JonL:

Jason Hicks:

Plus as PJ mentioned the HAL has some other applications such as the wireless connection to a sub or powered surrounds from an AVR that are exclusive to the HAL.  

I have 4 sets of questions regarding HAL I was hoping you could answer: 

1)  I'm very interested in purchasing HAL for use with the placement of my subwoofer.  I'd like to move my subwoofer to a different location across the room.  Probably no more than 15-20ft from the receiver.  I read the Pro Reviews and they all had glowing reviews of it.  In the features section of the product page, it says it has a latency of 25.5ms.  In real-world operation, is this perceivable with a subwoofer (assuming I have audiophile ears)?  You also mentioned before that HAL is 14-bit versus CD which is 16-bit.  I'd like to get your opinion on how much that would affect the quality of sound of the bass as a bass signal changes less quickly versus say a signal around 15KHz.  

2)  Can you have multiple Send & Receive units in the same area/household?  If I had 2 pairs of them, will I be able to link them separately and have 2 separate sources transmitted at the same time without interfering with each other?  

3)  If I have a Send unit connected to a USB port on a PC and the Receive connected to an AVR, when I power down the PC, I'm assuming the USB port will power down as well thus turning off the Send unit.  When I turn on the PC again, will I have to re-Link the units again or does it have memory to auto-connect back to the last Receive?

4)  Does HAL have the same 30-day moneyback guarantee as the speakers?  In case I don't like how they perform, can I return them without any penalty? 

 

Hello Jon, 

Sure thing, I'll answer your questions in order below:

1.  I don't hear any latency myself, but if you do you can always compensate for it by increasing the distance setting in your receiver.

2.  I have tested this, and while it did work while I was listening for about 15 minutes there were a couple of drop outs.  I will say that the second HAL pair was about at the distance limit of 100 feet, so that may have been the issue but I'm not sure.  In my opinion it's worth trying, but I can't guarantee that it would work without some amount of interference.

3.  It should auto connect.  

4. Absolutely. 

Just let me know if you have any other questions, thanks! 

aprebyl:

Ok, so wait, I can use this gadget to make my subwoofer wireless?  Is that true?

My subwoofer has been sitting unplugged for about a year now, because I got tired of answering the door to tell the neighbor I was sorry and, yes, of course I'll turn it down...

 BUT, if this thing can make my sub wireless, I may be able to use it again if I first move it to a different place away from the wall I share with the neighbors, and also put it on top of one of those Auralex isolation pads.  Maybe that will work?

Anyway, I really do hope this thing will make a subwoofer wireless!

Indeed it can, whether it will make a huge difference with the neighbors is hard to say, but I would give it a shot.