Speaker Reviews

Marshall’s latest Bluetooth speaker, the Emberton, is its smallest. It’s also one of the few compact options to hit the market with great sound, long-lasting battery life, convenient USB-C charging, and IPX7 waterproofing.

13 expert reviews | 9 user reviews

It's spacious and room-filling, but this Dolby Atmos soundbar is too short on clarity and finesse to be able to recommend it

5 expert reviews

The UE Boom earns our highest marks. It's super-portable, the battery lasts seemingly forever, and It sounds downright fantastic — especially for a small speaker priced...

62 expert reviews | 4794 user reviews

The Zipp (US$399.95) is the first in Scandinavian-based Libratone's range of high-end, wireless speakers, followed by the Loop, Live and Lounge. Steve Sande t...

73 expert reviews | 366 user reviews

The Marshall Stockton II sounds fantastic, even if it's priced a little higher than we'd like. And the freedom that the bass and treble knobs bring can't be understated, as you can dial in pretty much any sound signature you like. If you like the...

9 expert reviews | 6 user reviews

IKEA and Sonos are the WiFi speaker partnership we never knew we needed, but SYMFONISK could well propel the category into the mainstream. Combining the focus of the price-obsessed Swedish retailer with the increasingly-capable connected speaker...

14 expert reviews

The Denon Home 150 is an interesting attempt at a hi-fi smart speaker, but it satifies neither ambition.

10 expert reviews | 17 user reviews

JBL's Boombox 2 speaker is built for backyard parties, tailgates, and anywhere else you want to bring big Bluetooth audio.

8 expert reviews | 23 user reviews

The BlueSound Pulse Flex 2i speaker is a high-end wireless compact speaker that offers balanced, precise audio with lots of connectivity options.

7 expert reviews | 8 user reviews

Sony's outdoor-friendly SRS-XB13 speaker waterproof build is probably its best selling point—the audio performance is roughly what you’d expect from a speaker this size.

11 expert reviews | 40 user reviews

As promised, Devialet’s Phantom sets a new milestone in wireless multiroom audio. Whether it’s rendering earth-shaking bass or putting a soft touch on the finest of details, the speaker is an industry leader in almost every category — including price.

27 expert reviews

For a speaker of its size and price, Fyne Audio's F500 did very little wrong and most things right. In my room, the F500s excelled at detail retrieval and realism, providing me with a degree of transparency I'd expect from speakers costing much more...

6 expert reviews

Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance is a wireless and smart speaker that at first glance seems too expensive. We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of a beautiful exterior, but the suspicion lingers that one might have paid through the nose for this....

6 expert reviews

The Vizio M-Series All in One Soundbar is a seriously impressive one-box sound solution that completely blows away any TV’s onboard sound quality while handily outperforming most competition found at and just above its price point. If you’re looking...

3 expert reviews

This Klipsch system is a great example of a design that keeps it simple while focusing on what matters. After all, a 2-way speaker pairing a horn tweeter with a capable mid/bass driver does not reinvent the wheel. But this iteration certainly refines...

2 expert reviews

Sony SRS XP500 review summary: Editor's rating: 3.75/5 Design Connectivity Audio Performance Battery Pros IP66 water and dust resistance Loud and balanced audio Glow LED Lighting Excellent battery life Cons Big and bulky Recently, Sony expanded its X...

3 expert reviews | 10 user reviews

7 expert reviews

“Not too big, but not too small, Amazon has an absolute gem with the Echo Show 8.”

19 expert reviews

The Klipsch Heresy IV is a rather small three-way speaker that believes it’s very big. It plays like a big speaker, and it does so with a dynamic range, especially in the bass, and a punch that you quickly become addicted to. It makes the music more...

5 expert reviews

Unknown to us until now, the Kerr Acoustic K320 MK3 are an exceptionally well-made pair of speakers that approach perfection. Especially for those who miss a seamless bass reproduction right down to the twenties with the effect it can have on the music.

3 expert reviews

But for everything else, the delicious Rosso Fiorentino Volterra is a breathtaking experience to listen to. They deliver the music on a soft cushion of silk, without ever sounding woolly or stuffy. And they do it with a rare combination of warm, rich...

4 expert reviews

The Argon Audio Fenris A4 is a wildly inexpensive speaker that nevertheless sounds really good. That you can get true active speakers with turntable input for that price is impressive. And the addition of HDMI input makes them an obvious partner for...

4 expert reviews

At almost $8500, the total retail price of my reference system is just over half the price of a pair of Beolab 28s. That might lead some skeptics to complain that the Danish speakers represent poor value. Such a complaint completely misses the point of...

4 expert reviews

With a set price equivalent to a single handheld Bluetooth speaker, expectations are set low. And they are far surpassed! Tangent Spectrum X4 is a really well-made little speaker following a classic recipe. If you treat them kindly, they will respond...

4 expert reviews

The Rogers LS3/5A is among the very smallest speakers I have reviewed. All others of the same size are much cheaper than these, which are in the premium class for compact speakers. There is stiff competition, especially from larger speakers with more...

4 expert reviews