The wireless feature in an option. they all have traditional wired connections too.
You can connect a source via wired, internet via an ethernet cable, etc. This is the back of the Dynaudio "wireless" Focus series:
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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.
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@kota1 I took 6 years of of math and physics in college all pertaining to electronics and sound today I've forgotten 90% ya I'd call that confused. I love Dynaudio but I wonder about a company that can go with a wireless option and still sell such a cheep speaker since I know what wireless circuits cost, that means that the wireless option is not as good as a wire and there will be compromise from the start. A few things confusing in the audiophile world: Vibration dampening systems like very expensive equipment racks Not buying speakers and amps designed for each other Custom fuses Expensive AC cables Speaker cable lifters Records DACs that will let you listen to 256khz Thinking you have a golden ear Pace Rhythm and Timing DSP fixing a system Not understand acoustics Speakers near walls You can hear 20khz, you can't unless you are a baby The music originally recorded at the recording studio was done by people that care about the things you care about in your system psychological factors, confirmation bias = audiophile world more than you think. |
I wonder about a company that can go with a wireless option and still sell such a cheep speaker I have these types of speakers/amps/preamps around the house as part of the Playfi ecosystem. When I am on the patio I run them in wireless mode. When in the LR I connect via ethernet and RCA inputs. If you wonder about Dynaudio speakers they sell passive (The Confidence line for example), active that aren’t wireless, and active that offer both wired and wireless connections. Take your pick.
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A few things confusing in the audiophile world: I find just one thing "confusing" and the rest a matter of personal taste. The MOST confusing thing is why would someone invest $$$$ in speakers and practically nothing in the room and room treatments because most of what you actually hear from that speaker is reflected sound, not direct sound. This is fine of course, but what if you did the opposite? Spent $$$ on the room like @fleschler did and a more modest set of speakers. Would @fleschler like to weigh in on that one? |
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