Sonos CEO Patrick Spence says he hopes the company’s soundbars will be even more wireless in the future and won’t even have an HDMI connection to your TV. Speaking at the Sonos Era 100 and Era 300 launch event, Spence told his Digital Trends: Let’s make it easier. ”
This is the first time we’ve had such a clear comment from a company on the subject, and it’s no surprise that it’s been aggressively pushed from the top. The first one is now here. Many of the best Samsung TVs available today can wirelessly transmit Dolby Atmos sound to compatible Samsung soundbars. That means you don’t have to use the HDMI port to get better audio.
LG and Sony now have products that can send audio to soundbars wirelessly, but dongles that plug into HDMI ports. Sony has the Sony HT-A9 wireless speaker system. LG makes available his Wowcast dongle for options that beam audio to many soundbars, including the LG S95QR. We’ve also heard hints that LG is likely to launch a Samsung-like system with Wowcast built into the TV, but that hasn’t been officially confirmed.
The Sony HT-A9 Wireless Speaker connects wirelessly to a small HDMI adapter. (Image credit: TechRadar)
But you may already know the problems Sonos has with going wireless. In these cases, we are talking about using TVs and soundbars from the same manufacturer, as the wireless transmission technology is customized in each case. Not used for bars. Businesses see going wireless as an ideal way to spend more money. If you want a cable-free connection, you will need to purchase an additional product.
