Some people spend thousands of dollars piecing together an expensive audio system for their home theater. A more affordable solution for a great-sounding movie is to use a sound bar . One of the best sound bars on the market is the YSP 1400 from Yamaha.

This sound bar has a rich; realistic sound and 5.1 channels for maximum performance

The design is a little bulky; so it may get in the way of your TV remote sensor

The bass is not as sharp as a component audio system, but delivers enough to make an impact. The preset speaker modes are nice and easy to use. Thought the LED indicators would be insufficient but they actually are more than enough. The remote is simple and clean.

all in one; clean; simple; bluetooth works well with iphone 5 and samsung galaxy s3

no hdmi input

I wanted to get rid of my receiver, but keep the 5.1. I thought that would prove very hard. Then I found the ysp-1400. It does a better than average job on providing 5.1 through a single sound bar. I looked at other sound bars that had wireless rear speakers.

Easy To Set Up; Great Sound Quality

If you are looking for a simple solution for enhancing the baisc audio output with your optical output enabled TV. As well as a good enough speaker for your bluetooth devices. Get one!! If you are looking for a very very good speaker including a super powerful sub-woofer.

Yamaha's YSP soundbars have shown rivals a thing or two when it comes to delivering a big sound for a big budget.

Big; enveloping sound; Detailed and dynamic; Simple set-up; Responsive app

Chunky design; No HDMI input

I bought this as i didn't want a separate subwoofer. If I'm honest i bought it without even hearing it in action. However i do have a bit of brand loyalty with Yamaha as they make top quality kit from piano, keyboards, motorcycles and Amps.

depth to sound ; ease of set up

no negative comments ; check your connectivity needs beforehand

Sound quality and ease of set-up is great, unfortunately the soundbar intermittently does not connect to the source. My friend has the same speaker and has no problems. I will likely need to send mine back for replacement or repair.

I've had my yamaha ysp 1400B for a few days now and i have watched movies sport and tv programs and the sound is AWESOME! the YSP1400B is exactly what it claims to be a "sound projector" I could never have imagined a sound bar could produce a full surround sound experiene but the Yamaha YSP 1400B...