With continuous advancement in the realm of technology, many conditions which seemed impossible or at least difficult in the past, now appears before us as a reality. Within the domain of sound technology, wireless speakers are one such set of innovations which promises to remove the clutter of wires and promises to make life more comfortable and convenient. The speaker receivers can be positioned at any place or in any room where the listener wants it to be. This is a boon for owners of home theater, surround sound or other audio systems which hitherto were characterized by a mass of cables connecting the system components lying on the floor or which had to be concealed in the walls or in the ceiling at an extra cost. Moreover, detecting a fault was no easy task.
Here are links to many specific pages of information to help you decide which type of wireless speaker system is right for your needs.
- Digital Wireless Speakers
- 900mhz Wireless Speakers
- Wireless Indoor Outdoor Speakers
- Wireless Laptop Speakers
- Wireless Rear Speakers
- Wireless Rock Speakers
- Wireless Speaker Adapter
- Wireless TV Speakers
Wireless outdoor speakers come in models for garden speakers, rock speakers while the indoor models of a wireless speaker system can include rear speakers for surround sound, ceiling speakers, mp3 media players and many other types of home audio products.
While one would like to believe that “wireless” means just that when it comes to streaming video and audio, it sadly only means “less wires” as of now. The one cord that wireless speakers haven’t been able to get rid of is the power cord which is not only required by the speakers themselves, but also by the transmitter – so that’s two power cords right from the get go.
If one were to study the way wireless speakers work then one would see two units, one for receiving the digital sound signal and another for transmitting it. The transference of information between the two units can be accomplished in a number of ways be they light (infrared light) or digital signals using technology like Bluetooth. The most common way that this is now done is the based on the same principal that allows cordless phones to function – radio frequency transmissions across various bands.
Wireless speakers also suffer from degraded sound quality because of multiple sound format conversions. The digital signal from a Dolby Digital DTS is converted to analog when it’s output to a multichannel receiver. This signal is again either reconverted to a digital signal of a lower quality or into an analog signal for transmission using RF to the remote speakers. The remote speakers upon receiving the digital input signals further transfer the format into analog to play over the speaker cones.
What is available today in terms of wireless speaker technology is probably more than what an average audiophile would need for his listening needs and the market does offer a number of powerful wireless speakers for under $200 that are quite worth the price. There are a few interesting products from major players such as Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Kenwood or the Rocketfish RF WHTIB that. Amazon has a large collection of wireless speakers including popular models like the Bose Soundlink Wireless Music System and the highly acclaimed Boston Acoustics Classic Series CPS12Wi Wireless Ready Powered Woofer which is available with free shipping. Parrot Design’s Zikmu Wireless Hi-Fi Speakers which have been designed by Philippe Starck are a must for every audiophile’s wireless speaker collection.