Thursday, 9 January 2014

Wireless Surround Sound Kits Examined

By Mike Heller


While putting in rear loudspeakers in your home cinema system, you have got several options. Most people simply hard-wire the loudspeakers to the surround receiver. However, several people prefer to eradicate the cable mess by working with wireless broadcast. After that, I will look into the power sources which supply these kinds of cordless kits with energy and explain some of the most significant requirements which those power supplies should satisfy.

The long speaker cord from the front to the back of your space is eliminated by these types of products. Yet, there will still be wires. Considering that both the cordless transmitter and receiver demand energy, you will have a power cord between each of these components and the mains outlet. A few models have an external AC adapter while some others have got a built-in power source. Both of those options possess pluses and minuses.

One particular advantage of a ac adapter is that the receiver by itself may be smaller sized. The majority of AC adapters are direct-plug-in types. An additional kind of AC adapter is quite similar to the kind utilized by laptop computers because it attaches to a mains wall socket through a short cord. Bundling a separate ac adapter is quite practical from a maker's standpoint since regardless what country the system is sold to, a country-specific ac adapter may be included. Additionally, several ac adapters already are accredited for safety. This may help save big money compared to needing to safety approve the receiver. Also they are less expensive to exchange in case of failure in contrast to changing the whole cordless receiver. In the event the power supply is integrated into the wireless receiver, the product can become a little more bulky. Then again, the power cord of the receiver may be directly attached to a power outlet. Hence the installation becomes a little less difficult.

The power source will have to satisfy the local safety legislation as well as a number of other prerequisites. You will find several safety standards in various countries. Yet, all of these requirements are designed with the safety of the consumer at heart. One aspect included in almost all standards is how effectively the user is protected from potential electrical shock. In addition, the power supply shouldn't overheat during normal function and also possess enough protection in case of an overload. Power supplies that have passed safety testing commonly carry a UL or CE symbol. When the power supply is built-in into the wireless receiver then the receiver has the logo.

The cordless receiver contains a high-frequency radio which receives the wireless signal along with a power sound amp which amplifies the audio signal. Both of these parts require power. Hence the power source should be able to satisfy the voltage and also current prerequisites of these two parts. The current requirement of the power source mostly depends upon the music amplifier RMS power specification and also energy efficiency. The lower the amplifier energy efficiency the larger the current that the power source has to provide. To be able to meet the wattage specification, the power source has to supply enough current for the amp in order to continuously provide the specified wattage for at least 10 minutes. The power supply peak current specification is also crucial given that regular music signals have got brief bursts of high energy. Dependent on the power amp's capability to compensate for power-supply noise as well as ripple, there might be pretty strict prerequisites pertaining to the amount of noise as well as ripple. Linear power sources typically have the lowest amount of noise. Then again, linear supplies tend to be quite heavy and bulky. The internal parts ordinarily operate from various supply voltages. Hence a lot of power sources offer more than one supply voltages. Last but not least, the power supply really should have adequate overload and over-temperature safeguards in order to keep everything safe in case of a fault of the audio amp.




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