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Old 05-03-2009, 15:17   #1
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I have a few questions here if anyone can help.

I am decorating my room at present and I have a 5.1 surround sound card and 5.1 speakers, my rear speakers are wireless, however they still need a power connection (Not entirely wireless really lol.)

Anyway...moving on...

The AC Adapter to connect the power is quite small in length, about 4ft really, so I have to run an extension lead to the end of my bed for the AC adapter. This is fine for the way it is now, but when I decorate the rear speakers will be moving 3ft away, and it won’t really be an option to run an extension lead that far.

The only way I can do this is to have an electrician install a new wall socket near the speaker, it’s a bit drastic though.

The other way is if it is possible to get an actual extension for the adapter, or, an AC adapter with the same end connection that's not 4ft but maybe 10ft of lead, does anyone know if this is possible? (See pic for the end connection)

Secondly, I have been looking for 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound systems that are similar to what I have now, Wireless, but all the ones I have seen are like £200+. When I got my PC from Dell they had a wireless surround sound speaker set which I am using now.

The rear speakers are especially good because the two speakers each end are angled in one unit, so the sound just bounces off the walls. (See Pic)
But these were just bundled with the PC, If I was to get a similar set up to what I have, are there any on the market that you guys know of that are about £50-100 range?

Thanks in advance.
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why dont you just extend the power cord yourself, as long as your not extending it to rediculous lengths i cant see a problem, iether use a soldering iron and a bit of heat shrink to extend the lead or some block connectors and a bit of insulting tape.

i understand there maybe certain benefits to having wireless speakers, but if you plan to have them as a permanent fixture, then i would be tempted to buy wired speakers and then chizzle a channel into the wall approx 5 mm deep, then skim over with filler so you can paper over it or whatever, i did mine this way and just used the end of a screw driver to make the grove, it was dead easy.

if you wanted to retain your wireless speakers then you could still channel a groove into the wall, but i would be tempted to shield it properly as there would be power running through it.

just a few ideas, hope it helps
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Re: Surround Sound - Wireless
Hmm, Well i cant do any chizzling into the wall as its not an option, if I was to use a wired rear speaker i would need approximately 16 feet of wire from the PC to the speaker, and I am no use at messing with soldering and electrical wires.

Thanks for the input though
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