Oregon Scientific WRS368 Music Sphere Wireless Speaker with Transmitter Review

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(More customer reviews)I have to say....I bought 2 of these on a whim in a recent sale.......
Suffice to say....I think these could be the MOST IMPRESSIVE Wireless Speakers I have ever owned.....and I've owned them all from 900mhz ones to fancy Sony 2.4ghz ones. All came with a downside of some sort whether it be Hiss, distortion, poor sound quality, low volume....etc. These have none of those problems
While 1st testing....I was blasting music on these.......1st in a bathroom.......Zero Hiss.........I was like "How loud can I make these baby go??" Suffice to say......very loud (you can definitely crank them up).....They have clear highs, and nice Bass and you can adjust the Treble and Bass.
Also...very simple setup....literally plug and play and it supports up to 3 different inputs.
I was absolutely amazed by the range of these.....as I was easily beyond 90+ Feet......I walked all over indoors with the remote speaker in my arm (it's not that heavy even with 6C Batteries).....I experienced Zero Distortion or dropouts with no Clicking (that I've experienced in other "wireless" speakers") and this was in fully obstructed 2-3 rooms away.
Throw in that the environment contains a wide variety of 2.4Ghz Wireless Products including: 8 set 2.8Ghz phone system, 802.11g Network with a D-Link Range Extender and 2 bridged Routers, Wireless HP Printers, XBOX 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, Wireless Bridge with VOIP Adapter.....etc.
Impressive.....Verrry impressive product. Glad I bought 2.....one for use on my deck....and one for use on patio at beach house.
I've seen wireless speakers almost 2 x the price that didn't perform nearly as well as these.
The styling is great and the only downside is that they aren't waterproof/weatherproof....then they'd be THE perfect wireless outdoor speaker. I'm still gonna give them 5 STARS because they beat all the other models I've ever tried my entire life.

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Unleash the full potential of your iPod, portable MP3 player, CD player, or TV with the Music Sphere wireless speaker system. Consisting of a portable wireless speaker and a separate transmitter, the Music Sphere lets you listen to your favorite music in almost any room in the house regardless of where your audio source is located. The audio range extends to 100 feet, so you have plenty of location options, including on the back patio or in the garage. Or you can simply take the speaker to the other side of the room without worrying about cumbersome cables or a complicated setup. And thanks to the transmitter's sophisticated 2.4 GHz frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) technology and the speaker system's three-driver array (two tweeters and a subwoofer in a high-quality acoustic chamber), the audio comes through crystal clear, with no interference and a smooth, powerful sound.
In addition, the transmitter connects to as many as three independent audio sources at once. Want to listen to your iPod without disconnecting from the DVD player or the stereo amp? No problem, as the Music Sphere's two line-in jacks and RCA left/right input keep you fully connected. Even more impressively, the Music Sphere is equipped with remote "learning" and "repeat" functions. This lets you both control the speaker functions through a connected source's remote while also controlling the source itself through the speaker. In other words, you won't need to trudge across the house to increase the volume or skip tracks--just point the CD player's remote at the speaker and you're set.
Listeners will also appreciate the Music Sphere's adjustable bass and treble controls, along with the three-color LCD displaywith indicators for clock, volume, bass and treble levels, input selection, and battery levels. The display even changes color based on which source is currently playing. Additional features include a built-in clock, a wall-mount bracket for the speaker, and a total power output of 6 watts (1.5 watts x 2, plus 3-watt subwoofer).
The speaker, which measures 8 by 7.4 by 7.7 inches (W x H x D), runs for approximately five days on six C-size batteries (assuming around four hours of operation per day). The transmitter, meanwhile, checks in at 4.5 by 4.2 by 4.5 inches. The entire system is backed by a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box Wireless speaker, transmitter, two AC adapters (one each for speaker and transmitter), Y audio cable, wall-mount bracket, four screws, allen key, lint-free cloth, warranty card, quick-start guide, user's manual.

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Acoustic Research AW-871 Wireless Stereo Speakers Review

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(More customer reviews)Even though my experience with wireless headphones were universally poor -- I once overheard my neighbor's cell phone conversation while listening on wireless headphones -- I was very impressed by the plentiful good reviews for this product and decided to give it a try at Amazon's wonderful low price. Amazon sells this product for up to $75 below the price stores ask.
However, once I got it home, hooked it up and turned on my stereo, my experiences with this set of wireless speakers was an exact replay of my expereince with wireless headphones. I set these up as the rear surround speakers in my living room as part of on my 5.1 system, fixing the speakers only about 25 feet from the transmitter. Even in that brief distance with almost no physical block between them, the left speaker consistently spit out static. The rightt speaker played fine all the time but had an annoying tendency to click while the music was turned off.
This is not what I had in mind for my home stereo! I moved the speakers around (as far as the power cords would go, anyway) and re-situated them, trying to gain greater proximity to the transmitter. This did nothing to improve matters. The transmitter indicated the signal was strong, yet that left speaker continued it staticky way throughout my experiment.
These speakers are easy to set up and easy to get working. You really don't need the instructions if you've had any experience with anything wireless. Still, I consulted the booklet to see if there was anything I was doing wrong. At one point I had the setting on both speakers at "right", so I changed that. No change in the outcome. I also re-set the transmitter from "1" to "2" and even to "3". No change. I moved the speakers again. No change. I consulted the booklet and listened again. Same thing.
Perhaps my experience has something to do with my neighborhood, my home or my neighbors, but my experience was not nearly as good as those reported elsewhere on this page. On the plus side, these speakers sound pretty good for something that barely costs $100 and they are easy to use.
They are portable and can be set up anywhere a power source is near or set up anywhere using battery power. The transmitter is supposed to be good up to 300 feet and I know the speakers in my house received the signal. I simply was not going to pay for a product that resulted in my SACD signal being converted to static.
While the sound the speakers produced was pretty good for something so inexpensive, I was not impressed with them as surround sound speakers. With independent volume controls, they seem like just another set of speakers to me. Compared to the sound I get from my wired surround speakers in another room from my front three speakers, these did not sound much like surround speakers regardless of the amnount of fiddling I did with the volumer controls and transmitter.
Even though this experiment was a failure at my house, I am grateful Amazon accepted my return; not every company on the Web will take back electronics. I wish you better luck with this product than I had.

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Anyone who has installed a speaker system knows the worst part is figuring out how to hide the unsightly speaker cables, especially if your speakers are located across the room from the receiver. Enter this pair of Acoustic Research stereo speakers, which resolves the dilemma by eliminating speaker wires altogether. The system's powerful transmitter broadcasts its 900 MHz signal through walls, floors, ceilings, and other obstacles, giving listeners a wide array of installation options.

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