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Product Finder: Smart Speakers
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 26 Mar 2026
Sonos Play
Practical, portable design
Balanced, room-filling sound
Pricey depending on what you’re looking for
$299
at Best Buy
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 26 Jan 2023
Denon Home 150
Great sound
Bass performance belies speaker size
More expensive than Sonos One
No room tuning
Currently unavailable
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 7 Jul 2026
Marshall Stanmore IV
Chic, stylish design
Meaty bass and airy treble
No Wi-Fi streaming
No voice assistant
Currently unavailable
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 5 Sept 2025
Denon Home 350
Premium design
Responsive touch controls and proximity sensor
Costs an arm and a leg
$699
at Audio Advice
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 18 Sept 2023
Sonos Move 2
Powerful, balanced sound profile
Can pair with another Move 2 for true stereo over Wi-Fi
Too heavy to carry far
$499
at Sonos
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 27 Mar 2023
Sonos Era 300 Wireless Speaker
Amazing spatial audio
Lots of connectivity options
Can’t use spatial audio with TV without soundbar
$449
at World Wide Stereo
Editor's Choice
Reviewed: 7 Mar 2023
Sonos Era 100 Wireless Speaker
Dual tweeters for stereo sound
Larger woofer pumps out more bass than Sonos One
No Google Assistant support
More expensive than Sonos One
$219
at Amazon
Reviewed: 7 Jul 2026
Marshall Acton IV
Stylish, retro looks
Auracast-enabled for multi-speaker setups
No Wi-Fi streaming
No voice assistant
Currently unavailable
Reviewed: 15 May 2026
Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker
Excellent audio quality
Attractive design
Not backwards-compatible with older Bose soundbars
No spatial audio support
$278
at Crutchfield
Reviewed: 29 Oct 2025
Amazon Echo Studio (2025)
More compact design than older Echo Studio
Pumps out a lot of bass for the size
No optical audio port
Sound not as defined as Sonos Era 100
$220
at Amazon
Reviewed: 29 Oct 2025
Amazon Echo Dot Max
Good audio for the price
More compact than last-gen Echo
Doesn’t do much more than last-gen Echo
No audio in/out port
$99
at QVC - US
Reviewed: 29 Jun 2023
Amazon Echo Pop
Great sound for the size
Inexpensive
No temperature or motion sensor
Currently unavailable
Reviewed: 7 Nov 2022
Devialet Mania
Great sound quality
Mind-blowing bass energy
Price is high for a battery-powered speaker
Feels heavy for a portable
$769
at Crutchfield
Reviewed: 29 Sept 2022
Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Generation)
Good audio for the size
Lots of Alexa smart home skills
Large power brick
Currently unavailable