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.
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.

“I’d much rather run new speaker cabling than AC circuits. ” ???? I don’t think so. Imaging if you are trying to bring your music from living room audio equipment to your bed room. AC cord is much easy and save (remove the risk that your kid might trip over the speaker cables)
From these two comments, I’m assuming all wireless speakers to date require AC power (not surprisingly) cords, even if wireless otherwise. For people wanitng to wall- or ceiling- mount speakers in all-concrete high rise condos, this presents a cosmetic challenge. What is the best solution for someone who wants minimal cord-on-wall effect but good sound quaility in such a situation?
Sadly, they are not superhero speakers. I guess you will have a bit of clutter to contend with. They are better suited as a second pair of speakers, operating on the 2.4GHz frequency.
“wireless speakers get rid of the cord clutter”? So how are they powered? Invisible power cords? Tesla coils?
If they’re for wall mounting (as the press release notes), I’d much rather run new speaker cabling than AC circuits.
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It’s hard to imagine life without remote controls, but it’s been a long, strange path to the modern incarnation we know and love today.
Mark, I fully agree that when using these as extension speakers, going with wireless transmission is the easiest choice by far. My comment was in regards to release that points out that you’d get “rid of wire clutter” by using these wall mount speakers that they say are great as surround speakers. So again, I prefer to run two vertical wire runs inside a wall instead of installing two wallmount recessed AC outlets.
It appears to be a good product, I’m simply taking exception to how it’s being marketed.