If you have ever installed a speaker system in your home, you know that the hardest part of the job is concealing the ugly speaker cables, particularly if your speakers are located in the opposite corner of the room from the receiver. The Acoustic Research AW-871 wireless speakers solve this problem by eliminating the speaker wires completely. You can place the speakers wherever you want and move them whenever you like, without the need to worry about moving the wires or tripping on a wire.

If you have to blast your TV in the living room to listen to it while working in the kitchen, then these speakers are a great solution. You can take them with you right into the room where you need to hear the sound. You can also listen to podcasts from your computer anywhere within the house. You can use them for the party on your deck, or while working in the garden.  If you want to enjoy your music in the basement or garage without running wires through the floor or wall, then wireless system is the way to go. 

The speaker's transmiter broadcasts a 900 MHz signal that has no problem with travelling through walls, doors, floors, carpets and ceilings within 300-foot range, providing the users with multiple installation options. The quality of the sound is excellent, providing a satisfying listening experience, without lost signal or static.

• Two wireless stereo speakers with wire-free range up to 300 feet
• 900 MHz signal broadcasts through walls, ceilings, and more
• Use as rear channel speakers in 5.1 surround sound systems
• Integrated power/volume/tuning control; left/mono/right switch
• 20 watts total RMS power (10 watts x 2); powered by AC adapter or 8 C batteries per speaker
• Speakers can be used with AC adapter or batteries
  

The speakers have power, volume, and tuning controls along the front faces. Instead of an AV receiver, the users can plug the speakers directly to most audio sources, including TVs, DVDs, VCRs, computers, and portable players such as MP3 players. Alternately, they can connect the speakers to the rear channels of 5.1 surround sound receivers and take full advantage of the wireless design.

The speakers are manufactured by Audiovox Corporation, a company that is a pioneer in the wireless industry.