Can I convert my speakers to wireless?

[jaisharma]

Hi,
Due to some re-arranging of furniture, I find my speakers some distance from my stereo. I am wondering whether anyone can suggest a product or idea to get them to "speak" (sorry for the pun) to the stereo wirelessly? The new location of the speakers is within the same room and there is a power source close to each speaker (there are only two speakers).
The stereo is an Denon and the speakers are Mordaunt Short -the system is quite old but I am happy with it - I'm no hifi buff so would prefer not to start again.
Any ideas welcome!
Thanks

[NDA]

jaisharma said:

Hi,
Due to some re-arranging of furniture, I find my speakers some distance from my stereo. I am wondering whether anyone can suggest a product or idea to get them to "speak" (sorry for the pun) to the stereo wirelessly? The new location of the speakers is within the same room and there is a power source close to each speaker (there are only two speakers).
The stereo is an Denon and the speakers are Mordaunt Short -the system is quite old but I am happy with it - I'm no hifi buff so would prefer not to start again.
Any ideas welcome!
Thanks

The speakers would need their own amplification to become truly wireless. Your Mordaunt Shorts (good speakers) are what's known as 'passive' and what you are describing requires 'active' speakers, ones that have a separate amplifier built into each one.

The costly solution would be to have something like a Sonos amp - which would drive the speakers and be wireless. There are, of course, other wireless amps available.

I'm writing this thinking I've missed an obvious solution and that someone else will come along with the 'Eureka' answer!

[jaisharma]

Thanks NDA. I should have mentioned that the two speakers are some distance apart. I am not sure, but suspect that I'd then need two amps.
You are right that they are passive speakers.

[NDA]

I am struggling to see any solution that will power your speakers other than dedicated amplifiers capable of receiving a wireless signal... and, of course, you'll need a wireless output from your Denon.

Something like Sonos seems the the only way - and in that case, you might as well start with new speakers.

But decent wifi speakers, as far as I know, are not cheap.

https://www.whathifi.com/dynaudio/xeo-2/review

[Tony1963]

I think I'd be buying some longer speaker cable, flat if it needs to hide under carpet, and see how it goes. Any other solution will be unnecessarily expensive.

[jaisharma]

No carpet, otherwise a good plan 😊

[NDA]

You could put wiring behind a skirting board..... or under floorboards.

As far as I can tell, wireless speakers are in quite an early stage of development - they're expensive and the range is limited. Wireless to hifi, on the other hand, is quite advanced - I use it myself. But my speakers are still wired.

[h0b0]

The issue has already been stated above. Wireless speakers are active, meaning they have the amp locally. Your speakers are passive. Whatever solution you get will require an amp at each speaker making the denon a little redundant.

When faced with a similar situation I took the skirting boards off and ran the cables behind them. Other solutions include gluing the speaker cable on to the skirting board. If done correctly, it works surprisingly well.

[jaisharma]

Thanks for all the input. I'll have a look at secreting the wires behind the skirting or similar.

[anonymous-user]

I use this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fisual-Profile-Adhesive-B...

stick it on the wall, then paint it the same colour. Almost invisible. Certainly no one will ever notice it unless looking for it. Good cable too. I use it to run up to my surround speakers

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I'm pretty sure You can turn any set of wired speakers into wireless ones via a small bluetooth device that plugs into speaker wire in terminals on your speakers. Logitec do one, and so does a firm called Mashable. Not very expensive either, maybe £30. Can't attest to the quality though.

I think you can then buy a bluetooth out dongle to plug into your headphone socket on your amp that will transmit the sound to your speakers.

https://shop.mashable.com/sales/wired-headphone-wi...

Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 30th December 21:13

Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 30th December 21:15

Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 30th December 21:17

[Tony1963]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

I'm pretty sure You can turn any set of wired speakers into wireless ones via a small bluetooth device that plugs into speaker wire in terminals on your speakers. Logitec do one, and so does a firm called Mashable. Not very expensive either, maybe £30. Can't attest to the quality though.

I think you can then buy a bluetooth out dongle to plug into your headphone socket on your amp that will transmit the sound to your speakers.

https://shop.mashable.com/sales/wired-headphone-wi...

Sorry, you’d get no sound from the speakers unless that device gave an output to an amplifier first.

[TX1]

I would be looking at some discreet trunking like one of these https://www.screwfix.com/c/electrical-lighting/dec... .
Used it myself and you cannot see it stuck to the skirting if its the same colour.

[Rude-boy]

https://goo.gl/images/YrTme3

[jaisharma]

Thanks to everyone for the input. I am going to try to see if I can secrete the wires behind the skirting or under it.