Ringing True

Yamaha revives a higher level of soundbar in a new 'True X' format which pairs the bar with a wireless subwoofer and then battery- powered wireless rears – which have a life of their own.

SUMMARY Yamaha True X system Price: $1599 + Solid fundamental performance + Power and intelligibility + Wireless rears double as Bluetooth speakers – Competitive market Great fanfare for Yamaha's True X, which the company describes as a 'True Wireless Surround system', the surround element being small wireless surround speakers you can add to the initial package of soundbar and wireless subwoofer. The soundbar and wireless subwoofer alone (SR-X50A) deliver 2.1.2, meaning stereo left and right from the front of the bar, plus the '.1' of the wireless subwoofer, and two additional driver units on the top of the soundbar which bring Dolby Atmos height performance to this Yamaha bar. If you then add two little speakers, called variously 'True X Speaker 1A' or WS-X1A, these mono speakers each connect wirelessly…

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