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yamaha player pianos add internet music streaming

Yamaha Disklavier Player Piano

Yamaha has always been on the cutting edge of piano technology, and has just announced a cool new feature for their Disklavier player pianos. Their already amazing self-playing pianos can now stream content live over the Internet.

The new Disklavier Radio system allows the pianos to play live music broadcasts, including accompaniments to streamed, pre-recorded…

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October 15th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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yamaha ysp-500: virtual surround gets downsized

Yamaha YSP-500 Digital Sound Projector

The latest in Yamaha’s series of “Digital Sound Projectors” takes the critically-acclaimed virtual surround technology found in their larger YSP series and shrinks it down to a box that’s just 24-inches wide. (The full-sized models are around 40-inches wide).

The YSP-500 reflects sound from 18 individual sound drivers to deliver truly immersive surround with only…

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October 5th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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yamaha updates ysp digital sound projectors

Yamaha YSP-1100 Digital Sound Projector

At this year’s CEDIA and IFA shows, Yamaha showed off updates to their single-box surround sound line known as “digital sound projectors.”

The top-of-the-line YSP-1100 features 40 high/mid-range speakers and 2 woofers, along with 42 discrete amplifiers to position sound using beam-focusing technologies. Last year, Yamaha improved upon the tricky calibration process of the 1st…

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September 20th, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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