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Imagine doing away with those unsightly wires snaking along the floor and walls to your speakers. Wouldn't it be great to pick up a speaker and move it to a spot that looks and sounds the best? Wireless speakers offer the kind of flexibility that home theater owners prefer. That is particularly the case when setting up the rear... more »
Wireless speakers are not that much more complicated than a regular wired speaker setup for a home theater system. The only difference is the addition of two devices to the mix--a transmitter and a receiver (which is built into the wireless speakers themselves). The vast majority of wireless speaker setups have excellent range--they... more »
Everyone has different audio tastes. What sounds crisp and beautiful to one person, for example, may sound "tinny" to another. This individuality is compounded by the acoustic situation unique to every location. With some basic knowledge of audio systems, you can assemble a custom stereo system that produces the ideal sound for your... more »
One of the most difficult aspects of installing a home theater system is running speaker wire to the rear speakers. Exposed wires can be unsightly, and concealing wires can be difficult, time-consuming and expensive. One option that is often overlooked is a "wireless" run, which can be done with the right equipment. While this won't... more »
Transforming your surround-sound speakers into wireless speakers that can be placed almost anywhere will require a wireless speaker kit available at most large electronics stores and through online retailers. Prices for a conversion kit start at about $100 and climb as high as you are willing to spend. Whatever you buy, make sure the... more »
Surround sound home theater systems are becoming more advanced, streamlined and compact all the time. Though they are sophisticated pieces of... more »
While turning regular speakers into wireless speakers may sound quite difficult, there's a number of kits on the market that make it simple. No... more »
A loudspeaker (or "speaker") is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical signal into sound. The speaker pulses in accordance with the variations of an electrical signal and causes sound waves to propagate through a medium such as air or water.
Loudspeakers (and other electroacoustic transducers) are the most variable elements in a modern audio system and are usually responsible for most distortion and audible differences when comparing sound systems.
Terminology
The term "loudspeaker" can refer to individual transducers (known as "drivers") or to complete systems consisting of an enclosure incorporating one or more drivers. To adequately reproduce a wide range of frequencies, most loudspeaker systems require more than one driver, particularly for high sound pressure level or maximum accuracy. Individual drivers are used to reproduce different frequency ranges. The drivers are named subwoofers (for very low frequencies); woofers (low frequencies); mid-range speakers (middle frequencies); tweeters (high frequencies); and sometimes supertweeters, optimized for the highest audible frequencies. The terms for different speaker drivers differ, depending on the application. In two-way loudspeakers, there is no mid-range driver, so the task of reproducing the mid-range sounds falls upon the woofer and tweeter. Home stereos use the designation "tweeter" for high frequencies, whereas professional audio systems for concerts may designate high frequency drivers as "HF", or "highs", or "horns". When multiple drivers are used in a system, a "filter network", called a crossover, separates the incoming signal into different frequency ranges and routes them to the appropriate driver. A loudspeaker system with n separate frequency bands is described as "n-way speakers": a two-way system will have woofer and tweeter speakers; a three-way system is either a combination of woofer, mid-range, and tweeter, or subwoofer, woofer, and tweeter.
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