I read most of the responses. Then thought of answering, based on my (re)view of the product.
I was looking for YHT196, as that was a stretch of a budget (INR 27k then) for me. I had auditioned Logitech Z906 (why this? may be some other day) and YHT196. Any time of day I choose YHT196, for its clarity. Z906 had deep and room filling bass, but that was it. YHT196 has as pure sound as you may get at this price point. Major drawback, according to me with YHT196 is, low bass. But no complains there, it's very natural.
Sadly, YHT196 prices kept rising, and currently it has hit 34k mark. I thought, my dream would remain a dream.
Couple days back I came across YHT1840. Now, spec-wise comparing YHT196 with YHT1840, here are my 2 cents:
- The AVR has 4K pass through and ARC on HDMI output
- Speakers are NS-PY40 as against NS-P20
Above are the major differences. The ARC and NS-PY40 matter most to me. NS-P20 are sealed speakers, whereas, NS-PY40 has speakers from NS-P40 package, which are bass reflex front and rear speakers. Center in NS-P40/PY40 are sealed. Difference in NS-P40 and NS-PY40 is, P40 has active subwoofer, which is YST-II type. NS-PY40 has passive subwoofer, which essentially, can't be YST-II.
All-in-all, YHT1840 is way better than YHT196 in terms of specs.
My friend had auditioned NS-P40 speakers, and as per his observations, NS-P40 outperform NS-P20, even when electrical specs look similar. I think, it's mostly due to bass-reflex design.
Anyways, my YHT1840 is in transit. :yahoo: I bought it from Snapdeal instead of Amazon. At the time of purchase, Amazon was selling it at 32k and Snapdeal at 30k. Cheaper than YHT196, which always, is out-of-stock. Frankly speaking, you won't get better deal at this price. And I bet you, if you wait, prices are going to keep rising.
For now, that's all. I will post a detailed review, once I listen to my own set of speakers.
). So sound comes from under the TV, rather than from the TV. So, I'll just give you an overview on improperly setup system's sound experience.