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I've been searching for something like this for a while. Definitely worth its price. Easy installation. Versatile setup with front speakers as well. I was playing around and configured the front speakers to work off of it and the sound quality was great too. The sound gain of the receiver is a great feature to set up the surround levels without changing your system settings. As long as the units are paired on different wireless codes I am willing to get another unit and install it in my other home theater room.
What's great about it: Easy set and forget installation
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from Gulfport, MS
I bought this so that I wouldnt have to run wires across my living room floor and not only does it do that but it produces great sound. I have already recommended it to 3 friends and they love it too.
What's great about it: Great sound, very inexpensive, worth every penny
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from Maryland
I just moved to a new place and the layout of the room would not accommodate speaker wires running across the floor. My front speakers and center channel were not an issue as there was no foot traffic; however, the two rear speakers were an issue.
I came across the Best Buy site and read reviews on the Rocketfish. The package came with very basic speaker wires. Luckily, I had enough of my own speaker wire and used it instead.
The sender was hooked up with the speaker wires to the back of the amplifier. The AC adapter was plugged into an outlet. The receiver was hooked up to the two rear speakers with speaker wires. The plug was unraveled from the bottom of the unit and into the wall. The sender light would blink until the signal was received by the receiver. The light on the sender would then turn a steady red.
The volume on the receiver is set to low initially and would need to be turned up. Overall, the sound quality is good. I agree that when I turned off the system, there was a hum coming from the rear speakers. I personally do see it as an issue to power off the units when not in use.
I am happy with the performance of this product, especiall for the price.
What's great about it: No need for wires running across the floor
What's not so great: Basic speaker wires and a humming noise is still present.
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For $100, you really can't beat this product -- I have a new Sony HTIB system, and hooked the rear speakers up with this system, and I'm very impressed with the sound -- before I hooked both the left and rear surround channels to the wireless system, I just hooked the right rear to the wireless rocketfish system and left the left rear "wired" to the sony to compare the two sides -- the "wired" side was a little louder, but when I adjusted the sound levels to match, I couldn't really tell (with 5.1 programming and music) which was wired and which was wireless.
** When you shut the AV system off, and the Rocket fish sending unit and receving unit are still on, there is a low level "humm" from the rear channels ** Apparently, after reading up online about this issue, Rocketfish has resolved this issue by incorporating some resistors into the 2 foot cables that connect the AV receiver to the Rocketfish sending/transmitting unit. Apparently, those who've already received and implemented these wires are very satisfied with the decrease and/or abscence of the humm. I called the 1-800 helpline in the manual for this product, told them about my humm, and the guy had NO idea what I was talking about -- he wanted me to send them the entire unit or return it for a new one at Best Buy -- I told them NO WAY .. it took too much time to move my furniture and wire this thing up, I wanted the "corporate fix" I"ve read about online -- so he had a corporate agent call me back 1 week later and she stated that I too would receive these updated cables to fix my problem. We'll see when they get here, but either way, the humm is so low that you really have to put your ear up to the speakers to hear it.
Also, I have a Belkin wireless-G router and so far, NO interference or loss of signal after 1 week of constant use of both the rocketfish and the wireless internet which is all in the same room.
Give it a shot, there's a 30 day return policy, no restocking fee, you can't go wrong if you have a few extra hours this weekend to calibrate it and play around with it.
What's great about it: No wires running across the floorboards; Sounds very very good
What's not so great: Buzzing/Humming after you shut your AV receiver off -- solved by company, though
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from Birmingham, AL
There really isn't a whole lot of detail needed for this device. Rocketfish had made an affordable device that does exactly what it says. I have this hooked to my Samsung HT-AS720 and it works flawlessly. You would think it was designed for it. It has its own adjustable volume, and its size and range makes it convenient to place almost anywhere, even another room. My only complaint is that it does not have a remote or an IR sensor, so unless you leave it on, you have to manually turn on/off both pieces of the receiver for use each time. Luckily it is a low-power consuming item. Great product overall, though. I highly recommend it!!
What's great about it: Affordable, easy setup, universally compatible.
What's not so great: No remote or IR sensor for power toggle.
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from College Station, TX
Works as advertised. Fast and easy setup. Have not experienced any "hum" feedback with numerous wireless devices in the household. Well worth the money.
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The unit has only one receiver to both back speakers so you still have to run wires from that receiver to the back speakers, so if you have hardwood floors like me and have a significant distance between your rear speakers you will still have wires showing unless you have something between them to hide the wires