Home > Consumer Reviews > Yamaha YHT-370SL 5.1 Channel Home Theater Speaker System, Silver

Ever since I discovered this package in the spring of 2006, I have been highly impressed with its speaker and receiver specifications, as well as its features.

I shall begin with the speakers because they are the actual voice in any system. Broad coverage over the audio spectrum from the NS-AP5700BLF front channel left and right speakers is achieved because these two speakers each feature a 6-1/2" woofer and 3/4" tweeter, making them the best front channel speakers to be included in a single home-theater-package solution. This can also be very helpful in situations where surround speakers and/or a subwoofer will not be used. Finding home theater packages with traditional stereo speakers is becoming difficult because of the increasing demands for saving space and use of a subwoofer. Middle and high frequency coverages are well achieved from the NS-AP5700BLC center channel speaker and NS-AP5700BLS surround left and right channel speakers because the center speaker features two 3" woofers and a 3/4" tweeter, and the surround left and right channel speakers each feature a 3" woofer and 1/2" tweeter. Bass coverage lower than most subwoofers is achieved from the SW-P3600 passive subwoofer because it features a 10" cone driver. High-quality speaker manufacturing is an advantage of a passive subwoofer compared to an active one because there is more room to feature a comparatively large cone driver when not incorporating amplification circuitry inside the subwoofer.

Next, I shall now move on to the receiver, the brain in any system. The HTR-5935 is capable of outputting 120 Watts to each of the six speakers, including the subwoofer. Therefore, it handles all the amplification, resulting in optimum audio quality from the speakers and receiver. Bass management is flexible, giving me the freedom to either customize the potential performance of the connected speakers, or connect any size speakers I choose. The MULTI-CH input makes this receiver compatible with DVD-AUDIO and SA-CD, and provides unprocessed audio playback from a DVD player's MULTI-CH output. Surround sound is possible even when listening to stereo movies and music via the optical and coaxial digital and stereo analog inputs by enabling the Dolby Pro Logic, DTS Neo:6, and Neural surround sound processors. Some CDs and DVD-VIDEO audio streams may sound dry and have a living-room-like quality to them. In this case, these recordings can be brought to life via the optical and coaxial digital and stereo analog inputs by enabling Yamaha's Digital Sound Field processing (DSP) programs for acoustic environment recreation effects. S-Video and HDMI are the only inputs not featured on this receiver. However, connecting a DVD player, cable, or satellite TV box directly to a TV's video input is recommended for a straight path from the video source to the TV for a pure picture. Therefore, the absence of these inputs is not an issue for me, and would not be for you if your TV has multiple HDMI and/or S-Video inputs.

I currently use this package with the Yamaha DVD-C950 5-disc DVD player (which I also reviewed in case you are interested in the player or my review of it) as part of the entertainment center in my living room. In conclusion, if you are looking for a home theater package with top sound quality, tonal flexability, advanced features, and multiple hookup options, you have come to the right place!

I was going to buy a home theater system with the dvd player included. The major chains have been pushing these, but be aware of their limitations. They usually have no optical inputs and can be maxed out by adding one component. This system (YHT-370) grows nicely, although 2 more optical inputs would have been great. The speaker wire included is very small guage so invest in something better. I was leary of a non-powered subwoofer, but this thing rocks (and rumbles). I wanted to get speaker stands for the front speakers, but I could not because there are no brackets or screw holes. This is probably because of their size. I also love the fact that you can hook 3 component video sources and switch audio and video with the press of a button.

Originally i bought a Sony becuase the price point was a lot lower and i thought it would work well with my Sony television. I was hoping the Sony's universal remote would be able to control all my components, not all of which are Sony. Turns out the universal remote only worked with Sony products and TV control was very inconvenient and difficult. Sound qaulity was also very lacking.

I returned the Sony package and picked up the Yamaha YHT-370. Although it was a couple hundred dollars more this system works amazing. I can control all my components regardless of make. Theres an entire section on the remote for controlling the TV etc.. I was able to pack away 3 remotes and only need to use this one.

The reciever has a ton of features. Including a night mode which works great when i want to watch a movie and my girlfriend wants to go to bed. The sound qaulity overall is very very good. Music, Movies just about anything sounds full and crystal clear. The recievers options could be a little overwhelming for a novice. Just about everything imaginable can be tweaked. Once you have it configured for your room everything sounds very good. Tweak it and leave it.

The amp is a unit i will definitely be keeping for a long time. Tons of audio and video connections including HD. No S-Video connects unfortunately but most current DVD players etc use HD connections anyway. Has standard coax video connections.

This system supports speaker upgrades. I will probably upgrade to a powered subwoofer and maybe better surround and center channel speakers in the future. I am in no rush to upgrade the current speakers. They all sound great for an all in one package such as this you just cannot beat the price.

For the price you just cannot beat this deal.

I recently purchased this System over the weekend. It took me a great deal of time to set up and get the speakers just where they sounded best. It took me about 3 hours total. The longest part was stripping the cables and measuring the cable lenght that was needed. This was entirely exptected though.
After setting everything up, if you want the best sound you need to learn all the settings the reciever has to offer(and there are enought to keep you occupied for hours just testing the results). All this was expected since I have been researching this a lot.
Now onto the performance of the system. The center speaker is of great quality, I have never heard voices come out at this systems quality on a system at this price point. I even heard accents in actors that I have never before noticed. The subwoofer is pretty powerful for being a non-powered one. It is still deep enough to shake the walls and feel throughout most of your house. The sound quality is great at default setting and can be even better if set it up right for what you are listening to. There is not an equalizer setting though, Just pre-set equalizer settings.
On this system, the quality of sound stays clear and sharp even at deicble levels that are nearly painful(at least for my room's size). I tried my best but could not get this system to produce distorted sounds at high volume.
There are only three downsides to this system.
1. The included cables.
You have to strip the cables and measure them yourself and they are not exactly MONSTOR quality.
2. The subwoofer.
It is now powered
3. The receiver does not have S-video(but few things need it, and it has 3 component inputs so you should just use those anyways)

All in all I give this system a perfect 6 out of 5 for the price point.

I have owned this system (YHT-370) for about 3 months and it has delivered to all expectations. High quality sound, excellent compatibility with all my other components, full featured, excellent high-quality wood speakers: What more could someone want? Unless you are a professional musician or composer, or need ultra-high end gear, this blows away all the low/mid-range products. I am always skeptical of consumer electronics, but Yamaha has always delivered over the long-term for me as a brand.