Yes, I am using a YSP3000 and am happy with it considering I have peasant ears So long at I can get the BOOM BOOM POW and the biling balang, I'm happy

Do be wary of those soundbars which come with DVD players. If the player were to kaput one day, some may not have the avenue for you to hook up an external player through the bar i.e. no input. So, do check first if the unit has input connections

As for me, I am using the YSP but I do not have a backwall..... my living areas opened up to the rest of the house.. only have 2 side wall and the wall behind the TV and YSP (which dun count....) I get good side surround but rear surround, I have to live with the shortcoming....

Still it give me good BOOM BOOM POW and biling balang... max volume for use never above 50 (YSP max out at 100). You require a subwoofer, as the BOOM from the bar quite minimal.. so get the Yamaha woofer as can be connected ie turn off together.....

I think most of us uses soundbar due to convenience... If you can accomodate speakers all around.. then do get a proper set..... If you decide to go the SoundBar way.. then dun listen to people saying "you can get a full system with the price you pay for the stupid bar"

As for AQ, better not compared to those full set... different ballpark... But just a note.. for music.. dun expect to much.. soundbar more for movies.. its HTIB.....

You are spot on! I went the Soundbar way because I din want the messy cabling with the conventional option of going with real speakers. I got my YSP3000 with sub and have NEVER gone above 46 on the volume. Would have gone with a YSP4000 instead but my peasant ears decided that the 3000 is good enough.

Only shortcoming is the limited 1 HDMI out + 2 HDMI in

Same here~ going to get a soundbar just because wanna avoid messy cables~ aiks..

How much is the Denon? Which shop in Mid valley selling it?

I see.

How is the sound positioning and sound movement(Surround)?

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Added on November 18, 2009, 1:50 amWhen you wanna get? Which model?

This post has been edited by enriquelee: Nov 18 2009, 01:50 AM

For Soundbar, sound positioning and sound movement are heavily room dependant.... This is because you do not have speakers placed in specific location in the room where you can know for sure the sound source.... If the room is not condusive ie do not have 3 wall in front of the bar.. then you have to live with certain shortcoming.... This is for Yamaha which rely on sound reflection.. other sound bar uses different tech and some only do up to 3.1...

If you can have your listening room made to cater for the specific requirement of the soundbar, then it will sound great.. but how many of us have that kind of luxury.. if we can have a room like that.. I believe most of us will go for a full-blown set.... We so call "compromise" so we ended up with a Soundbar and have to live with "For the kind of price, you can get a decent set"

This post has been edited by scsoo: Nov 18 2009, 11:40 AM

My bedroom is a square room with the following walls:-
Left side - Full wall height curtain with casement windows at the back
Right side - Full wall height wadrobe
Back - Solid concrete wall.
My LCD is hook up at a dry wall.

Will it produce a good surround sound with sound bar which rely on wall reflection. Eg, Yamaha YSP4000

Your curtains are going to hamper sound reflection as the soft material will end up absorbing it

Square Room.. good... Bedroom.. problem.. bed absorb sound.. front channel kenna a bit...
Left Side .. Curtain absorb sound.. casement window..got glass... maybe sound escape
Right Side .. wardrobe.. unless perfectly flat along the wall 100% and solid like concrete door.. or still absorb a bit..
Back .. Solid Concrete wall.. good... make sure no Headboard.. no soft furnishing.. no wedding photo..
LCD .. Dry Wall .. can wall-mount the YSP there.. Look Cool...

Every night Biling Palang until wee hours in the morning....

Do you think i increase the db of the speaker facing curtain will help?

My bedroom is full with wooden furniture. Eg, bed head panel, 2 bedside drawer, bed skirting and wardrobe. Is wooden stuffs consider as bad reflection surface?
Left side, the glass is fully covered by the curtain. Sound still able to escape?
Right side, the wardrobe wall is flat mirror
Back, yes there is a 6'x2' wedding photo.

How are all these sound to you all?

The SoundBar is a Bar.. will you be placing it to face the curtain? That you have to answer yourself. Sound always reflect best on flat, solid, even surfaces... so you need to determine if you have this criteria. Normally for Bedroom you would have a lot of soft furnishing ie bed or carpets...

My suggestion, if you can pull wires .. then get a normal sets with all the speakers.. you can always hide all wires under the bed.... if you do not want the wiring issue.. then its the soundbar...for cheaper alternative, you can go for those samsung philip one... YSP4000 is more expensive.. pleasant like me.. uses the cheaper YSP......

If you already into the YSP4000 route, then I would suggest to wait for a while and see the latest .... For cheaper alternative.. then there is always YSP3000 and below.....

My budget is RM5K, YSP 4000 should be ok? Latest model will increase how many %, any idea?

Wood will surely absorb sound more than reflecting it.

I believe the latest models should be slightly above 5k, both below the 6k mark.

You can still take the YSP4000 if you are not too particular, there is no review on the latest YSP yet, so you would be one of the first-timer.. but sometime being the first in the line is not too bad ....

To me 'First to test' is not so confortable, worry product is yet to be perfect. Even Merz Car have this problem before, they request to send back all 1st batch units.
Do you have any idea where can i test the latest model?

The YSP5100 and YSP4100 are not launched yet so, kenot test

I own a Philips 8100 series bought in Australia for AUD 1050. Really good and has wireless sub.. I saw Desa Audio selling it for RM 2k++

Why not give a try?

When buying wireless systems, always look for the frequency above 2.4 GHZ as this frequency will interfere with Microwave, Cordless phone and mobile.. Samsung ones are not bad but it doesnt simulate like what Philips does (Ambisound)

Hopefully they launch soon, their 'AirWired' seems interesting to me.

Yeah, talk about frequency. Mind to explain how this frequency interfere will occur? Coz i can't on my ps3 and my wireless AV receiver at the same time, interferance will occur. Now i add 1 more wireless device, will it make the scenario worst?

What about Sharp soundbar ?

Currently they have the ht-sb300 wich sells around RM 600++
I am waiting for the latest version ht-sb500
Both model does not come with a sub-woofer thou


Sony too has it own version of soundbar but unfortunately it is not available in Malaysia.

Just saw the YSP4100 & YSP5100 available at Desa Home Theater... for quite a good bargain price..