Best in class

Author's Rating:

Pros: Power choices, separate units, stereo/mono choices, frequency range, volume controls

Cons: Wireless ain't perfect, on/off unpredictable

Author's Review
All of the problems cited for these speakers will be encountered with other speakers. Here, you still get some marginal benefits - AC *and* battery; two speakers instead of one cylinder; stereo *or* mono, so you have flexibility in distributing them; separate volume (and on/off) on each; and wider range than most competitors.

Yes, you'll get screaching and/pops if there's interference @ 900mhz, probably from a cordless phone (2.4 is better for those anyway). And you may need to play with placement of the transmitter. But all in all, we're pretty happy.

The one downside, I've saved for last: We haven't had trouble getting these units to turn on, but have had trouble getting them to stay off. You indeed need to push and *hold* the button, but even then, they tend to turn on again minutes or hours later. I thus advise turning the volume all the way down for any speakers you believe are turned off, or you may hear them again.