Are Wireless Home Theatre Surround Speakers good?reliable?
I’m planning to buy Samsungs HT-TZ322. its a home theatre system in a box. There is one that is exactly the same as this one, but it has a wireless rear speakers. And there’s one that doesn’t. The one that doesn’t is $100 cheaper.
I’d just like to know if its worth it and if its reliable. Because I’m afraid like in 3 or 4 years, that the wireless connections might start to break off and not be as clear for the rear speakers which are wireless.
Another concern is that wireless things are bad for health. I don’t know if i’m just paranoid or something, but when I use or am near wireless things I get dizzy. Like talking on a cellphone for a long time or using wireless laptop.
What’s your thought?
Thanks.
hello,
You should know the Samsung rear wireless speakers are not really "wireless". They actually connect to a rear wireless "module" that have wires just like your other speakers. The main advantage being that you don’t run the wires to the front of the room, just connect to the module in the back of the room which receives the signal from a TX card on the main unit. As far as reliability, they do occasionally have defective TX cards (which provide the transmission from main unit to rear unit), but you can usually determine if you have a bad card within the 1st month or so. Samsung has a 1 year warranty on htheaters, so you can get them replaced. It’s quite rare that they go bad after that and you can always buy another card if it does after the warranty expires. Sometimes the tx cards lose contact with the rear unit and must be reset, which is a pain when entertaining. Are the wireless units worth it? It depends on your personality, some people cannot STAND to see wires running around the room. Personally, I’d rather have the unit wired up for a direct connection and reliability.
-cheers, ps
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Samsung blue-tooth speaker system are the best option for wireless, they won’t interface like other wireless speaker, but you should consider good old wire speaker, wallmount might be professional help, but will gave you sound that no wireless speaker can rival.
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hello,
You should know the Samsung rear wireless speakers are not really "wireless". They actually connect to a rear wireless "module" that have wires just like your other speakers. The main advantage being that you don’t run the wires to the front of the room, just connect to the module in the back of the room which receives the signal from a TX card on the main unit. As far as reliability, they do occasionally have defective TX cards (which provide the transmission from main unit to rear unit), but you can usually determine if you have a bad card within the 1st month or so. Samsung has a 1 year warranty on htheaters, so you can get them replaced. It’s quite rare that they go bad after that and you can always buy another card if it does after the warranty expires. Sometimes the tx cards lose contact with the rear unit and must be reset, which is a pain when entertaining. Are the wireless units worth it? It depends on your personality, some people cannot STAND to see wires running around the room. Personally, I’d rather have the unit wired up for a direct connection and reliability.
-cheers, ps
http://www.ZeroToHeroOnline.com
References :
me. years and years in electronics and music studios.
I can understand your desire for "wireless"! Believe me, I would love to not have to run wires all over the room you use as your home theater, not even having the option to do any "in-wall" wiring. That in mind, unfortunately in my search for a GREAT quality, wireless speaker system came up with NOTHING to recommend. In my research, most recommendations were to stick with "wired" to insure a strong, steady and consistent signal to your rear/all speakers, something that most products "say" you’ll get, but in reality, there are too many variables you need to control to make this claim true. You may or may not be familiar with him, but I consulted directly with Don Lindich of the "Sound Advice Blog" web-site and his opinion was to "save your cash" and just find the most efficient and convenient way to "wire those rear speakers". Sorry to disappoint you with my answer but if you want to continue your quest, GOOD LUCK with your choice, hope they do the job for you!
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Here’s a link to the Sound Advice Blog: http://www.soundadviceblog.com/
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