Yamaha DSP-AX 1

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Yamaha
• Model: DSP-AX 1
• Type: A/V amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 2000 - 2002
• Made in: Japan
• Color: Champagne, Black
• Remote control: adaptive and programmable with illuminated buttons and input selection display
• Power consumption: 550 W
• Dimensions: 471 x 211 x 473 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 28 kg
• Original price approx.: 5'600 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs: 12 pairs (audio)
  • Phono 2,5mV/47kOhm

CD, Tuner, Tape, MD, DVD, LD, D-TV, CBL/SAT, VCR 1,2,3, V-Aux 150mV/47kOhm

• • Dolby Digital RF (for Laserdisc)

3x Digital-Coaxial (freely assignable)

• • 7x Digital-Optical (freely assignable)
  • 6-channel analogue input 150mV/47kOhm

3x Component Video

• • 10x Composite (Video)
  • 10x S-Video
• Number of outputs: 12 (audio + video)
  • Headphone 150mV/100Ohm
  • Main-Out 1V/1,2kOhm
  • 8-channel analogue pre-outs
  • Mono/Split Subwoofer
  • 1x multi-room
  • 1x Digital-Optical
  • 4x Analog-REC
  • 1x Component
  • 2x Composite (Video)
  • 2x S-Video
  • RS-232C interface

Technical Data

Audio

• Channels: 8.2
• DIN output power (4Ohm, 1kHz, 0.7% distortion)

Stereo: 2x 180W

• • Center: 180W

Rear: 2x 180W

• • Rear Center: 180W
  • Front Effect: 2x 60W
• Output power (8Ohm, 20Hz to 20kHz, 0.015% distortion)

Stereo: 2x 110W

• • Center: 110W
  • Rear: 2x 110W
  • Rear Center: 110W

Front Effect: 2x 35W

• Dynamic output power (IHF, stereo channels): 150/180/240/340W (8/6/4/2Ohm)
• Output power according to IEC (stereo): 120W (8Ohm, 1kHz, 0.015% distortion)
• Dynamic reserve: 1.3dB
• 44-bit processors (2x original Yamaha YSS-910)
• Original Yamaha YSS-918 and YSS-908 for the different decoders
• Burr-Brown 96KHz/24bit D/A converter (PCM-1704) for all 10 channels
• Noise margin: 100dB
• Circuit for linear damping factor
• Attenuation factor: 200 (8Ohm, 20-20,000Hz)
• Frequency response: 10-100,000Hz +0/-3 dB
• Channel separation: 1kHz/70dB, 10kHz/60dB (at volume -30dB, terminated with 5.1kOhm).
• Tone control:
  • Bass: +/- 10dB at 50Hz

Treble: +/- 10dB at 20Hz

• Distortion factor: 0.005% or less
• Bass extension: +6dB at 60Hz
• Pure-Direct/Line-Straight

Video

• TV standard: PAL
• External voltage spacing: 50dB or more
• Frequency response: 5Hz-10MHz -3dB
• Max. Input level: 1.5V s-s

Sound Formats

• Dolby ProLogic, Dolby Digital-EX, DTS-ES

Special Features

• Separable pre- and power amplifiers
• Massive resonance-free aluminum heat sinks
• Copper coated bottom plate
• Shielding of the DSP's
• Cinema DSP's with 2 front effect channels to simulate room height
• Center and rear center equalizers (5 bands: 100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz and 10 kHz)
• Equalizer consisting of one treble equalizer and one parametric equalizer each for four speaker groups:
  • Stereo and center speakers

effect speakers surround speakers

• • Rear center speakers
• Low Frequency Test function (selectable by octave between 35-250Hz)
• On-screen menu
• Oil-damped solid metal door

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Yamaha DSP-AX 1
• Yamaha DSP-AX 2

Pictures

• Image: Yamaha DSP-AX 1

• Image: Yamaha DSP-AX 1 with open flap.

• Image: Yamaha DSP-AX 1 in black

• Image: Yamaha DSP-AX 1 back

Reports

• Detailed review with data at "Area DVD": [[1]]

• Audio: "Reference Class" (95 out of 100 points).
• Home Cinema: 1+; "Top class".
• Stereoplay: "Very good"
• Audiovision: 1.79; "Test winner".