Wireless Speakers

strife1013
strife1013 Posts: 61
edited June 2009 in Speakers
What are your thoughts on wireless speakers? A friend is wanting to buy them and hook a surround sound system, are they any good? Any good brand recommendations? Just some thoughts guys :)
Home Theater:
Receiver- Yamaha RX-V867
Front- Polk Audio Monitor 70
Center- Polk Audio CS2
Surround- Polk Audio Monitor 70
Back- Polk Audio Monitor 60
Sub- Polk Audio PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer
T.V.- 56" Samsung DLP 1080P
Blu-Ray- 60 GB PS3 & Sony BDP S570
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2009
    Yet I think most of the wireless systems out there are HTIBs which I wouldn't suggest to anyone. However, most companies are starting to offer such technology (IE: Polk new PSWi225 subwoofer). Last weekend I have done some testing using an external wireless sender to a pair of powered monitors with greath success. My next step is to do the same with my powered subwoofer. Wireless speakers may at this time limit your choice of speakers therefore, external wireless sender might be an option (of course depending on the amount of channel desired as most sender normally have only 4 different "F" channels available). The 2 fronts and center wouldn't need to be wireless, neither the sub if placed up front. Only the 2 or 4 rear of a 5.1 or 7.1 system may require such. Oh, don't forget that each sender has left and right channels also therefore only 2 senders would be required for the 4 rear of a 7.1. With such option, one would have greather speaker options.
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  • strife1013
    strife1013 Posts: 61
    edited June 2009
    Ehhhhhhh sounds like it's prob not worth it at the time, I'm gonna try and talk her out of wireless speakers but I will pass the info on, thanks!
    Home Theater:
    Receiver- Yamaha RX-V867
    Front- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surround- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Back- Polk Audio Monitor 60
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer
    T.V.- 56" Samsung DLP 1080P
    Blu-Ray- 60 GB PS3 & Sony BDP S570
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  • svtjoe
    svtjoe Posts: 55
    edited June 2009
    Rocket fish wireless extender (best buy..$110)....works with all smaller speakers. Class D amp....25 watts each I think.

    Works great for my RM101's to match my Surroundbar 50. 7.1!!
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2009
    svtjoe wrote: »
    Rocket fish wireless extender (best buy..$110)....works with all smaller speakers. Class D amp....25 watts each I think.

    Works great for my RM101's to match my Surroundbar 50. 7.1!!
    http://www.epinions.com/content_373387202180

    I guess the above is th one you are talking about? Good finding, I'll get one to compare with what I am presently testing. Maybe you could comment on the guy's review? IE: Hissing, background noise... Any issues if someone crosses path between the Tx and Rx? I guess the 25 watts amps is sufficent for rear??

    Humm, a lot more expensive in Canada :(

    http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10087529&catid=21261
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