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A Few Helpful Hints To Help Decide On A Wireless Surround Sound Package


by Scott Humton


Several Suggestions To Help Decide On A Wireless Surround Sound Package

The latest range of wireless surround sound transmitter products claims streaming of music throughout the house without limits. We will look at different products and technologies to find out in how far these products are practical for whole-house audio uses and what to look out for when purchasing a wireless system. If your residence is not wired for audio then you face quite a challenge when you want to get your music from your living room to your bed room. Frequently the audio source cannot be moved. Running speaker wires between rooms will be expensive and as a result a lot of people are looking for alternatives. The following technologies are used by products solving this problem: infrared, RF, wireless LAN and powerline.

Getting audio from your living room to your bedroom can be quite a challenge in particular in homes which are not wired for audio. The following technologies are used by products solving this problem: infrared, RF, wireless LAN and powerline.

RF wireless products broadcast the music as RF waves - either by utilizing FM transmission or digital transmission - and can therefore without difficulty transmit through walls. The least expensive choice is FM transmission. Products utilizing FM transmission, on the other hand, have a series of drawbacks. These include degradation of the audio quality due to static or hiss and audio distortion. In addition, FM transmitter products are also fairly susceptible to interference from other wireless transmitters.

WLAN products are convenient for broadcasting audio from a PC. However, wireless LAN was never designed for real-time audio streaming. As a result, products using WLAN will introduce some amount of delay to the signal. Also, some products require to buy separate wireless LAN modules that are plugged into each audio receiver.

WLAN products are useful for broadcasting audio from a PC. However, wireless LAN was never designed for real-time audio streaming. As a result, products utilizing WLAN will introduce some amount of delay to the signal. Also, a number of products require to purchase separate wireless LAN modules that are plugged into every audio receiver.

Powerline products use the power mains to distribute audio and provide large range but run into trouble if there are individual mains circuits in the home in terms of crossing between circuits. Another challenge confronting powerline products are strong power surges and spikes. Such surges can bring about dropouts in the audio due to errors in the transmission. To safeguard against these errors, powerline products commonly build a delay of several seconds into the transmission. Here are some tips for selecting a wireless audio system: If you plan to stream audio into numerous rooms of your house, be sure to go for a system that permits streaming to multiple receivers at the same time. That way you don't have to purchase a separate transmitter for every receiver that you are streaming to. Selecting a product with some type of error correction will help mitigate against strong RF interference. Such interference can be caused by other wireless transmitters. Pick a digital RF audio transmitter to make sure that the audio quality is maintained. Make sure the audio latency is smaller than 10 ms if you have a real-time application such as video.

Make sure the wireless transmitter provides the audio inputs you need. You may need amplified speaker inputs, RCA audio inputs etc. Make sure that you can buy additional receivers later on as you expand your system. Ensure that you can get receivers with speaker outputs for connecting regular loudspeakers as well as receivers with line-level RCA outputs. If you go with a digital audio transmitter, pick one with an input audio level control knob to avoid the music signal from clipping inside the transmitter audio converter. This will guarantee optimum dynamic range regardless of the signal level of your equipment.

Make sure that the system provides amplified receivers with a digital amplifier to ensure high power efficiency. This will help keep the receiver cool during operation. Also, make sure the amplifier provides low audio distortion. This is vital for good sound quality. Select a system which offers receivers that can drive speakers with the desired Ohm rating. Make sure the receivers have a small form factor and are easily mountable. This will help during the installation. Devices which operate in the 5.8 GHz frequency band will have less trouble with wireless interference than devices using the crowded 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz frequency band.




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