I am writing this article to share and explain a little bit more about what really is a home wireless theater system. It can be or already is a bit confusing to understand what you are shopping for and what you will receive when you purchase your new speaker system.

When looking to purchase audio electronic equipment people see the term ‘wireless’ and immediately think that this product just comes in little separate boxes, then you unpack your new home theater system and take the individual pieces of the system and just place them around your room, much like you would a vase or vacation show piece.

Even the picture of the system you looked at and purchased, on the site selling these systems, will show all the different components that come with it but not showing how it all goes together. Yes, some of it really needs to be “wired”.

“Well the listing said this system was a home theater wireless system but what are all the wires in the box for?”

Fair question, but first you have to realize that you most likely need electricity to run the system. If someone ever comes out with a way to wirelessly transmit power thru the airwaves without shocking everything in its path, that person would be the next Einstein and the next Warren Buffett.

So that technology doesn’t exist right now. So you’ll need to plug the system into the AC outlet to operate. Then you take the next steps to hookup the separate components that make up the system like the:

  • Receiver/DVD/CD/ section
  • the subwoofer
  • the front left and right speakers
  • and some have a front middle speaker for the 5.1 system.

Then there really are a couple of speakers that require no wires, usually the rear left and right speakers, the wireless components of the system that you had hoped for. But then you ask, “Why isn’t it all like this?”

Well, there would be a need for separate radio frequencies for front left and right speakers, middle speaker, subwoofer, then the rear left and right speakers. The more transmitters needed the more wireless signals will be thrown out into the air and then they would have more chances of picking up interference from other signals in your home as well as each others.

In a lot of homes there are internet connections that are wireless and then cordless home phone systems also broadcast wireless signals. There can be others and each one can cause interference and temporary loss of signal.

So really the best type, most efficient connection is what is called hard wiring, connecting the receiver system to all the speakers that you would place in an entertainment cabinet in the same area facing toward your sofa or chairs. Once you do hook up these wires there is no need for touching them again, so it’s not bad at all to just follow the instructions that come with your system.

Then once the main components of the system are hooked up you can take the wireless rear speakers and mount them on the wall or on some separate speaker stands or maybe a shelf or end table. You can move them around till you feel you have the best “mix” for your room. Separate stands make this a bit easier than drilling and mounting on your wall at least until you find the sweet spot for the balance of your new home wireless theater system.