The latest TVs may be able to produce amazing images, but they can also suffer from poor sound quality. But you don’t have to put up with bad sound because we’re here to help. Brett Pearce/CNET If you’re struggling to understand the dialogue in your new favorite show, it’s most likely that your tiny TV speakers are …
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Roku is best known for its popular streaming devices, including the excellent Roku Express 4K Plus, but it also powers TVs and speakers. The TCL Roku TV Wireless Soundbar is an attempt to bring these two latter categories together. Compared against other soundbars at the price it certainly sounds good, but being totally wireless is its most limiting characteristic. Also known as …
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Sonos speakers are about to get more expensive. The company said Friday that most of the speakers across its lineup will see price increases beginning on Sept. 12 due to ongoing global supply chain constraints. The Arc soundbar is set for the biggest price jump — from $799 to $899, a $100 increase — while the majority of the lineup …
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The first smart speakers, the Amazon Echo and Google Home, broke new ground in voice control and artificial intelligence wizardry. But they simply didn’t sound very good for music. It took until the creation of the Sonos One for a relatively affordable smart speaker to couple voice assistants with proper sound quality. The Sonos earns our Editors’ Choice Award for its sound and reasonable price. …
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My dad once told me you can never have too much money or too many Bluetooth speakers. That was timeless advice, because I’ve outright lost a handful of portable speakers by simply forgetting to bring them home after a day outside with them. If you want to stock up on some inexpensive speakers, I have a deal for you: Newegg …
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I’ll be honest, cheeps, it’s rough right now. I work from home all day every day, so you’d think I’d be fine with all this. But, man, it’s cold and rainy outside, everyone is going a little stir-crazy, and there’s no end in sight. No, a Bluetooth speaker is not the answer. Music, however, not only helps combat the silence …
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Israel Adesanya is arguably the biggest rising star in the UFC since Conor McGregor. He’s a big deal, and if he keeps up his winning streak he could be an even bigger deal. When he knocked out previous champ Robert Whittaker in definitive fashion at UFC 243 (after the best walk-in in UFC history) you could almost hear the ka-ching of …
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Bluetooth speakers are all well and good, but they have limited range and use audio-compression technology that many audiophiles don’t appreciate. They’re also harder to configure for multiroom setups. Enter Wi-Fi speakers, which hit the scene years ago but never really caught on, for reasons I don’t fully understand. Well, actually, I do: Most of them were premium products with …
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Q Acoustics is following up its high-end Concept 500 floorstanders with a model that’s even more striking: the Concept 300 stand mount speaker, announced Friday. The most attention-grabbing part of the 300’s design is the new Tensegrity tripod stand, which is a combination of high-tensile wire and aluminum rods. The company says this stand is less subject to vibration than other …
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Last weekend I reviewed the fabulous Q Acoustics 3050i tower speakers. But then I thought, too bad not everybody has room for speakers as big as these bad boys! So this time I went for downright tiny speakers, the Totem Acoustic KIN Mini, which measures a trim 5 by 8.9 by 5.8 inches (126 by 226 by 146 mm). Surely …
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