Hello all, our television is in the corner of a large family room with vaulted ceilings, ranging from about 15 feet to about 20 feet high. The kitchen is essentially in the same room. Because it's such a huge room, the sound from the TV isn't very clear. We just have the speakers on the bottom of the TV (a 43" DLP). Any little noises coming out of the kitchen (water running, glasses rattling, silverware rustling, etc.) causes it to be difficult to hear the TV. You end up turning the TV volume higher and higher until you realize its suddenly WAY TOO loud.

So what I'd like to do is install some sort of basic home theater system with speakers that could be located around the couch and viewing area, so you don't need the volume to be so loud. But I really don't feel like running a bunch of wires through walls or spending $3000. I am wondering if wireless speakers are any good. A guy at a store just told me that wireless speakers are all garbage.

I don't really need the perfect theater affect. I just want to be able to hear the TV when the sink is running!

Any help would be appreciated.