Just bought Yamaha YHT-299

[jsmithe]

Have posted it as a separate thread.. but posting my query here as this forum has YHT299 users.


I bought this HTiB 4 months ago. The receiver refused to switch on yesterday, and it has been that way even now. The unit is connected to Belkin spike buster, along with the sub-woofer and Tata Sky HD set top box.
The other equipment are working fine. There were no power fluctuations as well. Have raised a service request, but has anyone faced such an issue before?

It's possible your HTiB's power protection circuit has kicked in. See http://www.hifivision.com/home-theater/52238-yamaha-yht-299-problem-power-does-not-turn.html

 

[santosh_kh20]

Thanks a lot jsmithe for the suggestion. It worked. Looks like the protection circuit had kicked in. Pressed the three buttons and the receiver came back on.

 

[pranjandas]

Hey folks, first of all thanks a ton for sharing your expert/experienced opinion on various issues related to YHT-299. Its been a week now since I have brought by Yamaha YHT 299 from Reliance Digital. Yet to set up the package. Right now have placed who unit cluttered on a center table. Whole last week went into understanding the settings, testing various sound modes thats it.

Currently my connections without the set up (which means placing satellite, center speaker and Sub at their "right"places) is:

Yamaha YHT 299 HDMI Out >>> Sony 40" LED HDMI
TataSky HD HDMI >>>Sony 40"LED HDMI
Asus O Play Mini Optical Out >>> Yamaha YHT 299 Optical (AV1)
TataSky HD Audio Coaxial >>>Yamaha YHT 299 Coaxial (AV2)
Asus O Play Mini HDMI >>>Yamaha YHT 299 HDMI 1 In

So in short, all audio sources given directly to YHT299 to reap the harvesthyeah: I am getting 5.1 surround sound in all the cases. No complaints.

I have a few query before I proceed further, hope folks would help me out once again:

1. Will display be any good if I connect TataSky HD HDMI FIRST to Yamaha YHT299 and then from YHT 299 to TV?; but then worry audio will be also be transferred through HDMI. Getting better audio from Tata Sky HD Coaxial to YHT 299.

2. Which cable (s) should be preferred to connect speakers? Will the sound quality improve over Yamaha provided cables, including provided subwoofer cable? Please suggest me some budget cables as cant spend lots of Ks on them:sad:

3. Which other speakers both surround and center (I am pretty satisfied with its active sub, more than sufficient as of now!:yahoo can I connect with this amp of YHT 299 for more better sound?

Please help. Thanks in advance.

 

[Murlidher]

finally i replaced my fronts with Pioneer Andrew Jones SF-52. Also changed my center to Pioneer sf-22.

I really liked the change it has brought in music department. I am happy with the change I have made.

The yamaha front & center speakers are still good and I would like to use it in future for my bedroom for watching movies. Right now I can't invest in another AVR, so I have kept it safely inside the cupboard.

For those who are thinking about replacing the fronts of YHT-299 with floor standing speakers and are in tight budget, pioneer sf-52 is a great value for money. You can read so many positive reviews about these fronts & center at amazon.com, bestbuy.com etc.

Of course, there is no end to perfection, and you can still find many improvements in other speakers like dali zensor 5 etc., but if you can't invest a large amount of money, but still need some sweet sound on music department which would also satisfy movie fans, this is it and go for it.

Thanks all the FM who have been giving me advises on various queries in recent weeks.

Regards

 

[PGY]

Hi Murlidher,

Could you please tell me how much pioneer sf-52 cost ?, what are the other options you had before buying pioneer sf-52.

Thanks

 

[sandeep.bommakanti]

finally i replaced my fronts with Pioneer Andrew Jones SF-52. Also changed my center to Pioneer sf-22.

I really liked the change it has brought in music department. I am happy with the change I have made.

The yamaha front & center speakers are still good and I would like to use it in future for my bedroom for watching movies. Right now I can't invest in another AVR, so I have kept it safely inside the cupboard.

For those who are thinking about replacing the fronts of YHT-299 with floor standing speakers and are in tight budget, pioneer sf-52 is a great value for money. You can read so many positive reviews about these fronts & center at amazon.com, bestbuy.com etc.

Of course, there is no end to perfection, and you can still find many improvements in other speakers like dali zensor 5 etc., but if you can't invest a large amount of money, but still need some sweet sound on music department which would also satisfy movie fans, this is it and go for it.

Thanks all the FM who have been giving me advises on various queries in recent weeks.

Regards

Woww.. Congratulations Murli.. Can you share some pictures? Also, How is the sound for movies especially when compared to standard Yamaha speakers that we have.

Thanks,
Sandeep.

 

[Murlidher]

I bought both FS-52 & SP-C22. Combined price I paid was Rs.23,600 including 15 mtr basic wires. You can get the front alone for Rs.17,500 to Rs.18,000/- which would be a steal. As I have heard, dealers are ready to come down for Rs.19,000 maximum.

Yesterday I was watching regional movie which was originally encoded in 2 channels and for the first time, I didn't feel the need of surround as the fronts / center gave me a great sound. Yes it's a good improvement from Yamaha speakers, having said that, if you are only going to watch movies, then the Yamaha speakers would be good enough to be continued with. Only change, if you have few time for music as well, as this will support both.

