Yamaha YHT-S400

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 313 reviews of Yamaha YHT-S400. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the reliability and design. The price and size are also mentioned favorably.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Yamaha YHT-S400 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Yamaha YHT-S400 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability. The design is also appreciated. There are some critical comments about the size.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Yamaha YHT-S400

alaTest has collected and analyzed 186 user reviews of Yamaha YHT-S400 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the reliability and design. The size and price also get good views.

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91% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Yamaha YHT-S400 Home Cinema Sound System

Find out why the Yamaha YHT-S400 package offers the best of both worlds.

Space-saving, Great sound quality, Boosts quality of MP3/WMA playback

No binding posts on the back, No option for extra speaker terminals, Hit-and-miss surround effects

Feb, 2011

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Yamaha YHT-S400 review

A mixture of both soundbar and receiver, this accomplished Yamaha delivers high-quality sound with plenty of presence and focus

Crisply detailed, well integrated sound ; tidy soundbar and thoughtful subwoofer design

Rack-mounting a subwoofer with the rest of your kit can’t be recommended

Inventive thinking from Yamaha delivers a soundbar that’s part-way to a cinema-in-a-box system

Apr, 2010

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Yamaha YHT-S400 review

Yamaha's novel soundbar concept fuses an AV receiver, Blu-ray spinner and a subwoofer. Will it go out with a whimper or rock our world?

Inventive thinking from Yamaha delivers a stunning soundbar with cinema-in-a-box convenience

Jul, 2010

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Yamaha's novel soundbar concept fuses an AV receiver, Blu-ray spinner and a subwoofer. Will it go out with a whimper or rock our world?

Inventive thinking from Yamaha delivers a stunning soundbar with cinema-in-a-box convenience

Jul, 2010

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Expert review by : Chris McGivern (reviewexplorer.com)

Yamaha YHT-S400 Home Cinema System

Home cinema systems can make a huge difference to the quality of sound that emanates from your HDTV, but can also make a mess of your living room plan; the big, black sub-woofer cubes that really give you that extra punch to your audio are somewhat...

The Yamaha YHT-S400 is a solid, well-rounded home cinema system at a very tempting price – less than £390. You’re not going to get jaw-dropping resultsin terms of surround sound – you’ll need to pay a considerable amount more for that – but the special...

May, 2010

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Expert review by : electricpig (electricpig.co.uk)

Yamaha YHT-S400 review

An unusual but effective setup that supplies superb cinema sound without clutter

Slim, discreet soundbar, lots of HDMI inputs and sensational sound quality

No rear-channel speaker terminals

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : PC Magazine (pcmag.com)

Yamaha YHT-S400BL

Aug, 2010

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Expert review by : Tom Andry (audioholics.com)

Yamaha YHT-S400 Soundbar HTiB First Look

Yamaha is pushing the limits of compactness with the new YHT-S400 Soundbar, receiver, and subwoofer solution. Yamaha has combined its thinnest soundbar with a combo receiver/subwoofer.

Dec, 2009

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Expert review by : Nic Tatham (cnet.com.au)

Yamaha YHT-S400

Truly space-saving, Yamaha's YHT-S400 will no doubt appeal to those after home theatre minimalism. Thankfully, it sounds a great deal bigger and convincing than its meagre dimensions suggest.

Massively space-saving. Believable pseudo surround. Subwoofer punches above its weight.

Limited AV receiver features. Manual set-up. Limited decoding/DSP options.

Truly space-saving, Yamaha's YHT-S400 will no doubt appeal to those after home theatre minimalism. Thankfully, it sounds a great deal bigger and convincing than its meager dimensions suggest.

Oct, 2010

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Expert review by : Stuff.tv blank (pcauthority.com.au)