Make Wired Speakers Wireless - Surround Sound - Dynasty ProAudio WSA-5RP Review 

Another excellent review for those of us who refuse to say goodbye to our rear passive speakers

I love that Jamie Oliver is doing reviews now. Thanks for this. I had no idea there was something decent on market.

Mine popped like crazy, returned.

Thx but wish you would have talked set up. I have 1 blue light and 1 green and no sound

Hope my findings help someone, this was the most helpful video for me so passing on my findings here to see what others think: I wasn't ready to run wires down into the basement and up to the back walls for rear/back surrounds yet. I kept imagining a product like this and one day I came across this one. Looks well made, decent amp, good reviews. It works! I'm enjoying it but wanted to write this review right away so people understand some of the tradeoffs I've seen with some of the comments/guidance I've seen especially for someone that doesn't watch movies very loud, I'm usually between -25db and -35 db. So firstly, a few reviews/comments mentioned to ignore the out of phase report my receiver was giving. I found this caused some weird imaging issues, I especially noticed it when switching to all channel stereo, i was distinctly hearing the front speakers separate from the surrounds these were powering. After a couple of days i switched polarity of my cables connected to the dynasty amp, so red to black and black to red and my receiver stopped complaining about out of phase issue and also all speaker stereo was now creating one enveloping soundstage across front and rears. Note that I don't really listen to content this way, it is just a way i test how well they blend together. Second thing I noticed, a lot of reviews/feedback said setting the dynasty amp side volume too low can cause clipping/popping if you receiver is jacking up the volume too much on the input side. I understand this but ran into issues following this too closely. Initially speakers I used were inefficient Micca Covo-s with impedance of 4ish ohms. I set the volume knob on the dynasty the first time to around 90% and my receiver set the db down to -4db. This worked well and the speakers sounded pretty good especially since i had them decently close to ear level. I then got some fluance bipole speakers and mounted these 2 feet above ear height, reran calibration and receiver set them to -7db since they are more efficient. This did not sound good, speakers wouldn't kick on unless i increased the volume to wake them up and then lower it, and there were no dynamics, no whizzing of bullets. Today, I went and adjusted the dynasty volume knob to say 60% and reran room calibration and now receiver set it to +3db during calibration. Oh my, sound is amazing now, tested it with ghost in a shell and bladerunner 2049 and i can feel the ambience and effects way better even at -30db listening volume. So here is my 2 cents, if you listen at lower volumes and have a low chance of overpowering the transmitter dynasty and clipping then try setting the volume to a more moderate level (this also makes sense since with class D amps if you go too high i've found you can distort), so by having the receiver sending a stronger signal to the dynasty it is getting more "information/resolution" to work with, and then your class D amp at the other end is working less. So once again, this is because I listen at lower levels. If i were listening at higher volumes then i'd probably want to bring the +3db on my receiver closer to 0db or -1db by setting the dynasty a little higher on the volume. Now this is working much better and with the +3db as opposed to the -7db my receiver is feeding it I think it seems to be kicking on/waking up easier. Hope this helps someone!

I have Pioneer VSX 325 AV Reveiverwith 2 front, 2 rear (with binding post) and a subwoofer. I need to connect the two rear speaker wirelessly, what are my options.

Any popping or other distortions with these during your usage and if so, did anything resolve or mitigate those issues?

How to make wireless 5.1 sarround audio system .....is there any module seperately .

Do this set up need amplified rear speakers?

Hey, I really liked this video, i want to know please if one of the devices is suitable for conect to the TV through Bluetooth or optical cable and then connect a couple of blutooth speakers through the blutooth connection for hearing from all the speakers in the same time?

Thank you for the information. I have a big question. Will this transmitter deliver the 'front end sound' (main audio containing the people talking/not background sounds) to the rear speakers. I am trying to help elderly people with hearing loss hear the people speaking on the television (they refuse to wear hearing aids, much less headphones. If this system can put the speaking content on speakers that are located near the medical lyft chair; this would solve the problems we are having. Thank you for posting this video. All the best, Nicklas.

