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Look mom, no wires: Audioengine AW1 wireless audio adapter review

by Steven Kim posted Mar 17th 2008 at 9:56AM Featured Story

Audioengine AW1 wireless audio adapter review
In case you missed it from this year's CES coverage, wireless connectivity across your A/V gadgetsphere is poised to be the next big thing, and one look behind the component stack of a modern setup will tell you all the reasons why. It's a rat's nest back there! Unfortunately, like most CES "big things," it will be a little while before this new feature really breaks out into mainstream products. But while wireless video may have to wait, the lower bandwidth requirements of audio make it a good candidate for wireless. With that in mind, we decided to take Audioengine's AW1 wireless audio adapter for a spin. Follow us after the break to get our experience with these little USB dongles that promise to set your audio free from its copper cage.

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Audioengine intros AW1 wireless audio bridge

by Steven Kim posted Feb 5th 2008 at 10:04PM

Audioengine AW1 wireless audio bridge
Powered-speaker manufacturer Audioengine has jumped into the speaker cable-free audio market with its AW1 wireless adapter. It looks like a focused solution that simply moves audio from one place to another, which we like because it won't lock you into speakers, amps or communication protocols. And better yet, it sounds simple to use -- plug in audio to the 3.5-mm jack on the transmitter, break out 3.5-mm audio on the receiver side, supply USB power to the units, pair the two halves and you're done! Transmission is done over 802.11 (but with a claimed data rate of 340Mbps), latency is less than 20-ms and the signal-to-noise ratio is a respectable 91dB. That's certainly good enough for wireless surround channels, so what are you waiting for?


[Via digitalhomethoughts]




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