Real surround sound from a single skinny speaker
Posted 11.08.2005 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

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Many speakers with two or three drivers purport to deliver surround sound, but the YSP-1 does more than create a fragile illusion. Digital amplifiers specifically direct the output from each of the YSP-1's 42 drivers, so the sound reaches you at slightly different times. Your ears interpret these delays just as if the sound were actually coming from two front, a center and two rear-channel speakers. And the panel, which mounts below a flat TV, is easy to set up. Answer a few questions about the room and the speaker's position in it, and the speaker will configure itself automatically. $1,500



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