WiSa technology and its future developments.

[Harryharryharry]

Okay good to know. Not that keen on running PCs but could do if there's not a better option.

 

[Harryharryharry]

Minidsp goes WISA! This is pretty huge as it'll being Dirac to any WISA speaker.

Such a shame the Kef LS60 is a closed system otherwise it could have completed that speaker.

 

[voodooless]

Minidsp goes WISA! This is pretty huge as it'll being Dirac to any WISA speaker.

Such a shame the Kef LS60 is a closed system otherwise it could have completed that speaker.
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The flex 8 is just a stereo input device. It make multichannel WiSa kind of pointless.

 

[Harryharryharry]

The flex 8 is just a stereo input device. It make multichannel WiSa kind of pointless.

I'm only interested in stereo for now

 

[stevenswall]

I wish many DSP would make a wisa receiver... Just something that had eight XLR outputs that could be AES or analog, let the TV do the decoding, and let people easily build an active system without buying a 10 to 30 grand digital receiver.

 

[Sheriff1972]

Honestly, I had a few early soundsend samples that needed work. With the latest firmware it's one of the best most convenient systems I have ever had. HDMI ARC just works as planned and an optical input for my wiim Pro streamer. Using it with Klipsch Reference Premier wisa system.

One problem I encountered during this journey was using a mesh network. It did not play nice with my Amplifi HD system but not skipped a beat with my Orbi system, to the point I forget this is a wireless system.

As is often the case, standards and products released that are not ready for prime time which leave a bad taste in the mouth.

 

[Harryharryharry]

Shame there's not many WISA speakers. You'd have thought there'd be a WISA decoder that could be attached to each wired speaker? Is there?

 

[Sheriff1972]

Shame there's not many WISA speakers. You'd have thought there'd be a WISA decoder that could be attached to each wired speaker? Is there?

Not as far as I know. I really like the solution to be honest and don't plan on changing it any time soon.

 

[zuker81]

The upcoming MiniDSP Flex HT looks like it is the device this thread has been waiting for... the problem now is what's a reasonably priced, but decently performing speaker set to pair with it when it releases. If there were a reasonable pair, I could see this being a really great entry point to multichannel, where one could integrate some rear surrounds and a center to an existing beloved 2.1 set up with zero wires. And then over time as more options become available, eventually upgrade the main L/R and add additional multichannel speakers

 

[jaakkopetteri]

I discovered these Almando receivers that seem to enable using 3rd party speakers with WiSa. A bit expensive for single channel though

Wireless WiSA loudspeaker | Wireless Speaker & Audio (WiSA)

Experience true wireless freedom with active Hi-Fi speakers that have the WiSA standard built-in. Only connect power and connect the speakers individually to either the WiSA approved TV or the WiSA hu

www.av-connection.com

 

[zuker81]

I discovered these Almando receivers that seem to enable using 3rd party speakers with WiSa. A bit expensive for single channel though

Wireless WiSA loudspeaker | Wireless Speaker & Audio (WiSA)

Experience true wireless freedom with active Hi-Fi speakers that have the WiSA standard built-in. Only connect power and connect the speakers individually to either the WiSA approved TV or the WiSA hu

www.av-connection.com

That's an interesting find! I guess we'd need to work on getting one measured, although if it's primarily used for surrounds it may not matter that much. And yeah, $250USD to eliminate a single wire is a little insane.

 

[stevenswall]

I discovered these Almando receivers that seem to enable using 3rd party speakers with WiSa. A bit expensive for single channel though

Wireless WiSA loudspeaker | Wireless Speaker & Audio (WiSA)

Experience true wireless freedom with active Hi-Fi speakers that have the WiSA standard built-in. Only connect power and connect the speakers individually to either the WiSA approved TV or the WiSA hu

www.av-connection.com

Thanks for finding these, I have been looking for something like this for my Genelec monitors, although at this point I have already moved on.

Every single time I see ads from WISA, I comment on them on Facebook asking for dongles.

Unfortunately they seem horribly focused on ultra low end trash, rather than simply releasing dongles compatible with hundred trillion dollar speaker systems.

 

[voodooless]

Unfortunately they seem horribly focused on ultra low end trash, rather than simply releasing dongles compatible with hundred trillion dollar speaker systems.

Eh, that device is for expensive B&O speakers . I wish the focus was on low end Tracy, that would mean cheap access to hardware… no such luck though.

 

[jaakkopetteri]

Unfortunately they seem horribly focused on ultra low end trash

How come? The only trash I've seen are the Platin Audio surround sets which don't seem that bad considering the price. Rest of WiSa stuff seems way above midrange stuff

 

[stevenswall]

How come? The only trash I've seen are the Platin Audio surround sets which don't seem that bad considering the price. Rest of WiSa stuff seems way above midrange stuff

Because actual high end speakers don't have WiSa built in from what I've seen, and dongles would allow any speaker up to a hundred trillion dollars to work with Wisa. Relative to that, it's all cheap trash.

Curious though if somehow they make more money not selling dongles, because it seems like they could get a higher profit margin just selling dongles instead of having to hide the price in a cheap speaker.

 

[jaakkopetteri]

Because actual high end speakers don't have WiSa built in from what I've seen, and dongles would allow any speaker up to a hundred trillion dollars to work with Wisa. Relative to that, it's all cheap trash.

I would personally consider Beolab, Buchardt, Dynaudio, Mesanovic and System Audio high-end. While that's debatable, I don't think saying they focus on "ultra low end trash" is fair

 

[stevenswall]

I would personally consider Beolab, Buchardt, Dynaudio, Mesanovic and System Audio high-end. While that's debatable, I don't think saying they focus on "ultra low end trash" is fair

Some of those are pretty good. I'm thinking more along the lines of the crap they lost on Facebook.

Platin and Klipsch a other low end options. Just give us $100 dongles for any active speaker or an amp input.

 

[jaakkopetteri]

I asked around and Platin responded "we definitely see potential in dongles but we don't think the market is quite ready yet". System Audio weren't as excited, which is of course reasonable considering their investment in their own WiSa speakers