existing subwoofer. Installation was fairly simple, provided you have the necessary tools. The most important, and time-consuming part was leveling and centering the speaker under the television. Now that it is installed and in use in our home, I feel the low-end sound is quite adequate and prefer not to use the sub-woofer. My husband though, prefers the earth-shaking action sequences in movies to mimic their intended theatre quality sound. More than movies the sound quality you get when listening to CDs is absolutely stunning. Overall, we both got what we wanted. Expert sound designation and sleek, minimalistic styling (with the added bonus of more floor and wall space).
Probably not as Good as cheaper HTIB's 
2005-09-08
I've fooled around with my Yahmaha YSP-1 Digital sound projector for about three weeks now using it primarily as a home theater. I bought it hoping to get a surround sound experience while at the same time avoiding messy wires. I looked at "wireless" speakers, but I already have too many wireless devices in the house and I already have problems with wireless signal interferance. Too me, the YSP-1 seemed too good to be true.
So far I am happy with the clean sound that the unit produces, but I am less enthusiastic about the capablities to simulate surround sound.
The projector bounces sound off of walls, but my living room is "L" shaped and has many windows, so it is not ideal for the unit. The manual and promotional materials say that the YSP should be able to handle my living room, but the YSP is spotty about delivering on its promises of simulated surround sound performance. In addition, the sound projector's system of bouncing sound off of walls gives me headaches sometimes.
In summary:
Pro: the odd technology of bouncing sound off of walls does provide a surround sound experience without messy wires.
Con: the digital sound projector is expensive and does not come with a subwoofer which it needs. Factoring in the price of the unit and the price of the additional subwoofer and speaker cables, there are home theater in a box systems as much as $400-$500 cheaper which deliver a superior experience.
