Overview

The Klipsch WA-2 Wireless Subwoofer Kit is a transmitter-and-receiver kit that sends bass and low-frequency effects wirelessly from your receiver to a compatible subwoofer. It replaces the long subwoofer cable that normally runs across the room, so you can put the sub where it sounds and looks best. It works with select Klipsch, Energy, Mirage and Jamo subwoofers equipped with a WA Port, including Klipsch Reference Premiere models such as the RP-1000SW and RP-1200SW.

The WA-2 operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band with automatic channel selection and a signal range of 50 feet (15 m). Klipsch states it doesn't interfere with, or take interference from, wireless networks or cordless phones in your home. There's no manual pairing: the transmitter finds the receiver automatically the first time you connect it and turn it on.

Klipsch rates the frequency response at 15 Hz to 150 Hz (+0/-3 dB), covering the full subwoofer range. An input gain control on the transmitter compensates for the different output levels of different receivers and processors. The transmitter connects to a home theatre receiver's subwoofer output or, with a stereo receiver, to its left and right line-level outputs, and up to four WA-2 kits can run at the same time in an average-size home.

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Before ordering, check the back of your subwoofer for a WA Port; the WA-2 doesn't work with subwoofers that only have RCA or speaker-level inputs. Klipsch's Reference Premiere RP-1000SW and RP-1200SW have one, while the Reference R-101SW and R-121SW list only line/LFE inputs. On RP subwoofers, the RCA and wireless inputs can be used at the same time, so one sub can serve a wireless home theatre and a wired stereo system. Set the transmitter's gain once during setup, then run your receiver's room correction to set sub level and distance.

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Why the Klipsch WA-2 Stands Out

Buyer's Guide

Who It's For

• Finished Rooms: Want a sub without running cable.
• Reference Premiere Sub Owners: Have an RP subwoofer with a WA Port.
• Multi-Sub Systems: Want up to four subs connected wirelessly.

How It Compares

A standard subwoofer cable works with any sub but has to be routed from the receiver to the sub's location. The WA-2 removes that run and lets you place the sub anywhere within 50 feet, but only with subwoofers that have a WA Port. Choose the WA-2 when routing a cable is impractical and your subwoofer is compatible; otherwise a wired connection is the simpler option.