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Q: I'd like to know if wireless speakers are a good option for a surround-sound system these days. I suspect the technology isn't there yet based on other articles I've read, but I thought I'd ask. Having the living room hard-wired seems likely to cost more money than I want to shell out given our hardwood floors, but for proper home theater sound you seem to need speakers in 5 different locations. We currently have a four-speaker system with two speakers "stacked" on either side of the entertainment system, but obviously this isn't ideal.

A: You are right on two counts: Wireless isn't there yet, and your system is not ideal. In stacking speakers around the TV, you have unwittingly ...

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