Thread: Satelliteguys Exclusive- Yambeka 5 Speaker HT

I've been lurking for awhile now, but finally decided to register. Would definitely be interested in more reviews on these speakers, and what if anything you are comparing them against.



Thanks for your time.

I replaced my Sony STR-D965 with a Pioneer VSX-816. It's quite capable for the price and I really like the auto-setup feature and the on-tv-screen menus. HDMI really doesn't get handled well by AV receivers until you pay $800 or better so I just use an HDMI switcher I got from Monoprice instead and the Pioneer handles all the sound. You can get a receiver that will convert component/s-video to HDMI but only at 480p and those run $400 or more so I passed that up. It would reduce the cabling to my projector but I'm not bothered by HDMI and component to the projector right now.

I've been looking at that same receiver.

What do you think of it? How does it handle the 7.1 for everything coded for 5.1?

Originally Posted by Neutron

I've been looking at that same receiver.

What do you think of it? How does it handle the 7.1 for everything coded for 5.1?

Unfortunately, I only have it setup for 5.1 since my room is only 12 X 12 - I have no room to add the rear two speakers! I use the rear two as channel B speakers wired to another room for music.

I really like it. Music sounds great and movies are served quite well. The auto setup included setting the crossover to the sub so I don't have to tweak that on the sub amp anymore. The last time I had a high end receiver was 1989 - a 65lb Onkyo that could push some serious sound.

did anyone enquire about a subwoofer?

I think I am going to jump on this deal today, for the 7 speaker set up.

Just jumped on this deal!! Got the 7 speaker system coming to me. Should be shipped today.

I need to do some wiring this weekend for our back speakers. I won't be able to do a true test of the surround sound until I get a new receiver. I may try to tie the 4 surround speakers on my back channel ports on my receiver for now.

Originally Posted by Neutron

did anyone enquire about a subwoofer?

I think I am going to jump on this deal today, for the 7 speaker set up.

I talked to Brian this week about that, he told me that in 3-4 weeks they should have tested several sub candidates for this set. He offered to send me one to test as soon as he had made the choice. (I bought 5 sets of speakers, hence the offer) I'll post reviews the moment I have it.

For now, a great and inexpensive choice to add to the set (even if it does cost as much as the entire 5-speaker system) is the JBL Northridge E150. Great sound for abt $150. You can also find some Yamaha subs for like $75 on different e-tailers that sound decent enough.

I have a Jensen sub right now. It does the job fine, but it gives off feedback, even with nothing going to it.

I do think it's my receiver though, as I've gone through 2 Jensen subwoofers and they both did the same thing.

Sounds like a ground fault loop to me...I had the problem when my cable tv (back in the day) wasn't grounded when it came from the box outside. I had to physically ground it, and all my hums went away.