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Unless you are prepared to spend a grand, I am afraid that £300 wireless systems will seriously be compromised on the sound quality, and a lot of other technical specs.

Unfortunately the time is a long way off when ANY wireless speaker system can compete sonically with a "wired" speaker.

Is there any way you can access under your floor? I recently fitted a solid oak floor in my living room, but pre-wired prior to fitting.

However, I am a tad fanatical with regards to audio quality, and maybe a sound demonstration prior to purchase may be a worthwhile exercise. You need to listen out for hissing from the speakers during quiet moments, if you can live with that then thats fine for your needs.

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I've got this system. Totally stunning sound quality for the price - only issue I have with it is I am not sure if it'll be compatible with blue ray players when I upgrade later.

 

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~SON-DAVDZ660.htm

 

EDIT - infact this is a slightly newer model and its compatible with Sony's S-AIR wireless speaker system - there you go, you are sorted.

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Unless there has been some massive advance in the technology, they will sound awful!!! You just have to have the cables and live with it. Although, I'd put carpet down as won't wood floors make it all echoey... :D

 

I'd hide mine under the floor but I have concrete floors so I just live with drain pipes running around the room... in fact they run across the front of 2 doorways too, but it's a sacrifice you need to make... ;)

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This is something I was looking at, seems to get great reviews

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000RT675G/interactiveda3026-21

 

Sorry guys,but if you spend £566 on this you need your head feeling. The only decent part is the subwoofer, and thats only 6.5 inches.

Philips have never been "up there" along even middle of the road speaker manufacturers. Would you fit Philips speakers in your car?

As I said in my first reply, it depends on your definition of what "good sound" is, but these will be GASH compared to a £500 wired speaker set-up. Sorry to p$$ on your chips, but you want opinions, and thats my (informed) opinion:tongue:

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Setting up a YSP 600 tomorrow .Mate who has spent thousands on amps and speakers got one of these and is well impressed so let you know tomorrow wot i think :D. But he is a propper AVG geek so must be good.........

 

Would be very interested in his appraisal; your mate sounds like my type of geek:D

However good he thinks they are, I still wouldn't consider, though.

The wiring of speakers, in itself, is a science. There are guys out there that spend £400 PER METRE on speaker cable:search:

Having said that, IMO OFC Monster cable is excellent for all applications except esoterica.

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I've got this system. Totally stunning sound quality for the price - only issue I have with it is I am not sure if it'll be compatible with blue ray players when I upgrade later.

 

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~SON-DAVDZ660.htm

 

EDIT - infact this is a slightly newer model and its compatible with Sony's S-AIR wireless speaker system - there you go, you are sorted.

 

I have that one too, its bloody great.

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Sony's S-AIR wireless speaker system?

 

Can someone explain please?

 

These speakers dont need wires?

 

Yeah basically. The unit comes with 2 amps. One is the dvd player etc. You plug the front speakers into that along with the sub woofer. You then take the 2nd amp and plug it in at the rear of your room then plug the speakers into it placing them where you like.

 

They aren't wireless as such but it means you don't have cables going from the front of the room to the rear. All the speakers have wires but the amps they plug into are seperate. You can also buy additional amps and place them around your house giving you sound anywhere you have an amp.

 

Its the one i'm going for.

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I have that one too, its bloody great.

 

Yeah basically. The unit comes with 2 amps. One is the dvd player etc. You plug the front speakers into that along with the sub woofer. You then take the 2nd amp and plug it in at the rear of your room then plug the speakers into it placing them where you like.

 

They aren't wireless as such but it means you don't have cables going from the front of the room to the rear. All the speakers have wires but the amps they plug into are seperate. You can also buy additional amps and place them around your house giving you sound anywhere you have an amp.

 

Its the one i'm going for.

 

 

 

Got ya, so its like a system that uses bases? One base at the front plugs in and the speakers go into that, then the other base plugs in rear? and the speakers plug into that?

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Got ya, so its like a system that uses bases? One base at the front plugs in and the speakers go into that, then the other base plugs in rear? and the speakers plug into that?

 

Yup, you can put the bases wherever you like. Obviously the one to control the rear speakers goes at the back of your room though. It/they then connects wirelessly to the main one at the front.

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Sony also have systems for the iPod that I'm sure you would hook up to the surround sound, that have speakers built in to the wireless unit, so you can place it in a room on its own. Doubt you'd get as good sound out of them tho as the surround sound speakers.

 

But the one designed for the system I have is what Scotster is talking about.

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Sony also have systems for the iPod that I'm sure you would hook up to the surround sound, that have speakers built in to the wireless unit, so you can place it in a room on its own. Doubt you'd get as good sound out of them tho as the surround sound speakers.

 

But the one designed for the system I have is what Scotster is talking about.

 

Yeah i was having a look at that stuff. In fairness, for Sony stuff, i think its all quite reasonably priced.

 

I think i'll just go with the surround sound system just now. Anything more i think i would be pushing my luck lol.

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