"Wireless" subwoofer technology eliminates
the worry, cost, and inconvenience of
purchasing, installing, and concealing a (perhaps quite long) subwoofer cable running between the A/V receiver and a self-amplified subwoofer.
Less Wire?Instead of using a "conventional" subwoofer
cable to connect the sub pre-out jack located on the backside of the home theater receiver to the audio input jack on the powered
subwoofer, wireless subwoofers like those pictured to the right from Infinity, JBL, Boston Acoustics, and Acoustic Research include a wireless signal transmitter that wirelessly transmits
.1 Low Frequency Effects to the powered subwoofer, which features a built-in wireless signal receiver.
The advantage to buying a wireless subwoofer is the
expanded home theater subwoofer placement possibilities --
and we all know you've got to experiment a bit with a sub's location and
settings to extract the best possible bass performance! As with a "conventional" wired powered subwoofer, you will still need to
connect a wireless subwoofer to AC power - just be sure that it's first into a subwoofer surge protector instead of directly into your AC outlet!
