DIGITAL SOUND PROJECTOR YAMAHA YSP-2700

There are two kinds of soundbars: those that deliver stereo, and those that at least try to produce a surround effect. Yamaha’s Digital Sound Projector line, which has been around for many years now, belongs in the latter camp. They perform this magic by mixing a bunch of small drivers, individually tailoring signals for each of them, with a fair dose of psycho-acoustic science.

EQUIPMENT

The Yamaha YSP-2700 is among the company’s mid-priced units. It comes as two units, plus a remote control. One part is a ‘soundbar’-style unit, while the other is a wireless subwoofer. Wireless, but it has a wired input, just in case. Such a case didn’t arise during our time with the unit, but it’s nice to have the back-up.

So, the soundbar first. You may know that some Yamaha Sound Projectors have more than 40 drivers. As a mid-priced unit, the YSP-2700 gets by with a mere 16. All of them are 28mm units — yes, tweeter-sized.