Wireless Speaker Kits - The End of the Dreaded Cable Clutter?

Recently more and more manufacturers have started to offer home theater systems with wireless speakers or a wireless speaker kit. From a homeowners standpoint, eliminating long speaker cable runs is certainly a big plus. Multi-channel surround sound is a fairly new phenomenon and as such many older houses are not wired for rear speakers, not to mention 7.1 systems. As such a wireless solution might be the logical conclusion. But how reliable are these wireless speaker kits in a real-world scenario and do these options really eliminate the dreaded cable clutter?

Some wireless kits, such as the LG or Rocketfish allow to connect 2 speakers to a wireless receiver unit. This eliminates the cables from the front to the back. However, still cables need to be run from the receiver to each speaker and as such the amount of cables is just reduced but not eliminated. Another wireless surround sound product comes with separate receivers for each speaker which in comparison to the other products does reduce the cable clutter, albeit not eliminate cables completely.

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Will the wireless have any effect on performance? Audio quality is a main concern. In picking a wireless system, one should choose a system where (a) the transmission itself does not pick up any noise or degradation in order to maintain the audio quality and (b) the wireless amplifier itself should be a high-quality amplifier with minimal distortion. Also, the size of the wireless speaker amplifier is a consideration as the receiver should be invisible.

Another issue to consider is that in a home theater setting is that the sound to all speakers should be in sync with the video and also in sync with each speaker. Some wireless units such as the Rocketfish will introduce a delay in the signal, apparently to cope with interference. As such you should investigate how much the signal travelling to the wireless speaker will be delayed. The product however specifies a delay of less than 1 ms which should be low enough for pretty much any real-world application.

Finally, how reliable are wireless speakers and speaker kits? One of the main issues with wireless devices of any sort is interference from other devices. As more and more consumer devices go wireless, the available frequency space becomes more and more limited. Especially the 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz bands are exceptionally crowded, due to WiFi hot spots, cell phones with Bluetooth etc. Picking a system that avoids these frequency bands may be the logical choice, such as systems working at 5.8 GHz.

Aside from using a wireless speaker kit in a home theater environment, another useful application is streaming audio between different rooms of the home where wiring would be difficult to install or for outdoor applications. Just imagine being able to set up your speakers in your backyard in a matter of minutes. The possibilities are endless.

Wireless Speaker Kits - The End of the Dreaded Cable Clutter?

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Clutter Free Wireless Home Theater

When it comes to setting up a home theater, one of the drawbacks for many individuals is having to wrestle with cables and wiring, which quiet naturally lead to wire cluttering, or having to install wiring inside your ceiling and walls to hook up your home theater speaker system for a much neater appearance. Components are available in complete set up kits, or by upgrading your system a piece at a time with add-ons, such as a receiver, surround sound speakers or a transmitter.

Keep in mind that audio and video components are not totally wire-less, they do however feature less wiring than customary audio and video components. The aim it seems is to reduce the amount of wiring and cable clutter that accompanies the use of wired home theaters. There is no hiding the cables and no concern for installing wire throughout the wall and ceilings of your home. Generally, a wireless home theater system, centers on reducing the amount of speaker wires required in the area of a home theater. You will still require a power source connection to it to produce any worthy surround sound or picture quality.

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However, that technology is forever growing, and that there is other items available and capable of supporting a wireless setup, such as wireless media players, speakers and set top boxes, although, there is no true mass market of wireless items to create an interlink wireless set up, yet. The greatest benefit thus far in home theater does not have you stringing speaker wires throughout your home and then attempt to hide the evidence.

A home theater system is one that blends in well with your rooms decor that is pleasing to the eye, while also allowing you an easy installation and a room uncluttered by wires and cables to contend with every time you vacuum or dust.

Some systems normally include a subwoofer and amplifier, two surround sound speakers and three front speakers, however many systems may also include a DVD player as well. The receiver transmits sound signals to the wireless speakers. It features no real connection of any of the components.

It provides entertainment, without the hassle of dealing with lengthy masses of wiring; worry free set up, since many bundled systems can be set up and ready to use, straight from the box. However, today, wireless speakers do not always offer the very best in sound quality compared sided by side with a wired system. However, they do provide a bit of relief when searching for technical problems, since bulky wiring does not connect the units.

Home theater components are convenient and flexible as they can be added to wired home theaters easily as a unit at a time if you want to include them to your home theater room. Keep in mind, however, when adding wireless home theater units to your home and computer that they are more at risk to being manipulated by hackers, more so than wired components.

If you are interested in a home theater system that supports a complete range of file formats including video and audio as well as being able to use it to log online, with easy navigation as well as being clutter free of wiring, you may want to consider having your own wireless home theater.

Clutter Free Wireless Home Theater

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