Yamaha YHT-S401

A step up from older models, the Yamaha YHT-S401 is one of the latest mid-level sound bar offerings in the market. Can it deliver on features, design, performance and value to convince us it is a worthy successor to the excellent YHT-S400?

Arrived packaged well inside shipping box.Item is as described - excellent depth of sound!! Hard to believe so much clear deep sound from such a lightweight sound bar.RF repeater doesn't work well and can't be positioned where needed, but having...

Very easy to set up. Great sound especially the clear voice. Subwoofer does not have the deep bass sound of my old Boston Acoustics Subwoofer had, but it is not bad. System way way better than TV speakers and pretty close to my 5.1 surround system I...

Arrived packaged well inside shipping box.Item is as described - excellent depth of sound!! Hard to believe so much clear deep sound from such a lightweight sound bar.RF repeater doesn't work well and can't be positioned where needed, but having...

Yamaha has a strong tradition in soundbars, but this isn't its finest by a long stretch

Adds good weight to movies compared to the built in speakers on my Samsung d6530 smart tv. Having never tried a soundbar before I was left disappointed with the 'pretend' surround effect. Playing with the options hasn't added much.

First off, I didn't actually buy via Amazon as I wanted to see such an expensive piece of kit before I bought it, so a trip to Richer Sounds in Cambridge and a few pounds more (I don't believe it's right to take up the shop assistants time and then buy...