JBL WEM-1 Unwires Any Pair of Speakers

The company's wireless expansion module makes any pair of ordinary home audio speakers wireless.

Plenty of manufacturers offer wireless speakers, but what happens when you want to save the sweet-sounding setup you already have in your living room, and take it wireless? JBL launched a simple solution for unwiring ordinary speakers on Thursday with its On Air WEM-1 wireless expansion module, which allows users to snip the cord on any pair of speakers.

The On Air comes in two pieces: a transmitter to connect at source material, and a combined receiver/amplifier to hook up at the speakers. It provides 50 watts per channel, as well as a subwoofer output.  According to JBL, maximum range should be about 70 feet, and the receiver can also adopt five different equalization curves for different JBL speakers, or a completely unequalized one.

The WEM-1 will go on sale later this month, with a suggested retail price of $359.