Yamaha LX170 review

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A blurb from their website:
https://au.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/lifestyle_audio/lsx-170/features.html

Some interesting points
30W amp
3.5mm stereo input
Ambient light


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A long time ago, a speaker was simply that. A speaker. It produced sound, and that’s that. Now, they not only give good sound, but in some cases, actually look good and become a fixture in your home, something you show off to your friends and when you walk past, you stop for a moment, admire it and smile. Well that’s what you do when you own this speaker.

It does not resemble anything else, it’s conical structure, about a foot and a half, with a metal chassis, and you don’t see any visible speaker cone at all. These are hidden within the structure, with tweeters on top and a woofer pointing downwards. They fire to give you a nice thump, and the signal is steady with no drop off up to about 10m. You get impressive bass extension, and a good treble, with a decent mid. Do note that this is a mains powered device, with no built in battery. 

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However, the icing on the cake or rather the main reason why it’s such an eye catching device only reveals it’s when you use it at night. You see, apart from a cool shape and a stylish design, there is a set of ambient light that turns this into an eye catching piece of art. The lighting extends upward and outward, giving a wonderful warm glow.

This light can obviously turned on in daylight, but it really comes into it’s own when you use it at night or in a darker room. You can program the light to come on at different timings, and there is an app to help you control it.

Both light and sound are bounced off a series of reflectors and spreads the sound and light around, that impart a very desirable glow. It is a sight to behold. That and the decent sound will make it the talk of your home when guests come round.

It’s no wonder that not only has this speaker won awards for sound, it has also garnered a lot of praise for it’s design.



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