[Unboxing] Home Theater Surround Sound 4k UHD :: Yamaha + Bose

[usb2007]

Receiver: Yamaha RX-A550 5.1 Aventage network AV receiver
Front Speakers: Bose 301 Series V Direct/Reflecting speaker system
Surround and Center: Yamaha NS-P60
Subwoofer: Yamaha NS-SW300PN Subwoofer

The Yamaha RX-A550 is feature rich and supports everything from 4k UHD pass-through, HDCP 2.2, WiFi, Bluetooth, MusicCast, AirPlay, USB, etc. A lot of settings to tune and listen to all the frequencies (20Hz-20kHz) the speakers and subwoofer can handle. The configuration menu looks pretty dated but there is a mobile app for the normal operations which is pretty advanced.

Using the Bose 301 speakers as front and even though they are capable of producing reasonable bass, I have configured the receiver to pass all the low frequencies to the subwoofer. Personally I am not a big fan of Bose and actually dislike the cubes but these 301 bookshelf speakers are a nice surprise. If you want bose..ditch the cubes and get these!

The surround and center speakers are the Yamaha NS-P60. They are not as powerful as the Bose but provide everything you need to complete the surround setup. The Bose 301 provide good mid range and compliment the center speaker so the combination provides crisp vocals which do not get lost in background music.

The Yamaha NS-SW300PN is more than capable and produces as low as 20Hz frequency. As I have configured the front and surround speakers to only use high frequencies, all the bass is sent to the subwoofer which gives extremely clean voice, music and heart thumbing bass without any crossover. I listened to everything from Bose, Harman Kardon, Polka, Infinity and only Yamaha NS-SW300 was able to produce lower frequencies so clearly.

Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this setup and would suggest the same if you are building one specially the receiver and subwoofer.

I am utilizing this setup with Sony XBR-55X700D (4k UHD HDR) and Xbox One S. This can do everything minus 3D. I bought a HTC Vive so that would be a better choice for anything 3D anyway

PS: Some reviews say that Sony XBR 700D cannot do HDR and it is partially true when you buy the TV. There is a recent firmware update from Sony for XBR 850D and XBR 700D which enables HDR10 for both. I checked using Xbox One S before updating firmware and after updating and it does indeed show HDR10 enabled for games and apps now.

Enjoy the unboxing!

 

[HiperJZ]

mashaaAllah very nice! and congrats

tip : placing the speakers properly will yield their potential

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[usb2007]

mashaaAllah very nice! and congrats

tip : placing the speakers properly will yield their potential

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Thanks. Yeah, I am moving and it's a temporary setup only. Have ordered monster cables and banana plugs for the actual installation. These are going in cargo soon [emoji5]

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[opethian]

amazing setup man ... love it ... congrats dude
must update us after setting it up
n how much this sony XBR x700D cost u?
purchased locally?

 

[UzairAhmed]

[MENTION=12160]usb2007[/MENTION] Mashallah bro looks really nice hope it sounds just as well as it looks and wall mount them speakers and surround if possible if not then get some speaker stands to go with em...

 

[usb2007]

another home theater unboxing thread reminded me that I need to post updated pics of my setup

TV tables available in the market were either too small to keep the 55" TV or too simple to keep all my devices

I ended up measuring everything and ordered a custom table and side tables to fit everything..keeping rear speakers on the back was not an option (with kids) so they are also in the front

this custom table can keep 55" TV, 5 speakers, a/v receiver, xbox, nvidia shield + external disk and two drawers for keeping a lot of extra items/accessories

all wiring is done using monster cables and banana plugs are used for connecting speakers to the receiver

took me some time to find a spot for the subwoofer..its strategically placed in a corner for optimal bass

configured the setup using Yamaha YPAO calibration and then custom tuned using SPL meter..the output is heart pumping, window rattling and booty shaking..very happy with the result!

few pics of the new setup

 

[panther3]

Nice arrangement. See if you can swap centre speaker with receiver.

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[usb2007]

Nice arrangement. See if you can swap centre speaker with receiver.

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Good eye! I previously placed it like that only but had issues with the receiver remote as there is a table in the centre which blocks the IR when I am a bit lazy and don't want to lift my hand up just upped the center speaker volume a bit and it's good so far.

Havnt played much content on it but I'll reposition the table if I notice anything.

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[Lord Ammar]

Congrats on the purchase. But I find it puzzling why you went with Bose of all brands, and cubes of all speaker types with so much space around the TV. What crossover settings are you using for the subwoofer on the receiver?

And how's the subwoofer. That Yamaha is on my list of the subwoofers to consider getting next month.

