That means the cash you spend to get a great speaker is money well spent. But every listener has a different idea about what constitutes a great speaker. Some people want a versatile multiroom system that can fill a home with music from basement to attic. Others need a rugged and waterproof portable to take to the pool or the park. And for many, audio nirvana is a wireless speaker that combines benchmark sound quality with a very reasonable price.
Below is a selection of impressive speakers that shine in our ratings, each ideal for a specific scenario. And to illustrate the value of our lab testing, we’ve added an expensive speaker from a big name in audio that delivers bottom-of-the-barrel performance totally out of sync with its hefty price tag.
All of the models in this roundup were evaluated by our team of trained testers in our sound labs in Yonkers, N.Y. We review each speaker for versatility (and home models for ease of use), but most importantly, for sound quality. And we buy the products we test the same way you do, through regular retail channels. No freebies or special treatment for us.
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