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Hands-on with AR's wireless Home Theater SystemBy Staff, 18 January 2008
Acoustic Research unveiled new components for its wireless home theater system at CES. Check out our hands-on impressions.

Acoustic Research WPA24 Gallery »
Acoustic Research WPA24 Covering 20Hz to 20kHz, Acoustic Research's WPA24, turns a satellite speaker system into a wireless one. The two receivers each connect to a satellite speaker, and the transmitter connects to the audio source, streaming "CD-quality" audio to the satellite speakers. We're not sure if additional receivers can be added, but as it stand $350 seems like a hefty price to pay simply to cut the cords. Release: July 2008. Price: $350.
Pros: Low latency wireless transmission
Cons: Prohibitive cost
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AR WHT6024 Gallery »
AR WHT6024 Introduced last March, Acoustic Research is one of the pioneers in the field of wireless home theater systems. For $800, you can kiss the nest of cords and wires tangling your home theater system goodbye with this 5.1 speaker package. The WH6024 uses a 125-watt amplifier and is specifically designed for hostile environments where there's lots of other traffic from other networks and electronics. Release: January 2008. Price: $900.
Pros: Wireless 5.1 speaker set
Cons: Wired speakers are still cheaper
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Philip Berne, Matthew Ruiz, Edward Distel and Sindre Lia contribute to the CES 2008 coverage.
 
 
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