 

[Dark Sith]

nice purchase ...got this al locally or imporfed

 

[mac007]

epic setup bro (1)

 

[ultimate11]

gz ,

please tell us the cost and availability of the products

 

[usb2007]

Congrats on the purchase. But I find it puzzling why you went with Bose of all brands, and cubes of all speaker types with so much space around the TV. What crossover settings are you using for the subwoofer on the receiver?

And how's the subwoofer. That Yamaha is on my list of the subwoofers to consider getting next month.

@Lord Ammar;

Thanks. Well, the whole setup was not an impulsive purchase and I picked each item based on the room size, content played and what my ears like.

1. Setup should produce good sound for movies..music..games (in this order)
2. Movie dialogues should sound like dialogues..like somebody standing in front of me speaking and not overly synthesized uber technology making it sound like music vocals
3. subwoofer should handle low frequencies and give a natural vibration (without those fancy bass boost controls or equalizer settings (I picked Ice Cube's song "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" and played it to test all systems for bass and movie like sound effects..the song produces four bass punches throughout the song in the background and two of them are low frequency that not every system can produce or produces very faintly..if played on a good subwoofer, you should be able to listen and differentiate the two of the four bass punches..it should vibrate and rattle everything around you..if you hear 4 similar punches then the system is not producing it right)
4. The system to be installed has two walls on both corners so the front speakers should have some sort of reflective technology to bounce it to me..surrounds are to be placed in the front too so the combination should give a surround like experience and not in your face 4.1

The first thing I purchased was the receiver. I picked the Yamaha RX-A550 as I wanted 4k pass-through with the ability to connect all my devices. The RX-A Aventage line is all about quality so preferred it over the RX-V lineup. The receiver is the strongest item in the whole setup along with the SW300 subwoofer.

BOSE cubes are crap..Their whole home theater lineup sounds the same with good mids, low treble and factory tuned to produce a lot of 120Hz + bass (BOSE doesnt publish specs but this is what my ears tell me) which sounds more like noise than anything else. In Qatar, BOSE and Yamaha are sold under one roof so I was actually there to listen to Yamaha but the sales person showed everything from BOSE too. I saw these 301 bookshelf and asked for a test..good mid range..low treble and surprisingly better bass because of the 8" subs in the 301. The Yamaha NS-60 with the center and two surround speakers was a good match as the C55 center produces good mids and the E-55 surrounds did pretty well with the treble. This all looked like a nice combination with BOSE 301 to be used as front for covering the mids, C-55 for vocals and E-55 for surround/treble..and ultimately all the low frequencies to be thrown at the SW300 for bass.

The subwoofer is connected via LFE with crossover of 80Hz, all 4.1 speakers are configured as SMALL. The center C-55 is +4db, 301 fronts +2db, C-55 surrounds +1.5db and SW300 subwoofer -5db. Despite of all speakers in the front, the setup gives a surround impression without any wizardry and the low frequency crossover makes the subwoofer literally invisible..so far none of my visitors were able to spot the subwoofer and all of them thought that the bass is coming from the 4.1 speakers..I had to turnoff the subwoofer to show them that all of the bass is coming from the SW300. This configuration gives me clean sound without any distortion even when volume is tuned high, movie dialogues sound natural like somebody sitting in my room and bass..well I can again type another paragraph praising the SW300

The individual components may or may not work for some but as a whole it worked well for me with a good receiver and subwoofer to support them.

Floor standing or bookshelf is just a personal choice if you have a good subwoofer and only want to utilize the fronts for higher frequencies.

My other choices were Infinity and Harman Kardon..both did not sound as good in high volume..Infinity was too high in treble and Harman Kardon while not bad but was more suitable for music.

I love my SW300 but I would suggest you to first hear it before buying as personally I prefer the low frequency (20Hz-90Hz) vibrating bass over bass boost style (120Hz+) punches. The SW300 10" woofer is excellent with low frequencies but the BOSE 301's 8" woofer produced better 120Hz+ bass..comparing fronts with subwoofer is like comparing apples and oranges but this shows how a wrong frequency selection (listening choice) can impact your decision.

nice purchase ...got this al locally or imporfed

gz ,

please tell us the cost and availability of the products

@Dark Sith; @ultimate11

everything bought from Qatar

 

[UzairAhmed]

my friend thunderbolt 3.0 really impressed with the sound system there now get proper blurays with dolby 5.1 to take advantage of these

 

[usb2007]

my friend thunderbolt 3.0 really impressed with the sound system there now get proper blurays with dolby 5.1 to take advantage of these

[MENTION=15671]UzairAhmed[/MENTION]

all I need is a lot of time