Brookstone (497362) Main / Wireless Stereo Speaker

Pros: Great sound-technology! Turns TV, MP-3 player or other audio source into music on the go.
Cons: None to date.

WHAT'S THE 411 ON THIS PRODUCT? I got my first look at the Brookstone 497362 Main / Wireless Stereo Speaker at the Brookstone Store in the Providence Place Mall. I was taken by its stunning futuristic look and style. But I was mainly intrigued and ...

Pros: Sound Quality Transmitter works thru multiple walls,floors Plays music clearly while you move it
Cons: The sound strength/quality don't come thru when plugged into my computer/DVD player.

I got this product so that I could watch TV thru my sliding glass door while sitting in my hot tub... it works great!! Awesome sound quality, works on battery or AC power and was much cheaper then installing a permanant outdoor speaker system. It plugs ...

Pros: Looks cool, sounds OK, low profile. Great idea in theory
Cons: Limited hook up options. Always the chance of annoying RF interference.

Read lots of great reviews and was excited to hook up the Brookstone outdoor wireless speaker. That's the nutty part. You can hook up from your main stereo system one of two ways; from the headphone jack or from an audio line output source. Problem is that a lot of receivers automatically cut off the signal to your wired speakers the second you plug in to that headphone output. And unless your receiver has an auxiliary line level RCA output, you are screwed. You cannot cut RCA cables and insert the bare wires in to speaker outputs because this is a transmitter that reads signal and not speaker voltage...make sense? So unless you have a receiver that has the ability to not cut off sound to the wired speakers when patching in to the headphone jack or your receiver has an aux RCA audio output, the hook ups are kinda limited. I did run the unit and it sounded nice enough, but there was the occasional interference. Wireless speaker technology has a long way to go before it replaces wired. Trust me, I am a professional live audio engineer.