Audio

The Sonos Era 300 sports an innovative design and supports spatial audio, bringing this smart speaker to a new level.

The Nothing Ear (2) shake up the ANC earbuds market. They beat the AirPods Pro 2 on price and get close on features, but how about performance?

As the successor to the popular Sonos One smart speaker, the Era 100 lives up to expectations and brings a big boost to performance and connectivity.

The JBL Pulse 5 Bluetooth speaker amazes with its light show and 360-degree sound, but you can find more engaging sound for less.

Pitched to rival the latest generation of wireless ANC earbuds, the new OnePlus Buds Pro 2 are packed with sound customization features, but fall short on performance at the price.

This 11.1.4 Dolby Atmos soundbar offers premium sound in an easy-to-setup package — but it is missing a few features.

If audio quality is important to you along with clear artist remuneration, then there’s only one music streaming service worthy of your money.

Apple’s second-generation HomePod sounds just as great as the original, and has a few more smart home improvements.

The Denon Home 150 is an entry-level speaker with all the right connectivity smarts, and is the one to beat for bass fans.

The JBL Flip 6 balances size and sound in this updated version of the popular Bluetooth speaker.

NuraTrue Pro earbuds with aptX Lossless audio support are the best-sounding earbuds I've listened to this year.

The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3 offers high-quality sound and a comfortable fit, all at a reasonable price.

The latest Jabra Elite wireless earbuds offer good sound and call quality, but do little to move sound performance on.

Despite their lackluster noise cancelation, the Jabra Connect 5T earbuds are standout work-from-home earbuds with terrific sound and call quality.

The Logitech G Fits are a serious and well-meaning attempt at creating true wireless gaming earbuds. But flighty controls and an imperfect fit hold the device back.

Next-gen UE Wonderboom 3 Bluetooth speaker builds on predecessor with better battery life and performance at a great price.

The JLab Epic Air Sport ANC (2nd Gen) are a solid upgrade that welcomes cool wireless features and enhanced audio, though they drop the ball on ANC.

At $799, the Focal Bathys are a bargain for audio purists desiring the best audio performance, though ANC could be stronger at the price.

The orb-shaped Devialet Mania wireless speaker could be a game-changer for portable high-quality audio — delivering room-filling stereo sound with amazingly powerful bass, but there's a catch.

Hitting the right note with budget and style-conscious music fans, but the half in-ear design won't suit all.

The Nothing Ear (1)’s transparent design will grab your attention, but it’s the comfy fit, balanced sound, useful features and low price that will hold it.

Sony’s new entry-point in its premiere soundbar lineup offers virtual Dolby Atmos, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 are $699 luxury Bluetooth headphones aimed at those who take music listening seriously.

Apple Music is the go-to music streaming service for many, but what makes it so good?

Samsung's mini soundbar with wireless subwoofer goes big on sound, and is one of the neatest Dolby Atmos speaker arrangements around.

The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro delivers high-end sound and superb ANC make these an essential audio companion for Galaxy smartphone owners.

Next-gen premium wireless active noise-canceling headphones with audiophile emphasis on sound.

Not one of the best value USB mics we've tested, but it does have great styling and is simple to use.

A steal at $79, these Edifier 'buds offer great audio and ANC performance, and come in a chic package.

This small but mighty wireless subwoofer will supercharge your Sonos One speakers or Ray soundbar setup.