Question. My living room setup is where I can run a speaker wire to the back left. Not really to the back right. Can this be used to manage just one rear speaker on a surround sound setup? Unfortunately there is not way to get a speaker clean across to the back right any which way. Thanks for any feedback it is appreciated.

I have 1 sub n five speakers. How many of these will I need?

hmm,, reckon these will do the job.. just concerned living in Australia will they work fine just on a US>AUS plug adaptor

Hey chief! Any chance you know a similar one that sells properly on EU? Can't see to find it. CHeers!

Would this work with a Yamaha HTR 5630 receiver and Bose speakers? Forgive me I know nothing about this stuff but can't stand my wires going up the walls.

Is there a version with just rca (no amp)? 50w is too little for home theatre, i'd rather use seperate amp.

Are the 5G channel signals selectable when running two sets for side and rear speakers? or do they auto select for minimizing clash?

Yeah but you've still got wires going to the speakers. I need no wires from amp speakers out. to speakers

I have installed this setup but somehow its effecting my internet connection , We are losing the internet connection , is there a solution to that? If I switch off this setup then internet works fine.

I’m so confused because I thought it was supposed to run wireless??

0:54 you were about to loose my.attention -hey one minute mark we millenials aren't wired for more- but you threw fonctional gear so now i'll listen

Only Talking no practical way of connecting the device why?????

Whoa, this looks like ecen more of a match than I thought... I'm looking to turn some spherex omnipolar speakers into wireless, so I should get a really similar output, nice! Thank you so much! (Ill check if you hqve a newer suggestion, but just finding THIS already is a bit hope for me.)

Great review, but do you know if a second received unit can be purchased so that the one transmitter can send signal to the 2 receivers? I have rear left/right speakers that i want to run wirelessly as part of a surround sound, but they are too far apart to try have both speakers connected to the one receiver, and i don't want to have to run a long wire to one of them as it wouldn't be behind a couch and there are doorways along the wall. Please let me know if you happen to have this info. Thanks!

how about this as a concept AV receiver start having rear speakers connect to any speaker that is Bluetooth. I can buy a Bluetooth speaker that connect to my phone Bluetooth and sound better than wired rear speakers. But no they will not do this for some reason so they can make money selling there own stuff.

I'm glad I saw this one with the built-in amp. I was pricing out another brand and would either need powered speakers, or a separate amp and it requires one TX/RX for each speaker for discrete sound. Thanks for the review.

Thanks for the review. My 4 or 5 year old amphonys have been getting increasingly flakey and noisy over the last year, so it looks like it's time to give these a try. Good to know there's another option.

I'm not very knowledgeable about audio ! Does the transmitter connect to your amplifier or soundbar/tv? Will this Amphony system work with a Bose soundbar? Want to connect 2 Bose speakers in back with this Amphony system along with my Bose soundbar connected to TV. I assume if you use this Amphony system with 2 Bose speakers in back you will have to set TV to External speakers. Will Bose soundbar still work if TV setting set to external speakers?

It doesn't look like it's made for a 5.1 sound system !!!!

How is on reddit nobody speaking about this when People say they cant hide the wires :o this might Just get me into a 5.1 setup replacijg my sonos arc 5.1 setup

I’ve been looking for something like this for EVER!!!

Can i pair two receivers with one transmitter?

What if youre using them to transmit audio to two main speakers designed for listening to music, only? I have a gas amp but speakers are on opposite side of the room.

I have a Vizio sound bar with a BT powered sub. The rears are hard wired to the sub. In that configuration would I be able to make those rears wireless using the kit ? The speakers currently have a single wire running to the back of the sub, presumably combining left and right. Will it work if I split that wire for each L/R spring clip and hook up the Dynasty kit that way ? Will it work at all ? I only have the small speakers that came with my Vizio soundbar and sub - will I be able to upgrade to something more like a bookshelf speaker ? Are there any limitations.....what I really need to know from the start is if anyone has done this and did it work....any issues ? Thanks.

I am looking for a Wireless Audio Transmitter with an amplified Receiver for Surround Speakers, so the receiver has to be amplified to go straight to the rear speakers. This does this?

