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• The JBL WEM-1 can transmit music throughout your home.
• Can transmit music up to 70 feet.
• Comes with a 50 watt amplifier.
• Add surround speakers to your home theater system without having to run wires.
• Connect to your computer and enjoy your music library anywhere in your home.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 16.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 6.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Best wireless solution for audioOct 10, 2009
By Brian Harkness
This unit feels professional and solid (it is metal!). It is GREAT. I am using this with some moderately cheap KLH satellite speakers with a subwoofer that I bought maybe 15 years ago.
Granted that there are no speakers with this. If you you think you are getting a deal because there are speakers attached to or are included with other products in the same price range, you may find them to be of inferior quality and sound tinny and/or muffled. I have tried several wireless transmitters and wireless speakers to get sound into my sun room from the main house and I have been disappointed with all of them. Mostly the other items have just picked up too much interference (general static and also noise from my wireless router).
What makes this unit different
- It delivers sufficient power (to your own speakers).
- There are no audible clicks and pops as I have experienced with other products (winter static from carpets are notably an issue with the others).
- It sounds sufficiently clear (and it creates really good sound if the aux input is used with an iPod or other portable device).
- There is no interference with from WiFi (wireless router). This can be a REAL problem with some devices but not this one.
I was surprised to find power connectors for other nations in the box... at first I did not know what they were for:-) I guess I can take this with me if I move to the UK:-) It is also flexible on the transmitter end; it has line level inputs and speaker level inputs.
This item is worth what you pay for it. There are of course freakishly expensive devices out there also, but this should do for someone who wants quality sound for a reasonable amount of money.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Effective Unit - Works Well!Dec 10, 2008
By Big Dee
I bought this once it first came out and I've been pleased. It works effectively to expand your listening area wirelessly between zones or even between 5.1 and 7.1 setups.
I use this across my house - a house that is also set up with a wireless network for my computers as well as both cordless and cellular phones. The interference from these units is minimal, if present at all. Surprisingly, I find the most interference from either myself or others walking past it. Wierd. Though, there are 4 channels available to sync the transmitter and receiver seamlessly (or close to it).
The sound is great. It has a built in 50W amplifier and provides crisp sounds. The subwoofer output allows you to make this mini system a sharp 2.1 surround sound system. Note - use a non LFE sub (or just bypass the LFE option on your sub) since the receiver has its own volume input.
Obviously, the best results are for when you connect an outside music source to the receiver via the mini-jack input. If this is your sole reason to use this product, you don't even need to hook up the transmitter at all. Though, to fully enjoy this product, you should.
I have it hooked up to a 7.1 receiver with 2 zone capability. It works fine and I'm very happy with it. The built in amp definitely helps the performance.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Excellent product but........May 04, 2009
By R. Lee
The JBL WEM-1 work as advertised. Very straight forward and easy installation, I used this unit to connect my rear surround speakers and the sound is crystal clear as if they were wired. Power / volume output is ok for normal listening with no noticeable distortion. The signal starts fading around 30 to 40 feet away.
The system was also connected as a stand alone speaker extension for another room, and the results obtained were not as satisfactory as before. Maybe because the unit was underpowered for the speakers I used (Bose acoustimass bass and sattelite system). However, the sound was still crystal clear but volume was not enough...My guess is it should work fine with shelf speakers. (output advertised is 50W per channel)
The system was also connected using the line in input and speaker in input. Using the speaker in input, the volume is controlled from your main stereo receiver/amplifier unit. The JBL WEM-1 comes with a remote control for volume adjustment and input adjustment (more on this feature below). Since the receiver unit was stashed away hidden from view to conceal the placement of my surround speakers, once it is setup it is inconvenient to use the remote provided, however this has nothing to do with the performance of the system but you should consider this depending on your intended installation. The system also has a nice feature that it powers on on-demand and goes to stand-by after 10 minutes if no music is played.
I could not get it to work using the line in connection. It could be that my receiver out signal is too low or the JBL WEM-1 input sensitivity is too high. Either way I could not get it to work this way, but since this type of use was not for my setup I didn't mind. The receiver has an aux in input at the front of the unit which can be used to connect anything with a headphone output (MP3, Ipod, etc) This feature is controlled by the remote control input selection.
Now for the but....in the tittle...Wireless comes at a price. My receiver has a wireless feature which can be used to pair any laptop/pc computer. I also have a bluetooth wireless connection to stream music from my ipod to my stereo. When the JBL WEM-1 is connected and working, it knocks out all other wireless connections from my laptop and bluetooth ipod. Again, this has nothing to do with the performance of the JBL system and thats why I still gave it a high rating, but these are facts that you should keep in mind depending of your intentions.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Excellent wireless small roomJan 09, 2009
By Reginald Whiting
"Photographer"
WEM works well as a wireless device but cannot expect the sound from the use of a wired system. The system works well in provinding those extra speakers in the master bedroom(20x15) with out triping over wires and without too much ghost signal interference. When I expand the distance between the WEM transmitter and receiver there seems to be an increase in signal noise.For critical listening and home theatre the the hard wired sound room is used.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Eliminates speaker cables but ...Mar 04, 2012
By Kraisorn L.
I like JBL products and thus opted for this kit in order to make my 5.1 rear home theater speakers wireless even though this unit at over $300 is a bit costly for my taste and I probably could have gone with a less expensive alternative such as Amphony's 5.8 GHz kit.
Setting up the unit was quick. I put the transmitter on top of my receiver in the front of the room and the receiver unit on one of my speakers and then ran some wire to the other speaker.
The sound coming from the wireless amp is quite good. The only 2 issues I noticed are:
1) Works best with line-of-sight connection
Since the receiver is facing the transmitter at a distance of 20 feet, I never had any issues with breakups. However, during installing the kit I noticed that when I placed the receiver behind the speaker then I would get sporadic breakups. So this unit is probably not going to work well through walls.
2) Tends to interfer with other wireless gear
This kit uses a spread spectrum signal at 2.4 GHz. I am not sure why but whenever the transmitter is active the wireless LAN on my laptop has bad reception, i.e. my wireless LAN speed is cut to 1/3. I wish there was a way the transmitter would figure out which wireless channels are occupied and avoid these.
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