Looking at Wireless Speakers in Details


by Theodore Cartman - Date: 2008-10-11 - Word Count: 490 Share This!

Consumer electronics especially in the music realm has come a long way. Only 25 years ago, music was store in vinyl 12 inch records which although had relatively good sound, were subject to rpid wear and tear caused by scratching. Then we the consumer electronics giant Phillips with some help from Sony invented the compact disc. The compact disc or CD took the world by storm with its studio-style digital sound quality and durability. The CD was also smaller than the vinyl and therefore easy to store and transport. In the same manner that music storage evolved and developed, so did the musical players. To play the CD the industry came up with CD players and Discman's which were the CD Player equivalent of the Sony Walkman. This meant that people could actually carry CD-quality music with them wherever they went and this was a great advantage especially to people who were given to the outdoors. As music moved outdoors, so did the speakers. More consumer electronics manufacturers jumped into the idea of producing speakers that could be used outdoors.

Speaking of speakers being outdoors, electronic manufactures realized that more and more people need to listen and enjoy their music outdoors, hence wireless outdoor speakers. Wireless speakers can also be used indoors and have become popular due to their convenience. Wireless speakers work on the same premise as a radio. The tuner, player or music receiver plays the music and a device inside the player converts the music signals into analog signals. Then a decoder inbuilt into the speaker converts the signal back into digital and into sound. This is done instantaneously to where the listener does not notice the conversion.

Wireless speakers as we mentioned have gained their popularity from the fact they are very convenience. Coming in smaller size than conventional speakers, wireless speakers can be placed inconspicuously under the couch and other places where they are not so obvious and where their appearance does not influence the interior decor of a room. This results to less clatter. They can also be positioned strategically where the sound will be best. Because of their smaller size wireless speakers can also be easily transported.

While they do have obvious advantages, wireless speakers are not without critics. One of them is that although they are referred to as wireless, they do indeed have a connecting cable running from the speakers themselves and into the electrical outlet. This is because they need power. IPod wireless outdoor speakers use batteries and can be a cure for this although the music will last as long as there are batteries (if you are outdoors)

Wireless speakers also work the same way a radio works; by receiving signals from a sending device. While this is common technology, it is not perfect because it is subject to interference. If there are other wireless devices in close proximity with the wireless speakers then this can ultimately affect the quality of the sound.


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