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Review Summary
2014-08-19T20:00:00
Easy setup and sounds great! One complaint would be sometimes I can hardly hear people talking in the movies/tv shows. Works great with my DLP projector!
syclone16

2014-01-05T19:00:00
It was easy to setup, easy to configure. The speakers are rated at 6 ohms, prior to installation, you can either change them to 6 or continue at 8. There's nothing wrong playing at 8 if you don't want too much bass. Even at 8 ohms, it sounds excellent. Get this baby!
Soodstr

2013-11-03T19:00:00
Attractive, very easy to set-up, great sound. This system comes extremely well packaged, but beware that this box is large and heavy(98 lbs.). The main speakers are tall and have very small bases which contributes to them being very easy to tip over. I compensated for this by mounting larger bases on the mains which solved the problem. The included wiring is very small gauge and cheap, tho adequate for most people to use. I used high quality 14 gauge,oxygen free, pure copper wire with gold plated banana plugs. The receiver and speakers are equipped with 5 way binding posts which allow banana plugs to be used. These are much more positive for connecting, and never loosen up and short out. The GUI is easy to navigate. Just make sure that before connecting your speakers that you change the speaker impedance in the GUI to 6 ohms from 8 ohms, since the speakers have a 6 ohm requirement. I have this system set-up in my downstairs family room for watching games, movies, and TV shows. The sound is super!
JRP

The Yamaha YHT-899U 5.1-Channel Network AV Home Theater in a Box includes front and surround speakers, as well as a center speaker and an active subwoofer. The system features full discrete amp configuration and up to 115W of power per speaker channel. It's compatible with both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio decoding. Plus, all channels are equipped with 192 kHz / 24-bit Burr Brown DACs, as well as low jitter PLL circuitry for optimized sound imaging. The YHT-899U features five HDMI inputs and an HDMI output that support 4K pass-through, 3D pass-through and CEC functionality. It also provides AirPlay streaming with the AV Controller app, as well MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) for sending up to Full HD 1080p video and multi-channel audio through the receiver and onto a compatible HDTV.
The YHT-899U has a variety of other connectivity options. There are multiple analog video and audio connections, as well as dual optical and coaxial digital audio inputs. There is also a front panel USB port where you can hook-up your iPod, iPhone, iPad USB thumb drive or other USB-equipped digital music player. The USB port supports charging of your iPod, iPhone or iPad as well. There's also a multi-language color on-screen display that makes it easy to see the system settings. When using the AV Controller app, you can easily operate various functions from your iPod, iPhone, iPad or Android mobile device. For added flexibility, the app supports 18 different languages as well.
The YHT-899U is equipped with AM/FM radio and 40-station presets. It features a compressed music enhancer as well, which improves the sound quality of MP3 files and other compressed music files. The integrated subwoofer output features phase select and the receiver also supports nine selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies. Plus, the YHT-899U affords YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker setup. There are also multiple SCENE buttons. And, it even features an Eco-mode for energy conservation.