looking for a wireless ht setup

[306stang 10+ year member]

alright, what's out there? give me all the options!

would prefer all speakers wireless but not a necessity.

must have sub

5.1 or better

rear channel will be no more than 25-30ft from tv.

budget is 1k

what other info do you guys need?

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[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

how does amplification work in this kind of setup? like I understand being able to send signal to play this or that but power?

 

[306stang 10+ year member]

very good question.

sub has to be wired, i would think.

afraid that the satellites won't be that powerful?

can't wait to see some of the "brillant" responses to that question

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

the only totally wireless i have seen have batteries and are not much more than a few watts, you still need to plug them into the wall but no speaker wires

 

[306stang 10+ year member]

so even with the rear channel 100% wireless it's still gonna ****?

would i probably be better with two front satellites, center channel, and sub?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

run wires?

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

why you looking into wireless to begin with? is your setup unable to hide wires?

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

waste of time and money. i have never heard any wireless systems worth the money, you're better off spending money on a really nice sound bar.

 

[306stang 10+ year member]

thought of the sound bar but would love the rear channel

unit is on the 14th floor of a building in atlanta.

running wires and hiding them are not feasible

 

[306stang 10+ year member]

so how about front sat's, a bar, and a sub?

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

thought of the sound bar but would love the rear channel
unit is on the 14th floor of a building in atlanta.

running wires and hiding them are not feasible

you don't get anything worth a rear channel with wireless speakers. you can ask any of the guys that do installs for my HT company. I am sure you're probably gonna just waste your money on some cheap wireless speakers b/c you are clearly intent on doing so. good luck with whatever you find.

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

Go with a soundbar or a nice stereo setup with some good speakers. Wireless is way overrated and picks up a lot of interference. Polk has some pretty good soundbars. You run them off a 5.1 channel receiver.

 

[306stang 10+ year member]

i'm not intent on doing so but the setups i've seen sounded great with rear channel.

i'm open to any setup as long as it sounds good.

so . . . . what's a good route for front sat or a sound bar and a sub????

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

I'd go with Polk for a soundbar. They make some pretty decent subs too. I wouldn't do satellites up front. You'll be much better off with some large bookshelves or floor speakers. Klipsch is a brand that comes to mind with bookshelves and floor speakers. The Synergy series from Klipsch would fit in your price range for a center channel, two speakers like the F1 towers, and a 10 or 12 inch sub.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

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What comes first, how it looks, or how it sounds?