One more update: Initially showroom guys played these speakers with their pioneer AVR which was great. Then when I tested this with my AVR which I had taken, i was completely disappointed as I had to move the volume so much & the sound from the speakers were flat etc. But within few seconds, i thought that the reason might be because the settings were not changed to 'Large' from 'small' and other allied settings are not changed. I also didn't take the remote with me, so I couldn't really change these settings. But still I went ahead with the purchase due to the great reviews it has earned.

Back home after all wiring up and settings changes, the sound was so crystal clear with good bass coming from the FS, I was glad that my judgement was correct. Our Yamaha AVR was great to pull these speakers when compared with the pioneer AVR I had demoed at the showroom (inspite of the fact that it was slightly more powered AVR than Yamaha). Yamaha AVR rocks

Other demo's: I had a demo of dali zensor 5 and It was sounding more crystal clear than the pioneer fs-52. Having said that, the price for just a pair was more than 50K (don't remember the exact price he quoted) and this pioneer fs-52 for 18K is still a good investment for the quality it gives. I had a demo of Polo speakers a month back and I feel the pioneer speakers sounds great than the Polo's one's I had demoed (don't remember the model number, but the price quoted was somewhere near 30K)

You can see the image from here:

http://www.hifivision.com/av-enhancers-room-acoustics/54517-placement-speakers-2.html

The center speaker is so huge than what you can imagine from the picture.

 

[fendaaudio]

Congrats

Yamaha sound systems it has a great sound system performance i think it has power spekaers isn't it..

 

[arunsa]

Can anyone tell me how is Pioneer HTP 523 MK II compared to Yamaha YHT 299 is it worth spending 4-5K more on Pioneer? Does the sub woofer of Pioneer produce more bass ?

 

[pranjandas]

Dear folks Sandeep, Murlidher and others, many many thanks for your valuable suggestions regarding YHT 299. I am enjoying every bit of it even though havent tested a Blue Ray Disc yet, so far only with Tata Sky HD, HD downloaded contents and some music. You guys are real saviours for a novice like me who till yesterday didnt even know there is an ARC HDMI in my 4 year old Sony Bravia LED:sad:

Have been reading each ad every comment of this thread with keen observation and getting benefited a lot, both knowledge wise and sound wise.:clapping:

 

[Murlidher]

enjoy the new set up pranjandas. All are novice at some point of the time

 

[shagun]

Dear All,

I am thinking of buying this HT and am sceptical about how to integrate it with my existing 2.0 setup: Marantz PM8003 ->Monitor Audio RX6.
There is an analog audio out in YHT299 which is meant for audio recording device. Can this be used as an input to the PM8003 so that the RX6 can sing in parallel?

TIA.

 

[amit_d]

Thanks to all who have posted their comments in this thread. Your suggestions helped me to take my decision.
Today i bought yht 299 from vijay sales in pune. Very happy... as i was looking for this model since one month.
Will be installed after 5 days.

 

[mukulntpc]

what is the landed price ?coz I m also looking for this

Thanks to all who have posted their comments in this thread. Your suggestions helped me to take my decision.
Today i bought yht 299 from vijay sales in pune. Very happy... as i was looking for this model since one month.
Will be installed after 5 days.

 

[amit_d]

for 37k no offers..

 

[mukulntpc]

how to know this piece is fresh or demo piece?
since it was not available

for 37k no offers..

 

[amit_d]

They were not having any demo piece of 299.
I asked them to bring fresh piece. They brought two box packed pieces from store room.
I verified the seal and opened it there itself to check any physical damage.

 

[mukulntpc]

SINCE I M ALSO GOING TO BUY THIS ,
IS IT VFM?????
:cheers:

 

[amit_d]

Dont know if its VFM..not yet installed.
I selected this model because...
1. I referred this forum and read +ve reviews. I did not auditioned it also. I believe them
2. my requirement is 50% music and 50% movies. i read that yamaha is good..
3. Receiver and separate speakers costs more that 50k. out of my budget.
4. Later on i can replace speakers.
5. I am not audiophile.
6. This is my first HT
7. I am family person...I cannot go for loud music..( i afraid to get kicked out of house..:lol: )
8. 299 was out of stock and suddenly it is available ..so i grabbed it...(if this Yamaha's marketing strategy then i accept that i fall for it..)

..So... as i have already bought it.. I am just going to enjoy the music...and not analyse the audio (because if i see any drawback/fault ..it will bother me everytime) ...after one year after understanding music I may start exploring.

 

[mukulntpc]

thanks dear
my position is same as yours u grap it
i am going to buy todays
this will going to my first HT so i am also want to check from everywhere

Dont know if its VFM..not yet installed.
I selected this model because...
1. I referred this forum and read +ve reviews. I did not auditioned it also. I believe them
2. my requirement is 50% music and 50% movies. i read that yamaha is good..
3. Receiver and separate speakers costs more that 50k. out of my budget.
4. Later on i can replace speakers.
5. I am not audiophile.
6. This is my first HT
7. I am family person...I cannot go for loud music..( i afraid to get kicked out of house..:lol: )
8. 299 was out of stock and suddenly it is available ..so i grabbed it...(if this Yamaha's marketing strategy then i accept that i fall for it..)

..So... as i have already bought it.. I am just going to enjoy the music...and not analyse the audio (because if i see any drawback/fault ..it will bother me everytime) ...after one year after understanding music I may start exploring.