Thanks, just got mine up and running. Even though you said all you have to do is plug it in and they connect I had a hard time believe that. But that's exactly what happened. I plugged them both in and turned them on and they just connected! I even plugged the transmitter into the outlet on the back of my receiver so that it turns on and off when I turn the receiver on and off and it just connects again automatically. The product is awesome!

Thanks for the review. Better w/out the comedy though....

I have the amphony as well and I HATE it... cuts out etc so can you buy just another reciever because my surround speakers are far apart. Would need two receivers.

Going to try these for small cheap rear speakers under sofa… hopefully no popping or delay… don’t want to spend $300 on the “plus version”.

I just bought a set of these to replace the amphony set I currently have. The amphony set was great up until about a year ago when they started to snap, crackle and pop. A little at first but now then are completely unusable and I’ve been without rear surrounds for some time now. Can’t wait for these to come in so I can have my true surround sound back!!

besides the banana connectors, what is the difference between this and the OSD Nero WRSKII?

I know this is an old video.. but i was wondering if you have to turnthe transmitter and receiver on and off every time or do you just leave them on? Tia

Great info. I was wondering if it could run a sub and rear speakers with that one unit , then after I thought that you answered that question :)

will this work for 80 watts @ 8Ohms?

I have a pair of powered Bluetooth speakers that I would love to use as rear surround speakers. My surround receiver has low level (i.e. RCA) rear outputs that I would like to connect to a Bluetooth (transmitter of some sort?) that in theory would send the rear surround signal to the powered Bluetooth speakers. I feel like this would be the ultimate solution because the Bluetooth receivers and amplifiers are already built into the rear speakers; leaving only one power cord per speaker left to deal with ... which is easy enough to find an outlet and hide the wire. My receiver actually accommodates this ... in a sense ... however, they've managed to make the Bluetooth output for surround sound, only visible to two different Yamaha Bluetooth speakers that 1. cost $400/ea (so $800 for the pair) and 2. have been on backorder for almost two years now. Any thoughts how I can circumvent Yamaha's proprietary shananigans and convert the rear out to a Bluetooth signal that my powered Bluetooth speakers could utilize? I currently have a Yamaha Aventage RXA-1080 receiver and I am trying to utilize Edifier R1280DB powered Bluetooth bookshelf speakers for rear surround. Thank you in advance for any insights you might have. Cheers!

Picked up a pair but, similar to RocketFish in amplifier noise coming out of the speakers. The higher the volume on the rear unit, the louder the constant pshhh noise from speakers. Might be returning since doesn’t really feel like an upgrade. Ive currently got it set to about 60% on rear unit and the surrounds turned up higher on my AV receiver to help lower the hiss. However, not sure if that means I’m losing out on some watts to the speakers? Maybe hook to speakers with 4 ohm instead of 8 or less efficient speakers?

Thanks for the nice review. I see an uncanny resemblance with another product OSD Nero WRSKII that Crutchfield and some other places sell. Are these the exact same item- rebranded or something?

I noticed recently my wife booseter is affected by Bluetooth headphones. Things like that are why you change/upgrade frequency for anyone wondering.

Used your link and pulled the trigger. I actually ordered the WSA-5TR first by mistake before you I realized it that they were used with powered speakers.

Do you get any speaker hiss, I've got the McMillan wireless tranmisster and I get some speaker hiss.

Doing some research, and glad I saw this video. I almost impulse bought the Amphony's. Curious if you or anyone sees this...How does the RocketFish compare? Does it have amps built in? (no Watts listed on site), signal by RF...I'm so confused, would RF work with room correction software?

Are there any systems for wireless speakers that have their own amplifiers so I can get rid of my large heavy Yamaha receiver?

I just moved and the situation is not great for my HT. Fireplace with in-set cabinets on either side with no wiring considerations. First, is there anything that will run a center speaker, from a receiver that is on the side in the cabinets (adjacent). I suppose this could but it's pretty pricey for 1 ($100) speaker. Second, do thee need to be in line of sight? Can I close the cabinet door on the receiver?

Ok so ...I have wired CERWIN VEGA SPEAKERS. I want to know if I can make my old tall speakers..... with no receiver. Play the music that's o.y phone?

I'm based in the UK. I see below you suggest purchasing the Dynasty ProAudio WSA-5RP dierect from Amazon US, but would the unit be suitable for the UK market - i.e. 240V and equipped with standard UK 3 pin, 13 Amp fuse plugs? In other words, do you know if by simply referencing my UK delivery address, Amazon US will ship a "UK" version ready to plug 'n play? (...or will it have to be modified?) Thanks. Hope you can advise.

Can you run 2 left speakers on one unit and 2 right speaker on the other and still have the proper 5.1 sourcing?

Ordered from official store a set. Wired my 5.1 fronts to the reciver, cables to the transmitter, all was working fine all speakers running( except center speaker ,which was expectable). Today i put on a vinyl record to play as tested, receiver will only get signal if coming from a wire connected to the sub input to send the signal to the whole transmitter and the reciver will only play audio if main console is cranked a bit up in volume and it it pops all over. no propper sound What happened? any clue ? Really sad. It worked and 2 days after It does not.

My Amphony's just crapped out TONIGHT. 😭 I just watched this review and this sounds like a viable option. Question, are you still happy with them? Thanks in advance if you respond. ✌️

Yeah, but no. My couch sits in the middle of the living space and I want the surround speakers behind and along the wall. A single receiver unit means you've got to run wiring from the receiver to the individual speakers. Most definitely will NOT work with my living room. Not at all a better solution.

My rear speakers are already wireless.. just trying to make my subwoofer wireless.. what would you recommend

Are any of these made that use an optical connection to pipe sound from a tv to the speakers?

Okay so how do you purchase a third unit for the second speaker? Also can anyone tell me how to wirelessly transmit TV signal to my amplifier so I may transmit to my amplifier. Thank you

13.2.4

Good info. I've been thinking of adding surrounds to my system and just haven't had confidence in my ability to make it happen with such a device. This looks pretty straight forward so plan to give it a try.

Do you keep these powered on 24x7 or turn them off when you're not using them?

Anybody make these for 7.1 systems that have 4 back speakers?

Can i run two channel to the surround set up to send stereo to the whole floor?

Good day great product good review do you know of anyone else making these in 2 ,3 or even 4 pair configuration instead of getting multiple units I'm thinking of going this way but I've got 10 channels of surrounds ,4 in ceiling for Atmos and 6 on walls to complete my 9.2.4 system along with the LRC which means 5 of these units I will if I have to was just hoping someone had something similar so that I'll only need 2 , hope you're understanding one unit transmitting to 2,3,4 or even 5 pairs of sourround or Atmos speakers thanks

This is just 2x25w into 8 Ohm, this is unacceptable unless you are using it in a 15 sqm room.

Hello I asked how to purchase a second receiver on Amazon and was told you cannot have more than one receiver?

Thanks for the review.. I had a pair of wired SVS Prime Elevations set as front heights powered by a Denon X3700 AVR but recently added a second pair of Elevations which were mounted as rear heights. Due to Covid and other factors, I wasn't ready to have someone come in do speaker wire runs inside the rear and front walls via the attic. Based on your review and several others, I got the WSA-5RP unit in Black from Amazon to drive the rear Elevations. That it did pretty effectively. There are, however, some oddities when I run Audyessy. The first is phase error warnings but they are false and can be ignored. The second is the distance setting for rear heights which comes in at 20 feet which seems way off but once the calibration is complete the sound seems to be fine. I also get an occasional pop but never when there's an active program/movies running. I'll eventually have the wires to the rear heights run but, in the meantime ProAudio unit is more than a decent solution.

you get the same rear signal as if they we wired speakers?

The sub output is amplified? Or we need an active sub woofer?

will this work with front speakers or it is just for rear surround?

Thank you for your review - after writing my comments below it sounds critical but they are actually well intended - I enjoyed your presentation - so wanted to add this preface. I was a little disappointed there was no actual demo of them - even though the received audio for the viewer/listener would have been through whatever local device they had! But it would have at least given some perception of quality/distortion/volume. My concern is the available power on the receiver amp - The amps are rated 50W, sure but this is at 4 ohms - most speakers are more commonly 8 ohms, so only 25W available for those. I think I heard Fluance BiPolar which, when I look them up, would be 8 ohms; so 25W max into these out of the Dynasty. Also you mentioned 80W (?? not sure where that would come from) at ~5.20 in - but 8 ohms "no problem" - but that would certainly be 25W there; (think you might be a bit confused over the power vs impedance thing) I suspect you are likely under-driving those Fluance but you did say happy with the sound, so that is what matters I do love the fact that these have the speaker level inputs - again not to nitpick, but constructive input for both you and your viewers, 12ga is not at all necessary for the input - there is very low power going in there, not like a true speaker level current into 8 ohms. So especially with those type of terminals, small gauge wire would be fine. (I could also argue that 12 ga is WAY overkill even for the output at only 25W and 16 ga is good for about 48′ and given that you are using this system in the first place, I suspect is only a fraction of that) So I’m still on the fence - unfortunately my Marantz amp has no pre-outs for the surrounds, so need speaker level input; so it’s either this set with the limited power out, or go with the non-amp version which then would require an additional line-output-converter for input plus an amp for the speakers (or powered speakers which reduces the options further.)

do the units have to be on the same level

How can I get this in the uk?

btw as a reviewer you could check if they send speprate signals for sub and surrounds, its quote easy to check

My speaker system and living area setup needs one transmitter (that goes into the AV amplifier) and two separate receivers for each surround back speaker. I currently have a 5.2 with wired set up, trying to add extra two speakers in the back but it's hard to run speaker wires to all the way back of living area. Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!

liked the ambiance here. thanks.

Excellent review that made me buy it. I’m in the UK and - apart from the high import taxes - ordering directly from Dynasty Proaudio was quick and easy. The unit works really well and simply requires the usual plug adapters to work in the UK. No problem with different electricity standards. It also worked well even though it is placed behind the the centre speaker (which is in a unit) and behind a sofa - so literal line of sight is not required. Total distance is about 4 metres. The main reason to hide is the blue light is bright! Not something I really want to see when watching a movie. The supplied speaker cables are incredibly basic. They would undoubtably do the job but I replaced them. Banana plugs on everything except the transmitter - no idea why. I’m not sure what standby is like, because my rear speakers are constantly making a super low level noise, so they never lower off. You can only hear it if you put your ear right up to the speaker and the rest of the house is silent, so not an issue per say. Just a bit annoying. I switch the units off at the wall when not in use anyway. Also, like others have said when running calibration software it says the polarity is reversed when it is not. All in all super pleased with them and much better than finding a way to get wires to the back of the room.

Thanks, just ordered some.

Thanks for the video. I'm wondering about trying to wirelessly connect some older, but high-end speakers to my audio system instead of running wires around the whole room. You mentioned the top-quality sound. Not sure I grasp why these are intended for surround speakers (as in how do they really differ?) Maybe surround speakers don't get full dynamic range? Do you think these could be used to connect passive, full-size speakers with my stereo components? I see there is a L and a R connection, so thinking... could it be in the center, and run wires to the 2 speakers? Thanks!

I have a question please. Because of my room layout I need (2) receivers, 1 for each of the rear speakers. Do you have a recommendation for a system that would work for me?

Question do you need more than 1 transmitter, that is if you are using 4 rear speakers? 2 direct rear and 2 side rear?

I think two pairs of these wireless devices would be needed for my situation. I have a rear surround left speaker and a rear surround right speaker. I don’t want to try to run wires from the front of the room to the back of the room, across doorways. Also, I don’t want to run wires across the back of the room from the rear surround left speaker to the rear surround right speaker. I assume that an electrical outlet will be needed near the rear surround left speaker and an electrical outlet near the rear surround right speaker. The device seems to have a built in audio amplifier for the conventional wires speakers. Can the volume be controlled with the rest of the system? Or, does the volume have to be adjusted at each of the rear surround speakers, in addition to the main volume control?