• 30W continuous (RMS) power output with 60W peak to give you a clear quality sound output
• A twin speaker system which has an amplifier built into the master speaker to power both speakers
• Ideal for use at home with audio equipment or entertainment systems such as a television
• Speakers are wireless and communicate directly with a wireless transmitter
• 3.5mm input on the transmitter allows you to connect a wide range of audio sources.
Latest comments (24)
sergiup
26 Sep 16#24
Collected mine at the weekend, haven't had time to play with it; looks fine and solid though.
fuzzy_logic
22 Sep 16#23
What makes Chromecast audio great, is the ability to create a multi-room setup on the cheap. Connecting a Chromecast Audio to a set of these makes as much sense as connecting them to any other speaker/amplifier.
mudisoft
21 Sep 16#22
3.5mm input on the transmitter means you can connect to PC or anything really. Chromecast has 3.5mm output so it can be connected to any wired or wireless speakers, although connecting to wireless kind of defeats the point.
dealomatic
21 Sep 16#21
Yeah, 2.4GHz has its problems and probably why this tech is on sale.
fazzy-bhoy
21 Sep 16#20
maybe I'm not quite understanding what these are then. What audio input do these have / are they amplified?
bigvince76
19 Sep 16#11
would these work as surround speakers with an av amp? We have solid wood floors and no rugs (don't ask) so running cables from the amp to the back of the room is a real problem
mickrick to bigvince76
19 Sep 16#19
I feel your pain. When we got our "family room" built it was designed as a home cinema as well. But I never thought there would be any need for more than 5.1 speakers and got a window put on one side and a set of french doors on the other and now theres nowhere to mount side speakers.
mudisoft
19 Sep 16#18
why would you want wireless speakers if you're just going to connect them to a chromecast? these are meant to be away from any kind of stationary audio source and chromecast/echo dots are very much mobile and wireless already
TheMexicaliKid
19 Sep 162#17
So transmitter, with power lead. 1 x powered speaker with power lead and 1 x passive speaker connected by speaker wire and need to plug 3.5mm cable from source into transmitter - how is this wireless?! Wouldn't it make more sense to plug 3.5mm straight into the powered speaker and do away with the transmitter?! To use this with Echo Dot you'd need three plug sockets to power it all! JBL charge seems a much better option to me, which is actually wireless!
FTOdude170
19 Sep 16#14
are these like the sony sonos systems?
jazlabs to FTOdude170
19 Sep 16#15
I'm guessing this is a joke, right?
fazzy-bhoy to FTOdude170
19 Sep 16#16
nothing like it, but you could plug a Chromecast Audio into then 3.5mm input and have a decent spec'd cheap wireless hifi.
jay7472
19 Sep 16#13
Could this work with the Amazon Echo system ? so I can play music in another room. not talking about making it two way as I would still give Echo instructions from one room, but if I want to play some music can I connect this to echo so the music I request is played in another room ?
SpikedJuice
19 Sep 16#10
A good deal. However, what is the point of wireless speakers? I can't see how it reduces the amount of cables used.
sancheez to SpikedJuice
19 Sep 161#12
Well, if you want to put the speakers 20 metres away from the audio source, you no longer need a 20m cable. But they don't do away with cables completely for course.
And 2.4GHz? How are they for interference? I used to use a 2.4GHz video sender. Had to give up on it .... too much interference. Same with the 2.4GHz wireless headphones I used to have. But I'm in a flat surrounded by quite a bit of wifi. If you're not so "wifi'd" in, it may not be so bad .....
Begize
19 Sep 161#9
Great speakers at a great price.
sradmad
19 Sep 161#8
good find op, heat added :smiley:
smellyonion
19 Sep 16#6
Be the future and grab an echo over this.
sergiup to smellyonion
19 Sep 161#7
Or grab an Echo Dot and hook it up to these, which will end up with better quality audio, and cheaper! :smiley:
Thanks OP, reserved one to use as kitchen speakers.
delgwapo
19 Sep 161#5
It's essentially a JBL Control 2P pair with added wireless source connection. The active speaker will need mains power and the passive speaker needs to be connected via speaker cable. Still a great price for a decent active pair.
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JBL Control wireless 30W Active Speaker System
• 30W continuous (RMS) power output with 60W peak to give you a clear quality sound output
• A twin speaker system which has an amplifier built into the master speaker to power both speakers
• Ideal for use at home with audio equipment or entertainment systems such as a television
• Speakers are wireless and communicate directly with a wireless transmitter
• 3.5mm input on the transmitter allows you to connect a wide range of audio sources.
Latest comments (24)
And 2.4GHz? How are they for interference? I used to use a 2.4GHz video sender. Had to give up on it .... too much interference. Same with the 2.4GHz wireless headphones I used to have. But I'm in a flat surrounded by quite a bit of wifi. If you're not so "wifi'd" in, it may not be so bad .....
Thanks OP, reserved one to use as kitchen speakers.