Several Good Tips To Help Choose A Wireless Surround Sound Product The latest series of wireless surround sound transmitter products claims streaming of music throughout the home without limits. We will look at numerous products and technologies to find out in how far these products are effective for whole-house audio applications and what to look out for when purchasing a wireless system.
If your home is not wired for audio then you face quite a problem 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 costly and consequently many people are looking for other options. There are several technologies solving this problem. These include infrared wireless, RF wireless, wireless LAN (WLAN) and powerline.
Infrared is limited to line of sight since the audio signal is broadcast as lightwaves and for that reason devices using this technology, such as infrared wireless surround sound products, are restricted to a single room.
Infrared is restricted to line of sight because the audio signal is broadcast as lightwaves and consequently devices utilizing this technology, such as infrared wireless surround sound products, are restricted to a single room. RF wireless music devices broadcast the music signal via radio waves. These radio wave signals can without difficulty go through walls. The signal is sent either by utilizing FM transmission or digital transmission. FM transmitters are the cheapest option. They offer decent range but the audio signal is prone to audio distortion and noise and is extremely susceptible to interference from other wireless transmitters.
Products using digital wireless audio transmission, such as Amphony audio transmitter products, utilize a digital protocol in which the audio is converted to a digital signal before transmission. This method ensures that the audio quality is entirely preserved. Some transmitters use some sort of audio compression, such as Bluetooth transmitters, which will degrade the audio to some degree. Transmitters which send the audio data uncompressed will achieve the highest fidelity.
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 using WLAN will introduce some amount of delay to the signal. WLAN receivers often do not have built-in network access. As a result, such devices frequently require purchasing separate LAN cards. These cards are then plugged into every receiver.
Here are some suggestions for choosing a wireless audio system: If you plan to stream audio into several rooms of your home, be sure to pick a system that allows streaming to multiple receivers at the same time. That way you don't have to purchase a separate transmitter for each receiver that you are streaming to. Selecting a product with some form of error correction will help mitigate against strong RF interference. Such interference can be brought on by other wireless transmitters. Choose a digital RF transmitter to maintain the original audio quality, preferably one with an audio latency of less than 10 ms in case of video or other time-sensitive applications.
Choose a transmitter that has all of the audio inputs you require, e.g. speaker inputs, RCA inputs etc. Make sure that you can purchase separate receivers later on as you expand your system. Check that you can get receivers with speaker outputs for connecting regular loudspeakers as well as receivers with line-level RCA outputs. Select a transmitter that can regulate the audio volume of the input stage. This will give you the versatility to connect the transmitter to any kind of equipment with different signal levels. Otherwise the audio may get clipped inside the transmitter converter stage or the dynamic range is not fully used.
Check that the system provides amplified receivers with a digital amplifier to guarantee high power efficiency. This will help keep the receiver cool during operation. In addition, make sure the amplifier provides low audio distortion. This is important for good sound quality. Make sure the receivers can drive speakers with your desired Ohm rating. Choosing a product where the wireless receivers have a small footprint and easy mounting options will help during the set up. Devices which work in the 5.8 GHz frequency band will have less trouble with wireless interference than devices utilizing the crowded 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz frequency band.
If your home is not wired for audio then you face quite a problem 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 costly and consequently many people are looking for other options. There are several technologies solving this problem. These include infrared wireless, RF wireless, wireless LAN (WLAN) and powerline.
Infrared is limited to line of sight since the audio signal is broadcast as lightwaves and for that reason devices using this technology, such as infrared wireless surround sound products, are restricted to a single room.
Infrared is restricted to line of sight because the audio signal is broadcast as lightwaves and consequently devices utilizing this technology, such as infrared wireless surround sound products, are restricted to a single room. RF wireless music devices broadcast the music signal via radio waves. These radio wave signals can without difficulty go through walls. The signal is sent either by utilizing FM transmission or digital transmission. FM transmitters are the cheapest option. They offer decent range but the audio signal is prone to audio distortion and noise and is extremely susceptible to interference from other wireless transmitters.
Products using digital wireless audio transmission, such as Amphony audio transmitter products, utilize a digital protocol in which the audio is converted to a digital signal before transmission. This method ensures that the audio quality is entirely preserved. Some transmitters use some sort of audio compression, such as Bluetooth transmitters, which will degrade the audio to some degree. Transmitters which send the audio data uncompressed will achieve the highest fidelity.
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 using WLAN will introduce some amount of delay to the signal. WLAN receivers often do not have built-in network access. As a result, such devices frequently require purchasing separate LAN cards. These cards are then plugged into every receiver.
Here are some suggestions for choosing a wireless audio system: If you plan to stream audio into several rooms of your home, be sure to pick a system that allows streaming to multiple receivers at the same time. That way you don't have to purchase a separate transmitter for each receiver that you are streaming to. Selecting a product with some form of error correction will help mitigate against strong RF interference. Such interference can be brought on by other wireless transmitters. Choose a digital RF transmitter to maintain the original audio quality, preferably one with an audio latency of less than 10 ms in case of video or other time-sensitive applications.
Choose a transmitter that has all of the audio inputs you require, e.g. speaker inputs, RCA inputs etc. Make sure that you can purchase separate receivers later on as you expand your system. Check that you can get receivers with speaker outputs for connecting regular loudspeakers as well as receivers with line-level RCA outputs. Select a transmitter that can regulate the audio volume of the input stage. This will give you the versatility to connect the transmitter to any kind of equipment with different signal levels. Otherwise the audio may get clipped inside the transmitter converter stage or the dynamic range is not fully used.
Check that the system provides amplified receivers with a digital amplifier to guarantee high power efficiency. This will help keep the receiver cool during operation. In addition, make sure the amplifier provides low audio distortion. This is important for good sound quality. Make sure the receivers can drive speakers with your desired Ohm rating. Choosing a product where the wireless receivers have a small footprint and easy mounting options will help during the set up. Devices which work in the 5.8 GHz frequency band will have less trouble with wireless interference than devices utilizing the crowded 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz frequency band.
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