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1.5 stars
"If you like volume without distortion, keep looking"
Pros: Reputable brand, real receiver, sounds decent at low volume
Cons: Satellites AND sub distort badly at higher volumes
Summary: I did much research before buying this system - I was looking for an inexpensive HTIB that would sound great & have tiny speakers that would blend into the room. I was psyched to find that Yamaha made a setup for $300 - I mean, it's YAMAHA, so it has to be good stuff, right?
Wrong.
Got it home, set it up & threw in a Collective Soul CD - at low volumes it sounded promising, but as it approached -15db the satellites couldn't handle the guitar & the sub couldn't handle the bass. Had plenty of volume knob left too, but I think we all know what would've happened if I used it.
Packaged the system back up & returned it in favor of a cheaper Samsung HTIB that included a 5-disc DVD changer...now THAT unit sounds great, all the way up to MAX volume.
Would NOT recommend the YHT-160 to anyone who listens to anything above elevator-music level.
