Get surround sound without wires
by at January 19, 2009 6:10 pm
Sections: Audio, CES, Home Audio, Trade Shows
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Jumping on the wireless bandwagon at CES, Acoustic Research announced their new Modular Wireless Speaker Conversion line. These modules allow you to turn any 5.1 or smaller speaker system into a wireless application. To solve the common problem with wireless speakers where the signal bounces off of objects in the room creating a lag in one or more speakers, Audiovox has developed what it calls “Diversity antennas” which uses error correction to ensure interference doesn’t disrupt the signals. Each of the six channels provides 16 bit audio at 60 digital watts.
With each channel able to provide signals to six different speakers, the Modular Wireless Speaker Conversion system could be used as a whole house audio device, though there are better options. The 5.1 system starts at $600 and the two speaker set will go for $250 with add on modules also available. Like most products at CES, no official word on when these will be released.
Company Site: [Acoustic Research]
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