Sunday, November 9, 2008

New Yamaha YHT-390 & YHT-590 Home Theater in a Box Systems

New Yamaha YHT-390 & YHT-590 Home Theater in a Box Systems

The YHT-390 (pictured) and YHT-590 are the latest entry-level 5.1-channel home theater in a box (HTiB) systems to be introduced by Yamaha. Both models are equipped with the HTR-6130 A/V receiver which features 600W of power (including subwoofer), HDMI switching with 1080p video pass through, 192kHz/24-bit DACs, Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II/DTS audio decoding, iPod compatibility and built-in FM/AM tuner with 40 presets.

The main difference between these two HTiBs are the speakers, the YHT-590 comes with different speakers along with the new YST-FSW050 down-Firing subwoofer. Price for the YHT-390 is $399.95 while the YHT-590 is priced at $549.95.