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JBL Controls Airwaves with Wireless Speakers
On Air Control 2.4G wireless speakers get rid of the cord clutter, making them perfect for wall mounting.
JBL-24G
January 18, 2007 | by Rachel Cericola

Soon, almost all of your electronics will be mounted on the wall. It’s great that you finally have room for that giant La-Z-Boy with real massaging action, but a wall full of wires doesn’t exactly create a relaxed atmosphere. After all, just because it’s on the wall, doesn’t mean it’s art.

Enter JBL‘s On Air Control 2.4G, a pair of wall-mountable loudspeakers that incorporate a wireless transceiver and amplifier, a transmitter/receiver module, and a remote control.

View more of our CES special coverage The system is designed for a slew of wireless-speaker applications, including use as the surround channels in a multichannel home theater, as a second-room music system, for computer gaming or home office use—or just to make a little extra room for that La-Z-Boy.

The On Air Control 2.4G utilizes the 2.4GHz frequency range for interference-free transmission, and the transmitter/receiver module can be used with up to two pairs of JBL On Air speakers. The speakers feature 30 watts of built-in amplification, a mini-jack input, and a subwoofer output that enables the speakers to be used as part of a 2.1-channel satellite/ subwoofer audio system.

  • $349
  • Available February 2007
  • Utilizes 2.4GHz frequency range
  • System includes 2 speakers, transceiver/amp, transmitter/receiver, and remote
  • Boasts operating distance of up to 70 feet
  • Available in a black finish

 



Rachel Cericola - Contributing Writer
Over the past 15 years, Rachel Cericola has covered entertainment, web and technology trends. Check her out at www.rachelcericola.com.



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Comments (12) Most recent displayed first.
Posted by Morata Eric  on  05/11/09  at  08:00 AM

THESE SPEAKERS ARE RATHER FAMOUS and full of “realism” it’s simply JBL and sound from pro systems, state of the art technology from a real factory witch built it’s own speakers.

Posted by Marco  on  05/16/08  at  04:29 AM

the transmission is easily jammed by walls. The master speaker must stay in the proximity of the transmitter with no walls or objects in between.

Posted by Andrew  on  05/25/07  at  09:57 AM

CRITICAL Point: These speaker can not be used for rear speaker applications they have to much delay over 30ms and so it will cause major issue with surround sound.  Make sure when you buy wireless speakers that they do not have more than 40ms of delay between the send and receive units.  Also if you walk between the sender and receiver it cuts out and causes a pop.

Posted by David in Kona  on  01/26/07  at  01:36 PM

I’m interested in using them to broadcast from my computer which is in my bedroom and have them plugged into my kithchen. Any input would be appreciated.

David

Posted by Rachel  on  01/21/07  at  10:47 PM

I try! They can be so boring sometimes…

:)


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