Dumb idea, they could have used power lines for the same thing. All they are getting from the ethernet connection is just power, and not enough to get any decent sound out of it. The audio signal can be sent wirelessly or via the ethernet cable. A power line could have been used for both power and data or just power with wireless data.
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Dumb idea, they could have used power lines for the same thing. All they are getting from the ethernet connection is just power, and not enough to get any decent sound out of it. The audio signal can be sent wirelessly or via the ethernet cable. A power line could have been used for both power and data or just power with wireless data.