Wireless Speakers

[Escaep]

I am looking for some wireless speakers. The reason I want wireless is sometimes when I have parties and such and people are on the back porch near the pool/hot tub I want to be able to play music. We already have speakers set up that goes from our TV room out there but it can only play CD's and I don't want to have to walk through the house if i am wet to put new CD's in. There is really nothing that can block the signal, it would only have to pass through a window and travel only about 12 feet total.

I would prefer 5.1 so I can set them up in various places, plus I think I am an audiophile (is that the word for it?) and I am obsessed with good quality sound. Now, on the back of my iMac (also, I don't know if using OSX makes a difference) the only "ports" for sound are for a headset and some other thing that I don't know what it does(pic below). With that, I don't know if that makes a difference with cables.

As far as price, I would like to spend less than about $125. I know that it is relatively low for speakers but I don't want to spend any more than that.

*note: I have seen some articles about having Bluetooth sound? Is that something that the speaker system has to have or is it able to read both a wireless and Bluetooth signal?

Thanks,
Escape

 

[Escaep]

I guess no-one has any suggestions? I'll try another forum.

 

[kineaesth]

http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-02/su_wireless_speakers

 

[Viperidae]

Audiophile.

5.1.

Does not compute.

 

[Escaep]

http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/16-02/su_wireless_speakers

Ugh, i didn't know about that. I guess I could go with wired but there is already a crapload of cables around my computer and I don't feel like adding to it. Any other suggestions?

Audiophile.

5.1.

Does not compute.

Hehe, I guess I wouldn't call myself a complete audiophile. The highest I've ever had is 2.1.

 

[kineaesth]

Ugh, i didn't know about that. I guess I could go with wired but there is already a crapload of cables around my computer and I don't feel like adding to it. Any other suggestions?

I think the point that they will need powercables anyway would make me never get wireless speakers of that variety.

Hehe, I guess I wouldn't call myself a complete audiophile. The highest I've ever had is 2.1.

inb4 Viper's grumpyface.

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

I have wireless headphones.
Feels good man.

 

[Escaep]

I have wireless headphones.
Feels good man.

The only reason I want wireless is to be able to set them up various places without it looking like a rats nest. I could make it a little more organized with better cable management. I have been looking at the Logitec X540, and it sounds like a good setup for the price.

 

[VirusType2]

I don't see why you don't get the outdoor all weather speakers and you can mount them from the roof ledge or something. You only have to wire them once, and you won't need to move them around at all. They are plenty loud enough. This is the kind of setup at restaurants and other events where you can eat and drink outdoors.

Also, you need an amplifier. Most receivers have them built in. Then you plug your computer into the amplifier. A bonus is that any good receiver has A and B speaker sets. So you switch between powering your indoor or outdoor to both.

Bose makes some that would be good, last forever, and probably wouldn't cost too much; $150 might cover it.

Some of the other guys here may have better suggestions in these kinds of speakers.

 

[Escaep]

I don't see why you don't get the outdoor all weather speakers and you can mount them from the roof ledge or something. You only have to wire them once, and you won't need to move them around at all. They are plenty loud enough. This is the kind of setup at restaurants and other events where you can eat and drink outdoors.

Yeah, we already have two speakers that are outdoor ones. The bad thing is that it is hooked up to a 6 CD changer, and if you want to change the song you have to go through the house to change it. I might just stick with that, but I am still open to suggestions.

 

[VirusType2]

The bad thing is that it is hooked up to a 6 CD changer

Then unhook it

plug the speakers into a [receiver/tuner/amplifier/stereo]

plug your computer into your [receiver/tuner/amplifier/stereo]

DONE

 

[Escaep]

Then unhook it

plug the speakers into a [receiver/tuner/amplifier/stereo]

plug your computer into your [receiver/tuner/amplifier/stereo]

DONE

It's not that easy. The speakers are mounted on a wall and the wires are running through the walls to the other side of the house. So I would either have to: A) Rip the wires out of the walls and reroute them to my computer or B) Relocate my computer to where the changer is.

 

[VirusType2]

Don't use those wires. Run your own wires.

I wish I could see what we are talking about.

 

[Dumb Dude]

The easiest way I can see going about it is doing what VirusType2 said.

Disconnect the speaker cables from behind the CD changer (unless the CD changer itself is in the walls with the cables you don't have to "rip" out anything), use another receiver/tuner/amplifier/stereo that actually has an AUX thingy and just connect an MP3 player to it. That is assuming though that you have an MP3 player.

 

[VirusType2]

You can always splice some cheap 100 feet (or whatever you need) of speaker wire to the old wires, and run it from there, so you don't have to move your computer.