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Yamaha DVD-S1500
8 reviews
( views/week)
 3.13 of 5
MSRP: $ 449.00
DVD-Audio and SACD playback, NTSC/PAL Progressive Scan, NTSC/PAL conversion, Faroudja DCDi processing, CD upsampling (176.4 kHz), 108MHz/12-bit video DAC, 192kHz/24-bit audio DAC, Audio Direct, MP3 navigation display, MP3 fast forward/rewind/special playback, gold-plated terminals for all pin jacks, DVD-Audio and SACD playback, NTSC/PAL Progressive Scan, NTSC/PAL conversion, Faroudja DCDi processing, CD upsampling (176.4 kHz), 108MHz/12-bit video DAC, 192kHz/24-bit audio DAC, Audio Direct, MP3 navigation display, MP3 fast forward/rewind/special playback, gold-plated terminals for all pin jacks, optical and coaxial digital outputs, aluminum front panel, remote control, removeable IEC power cord.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
gruss72
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
September 22, 2007Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months |
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Review 1 of 8
Price Paid:
$139.00
from Amazon.com Summary:
OK unit for what I paid, kinda feel sorry for the folks that spent more than 200 bucks. Sound and Video quality marginally better than my Panasonic f85, but using the DACs in my reciever sound better than either so I didnt gain much there. Bass/speaker management is horrible. Guess its OK if you have a standard system but I run four large speakers. I just use the 2 channel out on it, since thats how I prefer to listen to music anyway, didnt fulfill my dreams of replacing the panasonic. Had to leave that hooked up for the rare occasion that I want to actually listen to the multi channel mix on a dvd-a Strengths:
Universal player, kind of nice to be able to throw anything at it. Weaknesses:
Bass/speaker management. Barely holds its own against a 4 year old panasonic 5 dvd changer that I paid the same price for! Similar Products Used:
Panasonic f85
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Rating
Reviewed by:
Rando235
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
July 27, 2005Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
3 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 2 of 8
Price Paid:
$400.00
from Good Guys Summary:
My original unit had a very noisy transport, was slow to read/detect discs, would randomly "freeze" on Upon initial purchase of this unit, everything was fine. Over a period of several months, however, DVD-A discs (and some SACDs) would freeze the player at random points. Some brand-new SACD discs would refuse to load at all. I returned the unit to Yamaha, they sent me a new player, and all is well. Fantastic sounding SACD and DVD-A playback. Video playback is stellar with progressive scan and DCDi - very filmlike on my LCD TV. Strengths:
Sleek look. Audio and video is fantastic. Yamaha customer support. Weaknesses:
Main menu background is an odd choice (planet and stars). Remote is poor considering the price paid. No screensaver. From what I've been reading here, including my experience ... Yamaha should look into the build quality of this model.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
goododogbad
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
March 11, 2005Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 3 of 8
Price Paid:
$360.00
from Good Guys Summary:
Well, I love that it's universal and that it figures out what the formats are on it's own, but I have to agree with some of the above comments: it's slow to read discs, it's noisy, and the UI stinks.
Sound and picture quality seem top notch, but due to many random, and some repeatable problems I'm afarid I need to return this. My search for a decent and sub $500 universal player continues. Strengths:
universal player, auto detects disc type, slim, on screen menu decent (compared to others), sound and picture quality excellent. Not having to switch outputs to play back differant audio types (DVD-A/SACD to DTS). Weaknesses:
doesn't recognize some standard red book audio CDs! Occasionally hesitates during DVD playback then skips to next chapter - not always repeatable but happens often enough to be a concern, even with brand new discs. Random audio drop out during DTS playback (maybe my reciever?). Occasionaly sticks in Reading mode, must power down. Skipping tracks on SACD playback. LED screen is useless. Remote isn't so great. Similar Products Used:
Toshiba DVD Audio player
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Rating
Reviewed by:
johnzena
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
February 25, 2005Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year Visitors rate this review
4.75 of 5,
4.00 votes
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Review 4 of 8
Price Paid:
$369.00
from internet Summary:
I bought this unit off the internet for $369.00 shipped to my door. This is an excellent SACD/DVDAudio DVD player. The sound quality is as good as any unit I've listened to up to a thousand dollars. The bass is deep and tight, the highs are extended with minimal grain. The only major quirk I've listened to is if you're going to use it in stereo mode you should use the dedicated combined stereo outputs. When I put the player in stereo mode through the user interface and used the front left right outputs from the five channel output the sound was way worse in comparison. No life with a totally dull sound. In mult-channel mode it worked much better. If your looking for a Universal player for under $1000.00 save your money and purchase this one. Strengths:
Sound quality, video quality Weaknesses:
Remote control. Similar Products Used:
Philips S920 DVD/SACD player. Denon 220 Universal player.
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Rating
Reviewed by:
dmallard
(Casual Listener)
Review Date
January 22, 2005Overall Rating
3 of 5
Value Rating
3 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months |
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Review 5 of 8
Price Paid:
$399.00
from Tweeter Summary:
Good, but this product never should have made it to market. Very noisy transport especially when playing CDs. I don't know if this was an individual flaw of if it is a defect of the unit in general. My guess is the latter. I did not want to go through the trouble of taking a second unit back. Strengths:
Good detailed sound. As expected from a Yamaha. Very decent picture quality. Weaknesses:
Horribly loud transport buzzing when playing most audio CDs and certain DVDs. Takes a noticably long time to read when the disk is inserted. It takes longer than it takes for the Yamaha CDX2 CD player to read a CD (a CD player Yamaha made 20 years ago). Similar Products Used:
Denon
JVC
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