Senin, 04 November 2013

A Few Tricks To Help Choose A Wireless Surround Sound Kit

By Scott Humton


Several Secrets To Help Choose A Wireless Surround Sound Package

Getting audio from your living room to your bed room can be quite a problem particularly in buildings which are not wired for audio. There are several technologies solving this problem. These include infrared wireless, RF wireless, wireless LAN (WLAN) and powerline.

Infrared products send the audio as lightwaves. Light can't go through walls. For that reason products using infrared, such as wireless surround sound kits, are limited to a single room.

RF wireless music products send the music signal via radio waves. These radio wave signals can easily go through walls. The signal is sent either by using FM transmission or digital transmission. The least expensive choice is FM transmission. Products using FM transmission, on the other hand, have a number of drawbacks. These include degradation of the audio quality due to noise or hiss and audio distortion. In addition, FM transmitter products are also rather susceptible to interference from other wireless transmitters.

Wireless LAN (WLAN) products are useful when streaming from a PC but will add some amount of latency or delay to the signal since wireless LAN was not originally designed for real-time audio streaming. WLAN receivers usually require purchasing a separate LAN card to be plugged into every receiver.

WLAN products are convenient for broadcasting audio from a PC. However, wireless LAN was never designed for real-time audio streaming. As a result, products utilizing WLAN will introduce some amount of delay to the signal. Also, some products require to buy separate wireless LAN modules that are plugged into every audio receiver.

Powerline products use the power mains to distribute audio and provide great range but run into problems if there are separate mains circuits in the house in terms of crossing between circuits. Powerline products have another problem in the form of power surges and spikes which can cause transmission errors. To avoid audio dropouts, these products will generally have an audio latency of several seconds as a safeguard. Here are some pointers for selecting the perfect wireless audio system: Try to find a system that can run several wireless receivers from a single transmitter. Ideally an unlimited number of receivers should be supported. That way you don't need to buy extra transmitters when you start adding receivers in several rooms of your home. Selecting a product with some type of error correction will help mitigate against strong RF interference. Such interference can be brought on by other wireless transmitters. Pick a digital RF audio transmitter to guarantee that the audio quality is preserved. Make sure the audio latency is smaller than 10 ms if you have a real-time application such as video.

Here are some guidelines for choosing a wireless audio system: If you plan to stream audio into numerous rooms of your house, be certain to select a system that permits streaming to multiple receivers at the same time. That way you don't have to buy a separate transmitter for every receiver that you are streaming to. Choosing a product with some type of error correction will help mitigate against strong RF interference. Such interference can be caused by other wireless transmitters. Select a digital RF transmitter to preserve the original audio quality, preferably one with an audio latency of less than 10 ms in case of video or other time-sensitive applications.

Ensure that the system offers amplified receivers with a digital amplifier to guarantee high power efficiency. This will help keep the receiver cool during operation. In addition, make sure the amplifier offers low audio distortion. This is crucial for good sound quality. Check that the amplified receiver is able to drive speakers with the preferred Ohm rating and that it is small and easily mountable for easy installation. 5.8 GHz wireless products normally have less problems with interference from other wireless transmitters than devices operating at 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz.




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