Speaker Reviews

The smaller sibling to UE’s Epicboom offers plenty of punch for its size. But it’s a little thin on features to justify $250.

More than just a lazy remaster, the new Pill includes unexpected features like lossless audio over USB-C. And like recent Beats products, it equally appeals to the iOS and Android crowds.

As usual, Bose’s audio processing makes this speaker sound excellent. But for $400, it’s fair to expect more features and more smarts.

JBL is the first to make Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant coexist on the same speaker, and it works quite well. But the price you pay for that convenience feels a little uneven.

It’s 2023. If Ultimate Ears is going to charge this much, there needs to be more to its speaker than just Bluetooth.

Sonos has an ever-growing lineup, and after you’ve bought your first speaker, you’ll likely want to put one in every room.

With stereo sound, twice the battery life, and line-in playback, the Move 2 improves upon the original at every turn — unless you need Google Assistant.

There are smarter and much bigger speakers to choose from, but this tiny little thing offers surprisingly crisp sound for its low price.

When you find a good spatial audio song, Sonos’ new speaker can blow your mind and sounds like nothing else. But it trails the Sonos Five at stereo playback and suffers from the wildly inconsistent state of Atmos mixes.

The more affordable Era speaker improves upon the Sonos One by nearly every measure and will likely find the same success and popularity among Sonos customers.

Water resistance and lengthy battery life are now standard

It’s a luxury purchase through and through, but Sennheiser’s new soundbar carries forward many of the original Ambeo’s strengths. Unfortunately, it also suffers from short-sighted missteps.

Apple’s second take on the HomePod doesn’t stray far from the original, but it’s better all around.

The long-awaited $429 Sub Mini doesn’t disappoint, but there are still reasons to opt for the standard Sub

The $2,400 Dione is a luxury buy for people who don’t want to deal with surrounds or a subwoofer

The Ray offers fantastic voice clarity and crisp sound, but this optical-only soundbar isn’t without frustrations

A mood-setting novelty speaker that doesn’t slouch on sound

Better looks, easier bulbs, still niche

Dolby Atmos isn’t the reason you should buy it

For those who can afford to throw cash at something that sounds great

The latest Symfonisk collaboration is another attempt to camouflage tech in the home

The tiny, lightweight speaker has a ton of functionality, but don’t expect sound quality miracles

It’s a very Sony product, in ways both good and bad

Apple’s newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google

Google’s latest smart speaker has good sound and an attractive price

The Studio is a great-sounding smart speaker that has some silly gimmicks you can thankfully ignore

Sonos’ first portable speaker is more comfortable at home than on the go

The Symfonisk lamp and bookshelf speakers actually sound good, too

Sonos reminds us that it can do almost anything

A simple solution for Roku TV owners who want better sound

Another take on Alexa in a soundbar

Exactly what it says it’ll do

A $300 neck speaker was always going to be niche, but Bose made a good one