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More info?)
Barry,
Fantastic info. thanks for your time
Gregg
Barry Mann wrote:
> In <yLudnZNNXfi6oXXcRVn-1g@comcast.com>, on 01/14/05
> at 04:41 PM, gregg <saville@comcast.net> said:
>
>
>
>>I have a living room that's decorated 18th century. Well all except
>>for the component sound system, and 3 foot speakers ;^) The sound
>>system is giving out and it's time to buy a new one.
>
>>My first thought was to buy a small unit and hide it in a cabinet.
>>Something like the Cambridge 740 or the Bose Wave radio.
>
>>But then I saw that one can buy transmitters/receivers that take the
>>speaker signal and transmit to speakers in another room. It woud be
>>much easier for me to hide speakers than a whole system.
>
>> But my question is:
>
>>Do these wireless systems degrade the sound quality a lot? I'm not an
>> audiophile and I don't need a primo system. But it would be nice if
>>the sound was decent.
>
> Wireless does not have to damage the sound, but current implementations
> do. Mostly, it's a price issue. One must have a transmitter, a receiver
> and amplifier for each speaker, plus the speakers. Most current
> wireless systems are in the two to three hundred dollar range. This
> price level of speaker, without the additional wireless components and
> amplifiers, is not usually considered "quality" by those who prefer
> component systems. Wireless speakers should be priced appropriately
> than a similarly performing wired speaker. Priced properly, wireless
> could be a fine option.
>
> Wireless doesn't eliminate all the wires, however, because you'll still
> need wires to carry power to the speakers. Battery powered speakers are
> certainly possible, but the operating costs will be high both
> monetarily and in management time (someone will have to replace or
> recharge batteries regularly -- probably daily).
>
> We are beginning to see equipment that uses ethernet technology (wired
> and wireless) to distribute audio. This technology will eliminate some
> of the wires with very little loss of quality -- and many will argue
> that there is no practical loss of quality.
>
> Hiding wires is not always so difficult. If the room has an unfinished
> basement or crawl space below, running wires is usually not much of a
> problem. Hollow trim can be added or existing trim can be hollowed to
> accept wires. A professional consultation may be a great help. If
> you've recently done some renovation, the project trades people
> (general contractor, electrician, air-conditioning, plumber, etc.) will
> have valuable insight about were to run wires.
>
> Unless you have a need to create an equipment display, the actual
> equipment can be hidden in a cabinet, closet, or moved to a different
> floor. Only the speakers must be in the room. With a little
> imagination, speakers can be made to disappear. We sometimes work with
> designers, and they can be a pain because they are very visual and have
> no respect for physical reality. I can remember one job where a very
> fussy designer jumped all over us claiming that we were holding up the
> job because we hadn't installed the speakers. I simply pointed out that
> we had installed them several days prior. This was a former 1920's
> firehouse, much of the original styling was intact, and we made four
> 36x12x18 inch speakers disappear in the livingroom to the point where
> the designer didn't notice them -- and he knew in advance where we were
> placing them. Actually, we didn't go to any special trouble to hide
> them (they were unobstructed and in plain sight), we simply took
> advantage of shadows, light, and color -- the speakers became part of
> the room.
>
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