When using these as wireless speakers, what powers them if not a battery? Do you charge them before going wireless?
1253950
there is a voltage converter you simply plug in. That part of the is wired.
1253951
There is a power cord that must be plugged in for the speakers to work. Your media player is what has the wireless connection to the speakers.
1253952
As mentioned, the speakers themselves are not powered wirelessly. They plug into standard wall sockets and there is no onboard power storage. That said, the AC adapter allows different plugs to be snapped into place so you can use foreign electrical outlets. Also, there is a power wire which runs about two feet between the speakers, so your speaker seperation will be limited by that much. The product pictures don't show any of these electrical wires, and they probably misled you into thinking they were mobile-ready. Read my review which discusses this problem.
1392299
They are not wireless. My system came with 2 50ft speaker wires. I did not have to buy anything to hook up the speakers.
59746
Definitely not wireless. They are great speakers. Have them on my patio. Only 3 visits from the local boys in blue telling me to turn it down!
717080
They are not wireless. They are hardwired and have the cord to plug them into a laptop.
1669825
No, the speakers are not wireless. It might be worth running wires though. They sound great!!
813462
Scott, you will need access to a wall outlet for these speakers. There is no way to power them without the wall plug.
2280201
No, none of speakers are wireless. But speakers have long enough wires to set em as owners manual said or how system should be installed.
867756
what is the power source for the rear wireless ones? Will I have to plug in or do they use batteries?
369608
No they are not wireless. You would have to purchase a wireless transmitter and still connect the speakers to the transmitter. I have seen a transmitter at Radio Shack a couple of years ago. One piece hooks into your audio source and a second piece hooks up to your speakers thru speaker wire or rca audio cables. I didn't bother with it as it wasn't going to give me the flexibility I wanted in speaker placement.
1735886
As far as I know, no. These are wired speakers. I believe you'll have to add a wireless receiver device to the wires to use them wirelessly. Awesome speakers though. I've had them installed for 7 years with NO problems.
369607
They are not wireless. I used Monster Cable for mine - they sound great for the price especially when matched with a decent sub woofer.
141757
they are not wireless. the rear speakers can be made wireless but you must find a module for it. but hooking up the speakers are very simple, everything is color coded.
1809273
They are not really wireless - there is one wireless (wireless only while connecting to the base unit) receiving unit that does have a wire that plugs into the wall. The wireless receiving unit is wired to the two rear speakers.
80676
They are powered solely by the USB port, no battery. They are GREAT speakers. I use them in seminars and, unless I need to reach the back of a large hotel ballroom, they do the job for most groups of 50-100 people. And they fit right in a pocket of my laptop case.
504437
In my opinion, there is no such thing. Wireless speakers just don't have the sound quality/clarity of wired speakers. Also, the term "wireless" is misleading. Most wireless systems simply mean that there are no wires from the receiver to the rear speakers. Most of the time, those rear speakers are still connected to a wireless receiver in the back of the room by, you guessed it, wires. The reason is that speakers need to be powered somehow. There are a few options that will give you true wireless speakers, but they require batteries, and the speakers drain the batteries fairly quickly. Unless you have no way of running wires, I suggest getting a wired system or a good quality soundbar.
1473582
You can use them both wire and wireless. The cord is included with the headphones. You still need to charge them though.
96735
no, they are wireless. you just have to plug them in to an electrical outlet.