Wireless speakers rental

What are wireless speakers?

Wireless speakers combine two kinds of freedom: they have a built-in battery, so no power socket is needed, and they receive the sound signal wirelessly, so no signal cables run to the source. That makes you completely independent of a location’s infrastructure. Where an ordinary speaker requires a socket nearby and a cable to the mixer, you place a wireless speaker where you need it and it is up and running within a minute.

That freedom makes them particularly valuable in places where cabling is difficult, unsightly or simply impossible. Professional wireless speakers today deliver a sound that keeps up nicely with wired systems, provided they are chosen and set up well. HuurAV works with models that have enough power and battery life for a full event, and that are suitable for both speech and music.

What do you use wireless speakers for?

The most obvious use is outdoors. At a garden reception, a ceremony on an estate or a wedding at an outdoor location, there is often no power in the right place and cabling across the grass or path would pose a risk. You place a wireless speaker exactly where the guests are, without cables in the way or creating a trip hazard.

Indoors they are handy too as soon as a setup has to be flexible. At a corporate event with several rooms or a programme that moves through the building, you move a wireless speaker along effortlessly. Think of a guided tour, a product presentation at changing spots or a party where the focus shifts over the course of the evening. For a drinks event on a roof terrace or in a courtyard, where a socket is far away, they are equally the solution. The speaker goes where the event goes.

Freedom of positioning

The big advantage is that you are not tied to the location of the sockets. You decide the layout based on where the people are and where the sound needs to reach, not on where power happens to be. That gives you a lot of room when arranging an event, and it makes last-minute changes easy. If the programme or the guests’ position shifts, you move the speaker without having to lay anything again.

The technology behind wireless speakers

Two things are crucial with wireless speakers: the battery and the wireless connection. The battery determines how long the speaker lasts, and that depends on the volume and the model. HuurAV chooses the capacity based on the length of your event and always keeps a reserve on hand. Where possible we provide the option to recharge in between or deploy a spare battery, so the sound is guaranteed to last the whole day or evening.

The wireless signal transfer calls for care. In a busy urban environment there is a lot of wireless traffic, and that can disrupt a weak or poorly chosen system. We work with professional wireless connections and check at the location which frequencies are free. That way we prevent glitches or dropouts during the event. We test the connection from where the source stands to the furthest speaker, so we know for sure the range is sufficient. You can read more about our approach on the page about sound.

Sound outdoors

Outdoors different rules apply than indoors. There are no walls to reflect the sound, so you need more power to make the same impression. Wind can carry the sound away, and distances are often greater than they seem. We take these factors into account when choosing and placing wireless speakers and, if necessary, distribute several speakers across the grounds, so the sound carries and stays intelligible everywhere.

Linking several speakers

When grounds or a room are too large for a single speaker, we link several together so they play the same source. This creates a distributed system that covers a larger area without the sound being too loud or too soft anywhere. The challenge is that all the speakers have to reproduce the same signal at the same moment, otherwise a reverberant or double effect arises. HuurAV makes sure the linked speakers are properly tuned to one another and that the wireless connection to each speaker is stable. We place them where the guests are and walk the whole grounds to check that the sound arrives evenly everywhere. That way even an extensive outdoor location gets a coherent sound that is right everywhere.

Placement, testing and operation by HuurAV

With wireless speakers HuurAV’s added value lies in the preparation and the testing. We advise on the number of speakers, the battery life needed and the layout that suits your location and programme. On the day itself we place the speakers, link them to the source and check the wireless connection for stability and range. We walk the location to hear whether the sound is right everywhere and make adjustments where needed.

For a simple setup you can operate the system yourself after the test; we make sure everything is set up and explain how it works. For a programme that moves through the location or combines several sources, we recommend a technician who follows the sound. That way HuurAV handles the advice, the setup, the testing and the operation, while rental without support is possible through SpeakerVerhuur.nl. HuurAV is part of Speaker Verhuur Amsterdam. Request a no-obligation quote.