One of the most annoying things about installing a killer home theater or multi-room audio system, is snaking wires through the walls and ceilings to install the speakers where you want them. We've seen a few dedicated systems that include wireless speaker hookups, but until now there wasn't an easy wireless solution that you could use with any speaker.
The new WEM-1 from legendary speaker company JBL transmits two channel audio up to 70 feet over a 2.4 GHz wireless connection, allowing you to send music to a second room, or to connect the rear speakers in a surround rig without snaking wires. The transmitter has RCA, mini-jack and speaker level inputs, while the receiver has a 50 watt per channel amplifier, and a subwoofer output. A remote lets you control the volume, or switch to a local input like an iPod in the second room.
The WEM-1 will be available later this month for $359
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By BoxerFanatic at 4:35 PM ON 09/06/08
It seems like all of these solutions skirt around the issue.
the feature list of this isn't bad. But it is 2.4GHz, but NOT WiFi. So it will more likely just add noise to that bandwidth, along with your 2.4Ghz phones.
How about unifying it onto the network protocols, and cooperating, rather than just jamming a bunch of disperate signals onto one bandwidth segment.
I think I will stick to my AirPort Express via WiFi. IF I need to have speakers hooked directly to it, there are several self-powered monitor options out there to fit that bill, and probably will do better than a 50w/channel amp. in that little box, until something better comes along that is network cooperative, rather than competitive.