harrisonjr98
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Hey all! It recently dawned on me after a couple years of having two full 2.1 setups in my living room in order to have the TV and turntable in the same space without running a cable across the floor or through the wall (no room for both on the same side of the room) that I might be overcomplicating things for no reason at all. In doing some unrelated audio research I discovered the Outlaw OAW2, REL HT-Air Mk II and other similar devices designed for home theater use, and specifically to wirelessly send a stereo line level signal to a subwoofer with low latency and high quality over 2.4 or 5 GHz. That being said, they appear to carry full-frequency stereo RCA connections in/out. I was dumbstruck that I hadn't thought of searching for something like this sooner.
My current setup(s) are as follows:
On one side of the room, an audio shelf with Technics SL-1800 turntable, Akai Reel, and Sony Cassette Deck sources > Technics SA-5560 85wpc stereo receiver > KEF LS50 Meta and old (kind of junk) Yamaha 8" sub.
On the other side, toslink out of my TV and USB from my laptop > JDS Atom DAC > Yamaha A-S500 stereo integrated amp > Wharfedale Linton and SVS SB-2000 Pro.
What I am thinking of changing:
Vintage sources (TT, reel, cassette) > SA-5560, then take the Tape Rec output (to use the receiver as an input source select and phono pre) > Outlaw OAW2 > A-S500 RCA input > Wharfedale and SVS.
Assuming that the Tape Rec is putting out a line level signal and the wireless kit is transmitting it so that it comes out at line level on the other side, am I missing any obvious reason why this wouldn't let me ditch the second set of speakers and simplify things dramatically? The vintage receiver being solid state, I'd think it would be okay to run with no connected speaker load at the outputs so long as I keep the volume at zero. And as for the wireless - when it comes to the vintage sources, I am not incredibly precious about having the highest possible fidelity all the time - they are there for the fun, curiosity, and conversation-starter factor. Removing the redundant 2.1 would tidy up my room significantly, improve the WAF, and let me use my better kit for everything to boot.
It sounds like a home run to me, but I just wanted to make sure there's no hidden gotcha that I haven't considered.
My current setup(s) are as follows:
On one side of the room, an audio shelf with Technics SL-1800 turntable, Akai Reel, and Sony Cassette Deck sources > Technics SA-5560 85wpc stereo receiver > KEF LS50 Meta and old (kind of junk) Yamaha 8" sub.
On the other side, toslink out of my TV and USB from my laptop > JDS Atom DAC > Yamaha A-S500 stereo integrated amp > Wharfedale Linton and SVS SB-2000 Pro.
What I am thinking of changing:
Vintage sources (TT, reel, cassette) > SA-5560, then take the Tape Rec output (to use the receiver as an input source select and phono pre) > Outlaw OAW2 > A-S500 RCA input > Wharfedale and SVS.
Assuming that the Tape Rec is putting out a line level signal and the wireless kit is transmitting it so that it comes out at line level on the other side, am I missing any obvious reason why this wouldn't let me ditch the second set of speakers and simplify things dramatically? The vintage receiver being solid state, I'd think it would be okay to run with no connected speaker load at the outputs so long as I keep the volume at zero. And as for the wireless - when it comes to the vintage sources, I am not incredibly precious about having the highest possible fidelity all the time - they are there for the fun, curiosity, and conversation-starter factor. Removing the redundant 2.1 would tidy up my room significantly, improve the WAF, and let me use my better kit for everything to boot.
It sounds like a home run to me, but I just wanted to make sure there's no hidden gotcha that I haven't considered.
