Anyone else use a Rocketfish RF-WHTIB for wireless rear speakers?

[NFS4]

I'd been looking for a solution to get rid of running wires across the hardwood floors in the house that my fiance and I are buying, so I started researching wireless setups and came across the Rocketfish RF-WHTIB. All of the reviews seemed to rave about the sound quality and the price.

So I picked up a used set on eBay for $60 and hooked it up to my Onkyo system in my current rented house and wow -- I can't really tell a difference in sound quality. No distortion, no popping, no interference with my wireless router or wireless phone system, no hissing, no audio delays.

Maybe I'm easy to impress, but I haven't been this wowed by technology in a while

 

[sdifox]

you have outlets near the surrounds? you still need to run power cable to the speakers so I don't really see the diff.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: sdifox
you have outlets near the surrounds? you still need to run power cable to the speakers so I don't really see the diff.

The difference is before (in my current room), I had to run speaker wires the length of my room from the receiver to the rear speakers across the carpet and under my bed to the back wall.

Now all I have to worry about is plugging in the AC adapter for the Rocketfish receiver which leaves no visible wire from the rear speakers to the Onkyo receiver. I think it's pretty clear the advantages of such a system. Especially for those that don't want to run wires across the floor and don't want to go through the hassle of running wires through the walls.

In my new house, the TV/receiver will be on one wall and the rear speakers (on speaker stands) will be on the opposite wall flanking the couch. The Rocketfish receiver will be behind the couch out of sight plugged into the power outlet.

Since the speaker stands feature cable management, you won't see any wires at all.

I call that pure bliss

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: sdifox
you have outlets near the surrounds? you still need to run power cable to the speakers so I don't really see the diff.

The difference is before (in my current room), I had to run a wire the length of my room from the receiver to the rear speakers across the carpet and under my bed to the back wall.

Now all I have to worry about is plugging in the AC adapter for the receiver which leaves no visible wire from the rear speakers to the receiver. I think it's pretty clear the advantages of such a system. Especially for those that don't want to run wires across the floor and don't want to through the hassle of running wires through the walls.

In my new house, the TV/receiver will be on one wall and the rear speakers (on speaker stands) will be on the opposite wall flanking the couch. The receiver will be behind the couch out of sight plugged into the power outlet.

Since the speakers stands feature cable management, you won't see any wires at all.

I call that pure bliss

ok, whatever floats your boat I guess

 

[aphex]

Yep, i've been using them for about a year. It rocks!

I have tile floor and a second story, so getting the rear's hooked up is next to impossible. I do however have power outlets on both sides of the room, so with the Rocketfish wireless it works perfect.

 

[WT]

I got one for Christmas last year, and I'm planning on setting it up next weekend once the rear speaker mounts get shipped to me. I'm still missing a center channel to complete the build, but I have yet to find one for my super cheap budget.
Reading the reviews on it, the thing does what it should and does it very well.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: aphex
Yep, i've been using them for about a year. It rocks!

I have tile floor and a second story, so getting the rear's hooked up is next to impossible. I do however have power outlets on both sides of the room, so with the Rocketfish wireless it works perfect.

I'm just suprised that I haven't heard more about the thing. As well as it works and as cheap as it it ($99 MSRP IIRC), I would have thought I'd see thing thing shouted from the rooftops.

But I actually had to seek out this product.

 

[Slick5150]

Anyone know what kind of power draw these things have? Does the transmitter and/or receiver go into a sleep mode after not receiving a signal for awhile?

 

[erwos]

Max power draw is 15W, so I would not expect them to get terribly loud... or sound good, for that matter - THD is 0.4% at 1khz, which is freaking awful. I'll stick with wires for now...

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: erwos
Max power draw is 15W, so I would not expect them to get terribly loud... or sound good, for that matter - THD is 0.4% at 1khz, which is freaking awful. I'll stick with wires for now...

Eh. It's a niche product used for surround speakers. Probably the least important channel(s) in a HT system in regards to volume and distortion. Most people looking at these aren't using them for multi-channel audio through SC audio or DVD-Audio disks. They just want some ambient noise filling up the background during movies and games.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: vi edit
Eh. It's a niche product used for surround speakers. Probably the least important channel(s) in a HT system in regards to volume and distortion. Most people looking at these aren't using them for multi-channel audio through SC audio or DVD-Audio disks. They just want some ambient noise filling up the background during movies and games.

Exactly, my rear channels are the least used as far as volume and "fullness" is concerned. It seems as though my front and center channel do all the heavy lifting. As you said, the rear channels are mostly for "filler" and in this regard, the RocketFish setup does a good job.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: vi edit
Eh. It's a niche product used for surround speakers. Probably the least important channel(s) in a HT system in regards to volume and distortion. Most people looking at these aren't using them for multi-channel audio through SC audio or DVD-Audio disks. They just want some ambient noise filling up the background during movies and games.

Exactly, my rear channels are the least used as far as volume and "fullness" is concerned. It seems as though my front and center channel do all the heavy lifting. As you said, the rear channels are mostly for "filler" and in this regard, the RocketFish setup does a good job.

I am a purist, so I will tell people to deal with the wires (including a gf/fiancee/wife) and get rid of them before I do wireless audio. It works for most people, but I am not most people when it comes to audio

Glad it works well for you though :thumbsup: