Although not wireless, the idea of self-powered speakers with the appropriate internal crossovers directing power to each individual driver is not a new one since Paradigm,among others, attempted this several years ago with their reference line. It was quite expensive and attempted application in a sophisticated A/V system, it was a dismal failure. The problem was you still had to run RCA cables from your AVR/Pre-Pro to each speaker and have an outlet close by for the speaker to be plugged into. In this case, even if it is wireless and you have to start running extension cords to reach the closest AC outlet, I think it is kind of defeating the purpose of the whole thing.
In the article in Audioholics, I am still not clear how the central unit works in conjunction with all the source devices one might have to use in the system. As we all know AVR/Pre-Pros are pretty sophisticated and require fairly time-consuming set-up to get everything working the way they should.
In a relatively simple set-up, maybe. Replace an AVR/Pre-Pro? I dunno.
