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Music Without Cable Clutter? - An Overview Of Wireless Audio Transmitter Gadgets
Over the years a whole array of wireless audio transmitters have emerged which are supposed to cut the cables at home when connecting audio equipment. Can these devices make good on their promise to eliminate the cable clutter? What impact has changing technology had on their performance?
The first type of wireless audio transmission was in the form of AM and FM radio stations. FM radio is still popular today. However, newer technologies have started to replace it. These include DAB broadcasts, satellite and HD radio. A variety of today's wireless consumer devices cut the cord such as wireless surround sound kits, baby monitors, wireless microphones and Bluetooth transmitters.
One of the main application for wireless audio is distributing music all through the house and installing loudspeakers without running speaker cables which is a big problem in houses that are not wired for audio. We will look at the advantages and drawbacks of today's wireless audio technologies.
FM transmitters are using the most traditional technology in which audio is broadcast by altering the frequency of a radio-frequency carrier. The technology, which is known as frequency modulation (FM), is fairly simple and cost-effective to build and offers high range. As a result, most of today’s 900 MHz wireless headphones use FM transmission. However, FM has some major drawbacks.
The first problem is the fact that the transmission will pick up noise and thus there will be some hiss or static. The amount of noise will actually vary based on the position of the radio or receiver. The reason for the varying quality is a phenomenon known as multipath fading which is a consequence of reflected radio waves cancelling each other out. Using two antennae is one approach some devices use to cope with this difficulty (diversity receivers). Another problem is that FM radios easily pick up interference from competing wireless transmitters.
Another technology which has gained popularity recently is known as Bluetooth. Bluetooth was originally designed to connect computer peripheral devices wirelessly. Before the signal is broadcast, Bluetooth transmitters will convert the audio into a digital format. While offering high robustness against wireless interference, Bluetooth has a number of pitfalls in regard to audio transmission since it was never designed with the purpose of transmitting audio. The range of the transmission is only 30 ft or less. Also, Bluetooth does not have enough space to send an uncompressed CD-quality audio signal. Consequently the audio is compressed prior to the transmission. As a result of the audio compression, the audio quality will decrease. The last drawback is the fact that Bluetooth will cause a delay in the signal (also called latency) which is a problem when used together with video because the audio will be out of sync or when used in a surround sound setup where some of the loudspeakers would be out of sync with the hard-wired speakers.
The technologies used for satellite radio and terrestrial digital radio offer high range. However, they also use extensive audio compression. Further, a delay of up to several seconds is introduced.
The technology used in Amphony's wireless audio transmitters sends audio in a digital format without audio compression. The audio signal will preserve CD quality because no audio compression is used. This technology offers an audio latency of less than 1 ms. As a result these transmitters can be used for wireless speaker kits in a home theater setup and other real-time applications.
This technology is quite robust against radio interference from other wireless transmitters by employing a method called forward error correction. Amphony products use the 5.8 GHz frequency band which is less crowded than the 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz bands. The result is high robustness. In contrast to Bluetooth, any number of wireless receivers can operate from a single wireless audio transmitter which is a concern when distributing audio to numerous rooms within a residence.
I was looking a buying the StealthPlug USB Audio Interface Cable. What format does it record to? (Mp3, etc.)?
Do you recommend this product or something else? I'm a first time recorder and want to create backing tracks to solo over. (I'd be burning the recording to CDs.) Would I need to buy anyother software to go with it?
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