‘A better price for the same performance’: I reviewed Sonos’ cheaper Era 100 SL wireless speaker, and was shocked at how few concessions were made to make this a bargain

Sonos’s cheaper Era 100 makes no sonic sacrifices — although some users might find themselves missing out on a few nice-to-have features.
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I reviewed Klipsch’s The Nines II powered stereo speakers, and they’re definitely keepers — great sound and nice features in a compact size (though it helps if you’re feeling strong)

The Klipsch The Nines II are a great-sounding set of speakers that come with a surprising price bump.

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‘Not a new app, but a new way of navigating’: The Sonos app is finally getting its long-awaited improvements to volume control, player listings and content organization — and you can try it this week, if you want

After ‘hundreds of hours’ studying Sonos users, the latest beta of the Sonos app will feature significant improvements to navigation, volume and more.
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I tested Majority’s biggest Bluetooth party speaker and while it aces the rugged and durable part, it’s no JBL Xtreme 5 — here’s why

The Majority Move M4 is a large portable speaker that looks like a real JBL Xtreme rival, but can it really put up a fight?
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Justin Bieber just teased new Bluetooth speakers under his SKYLRK brand and actually, they look like something I wish B&O would do

Like baby, baby, baby no — these really are Justin Bieber speakers and headphones.

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Sony didn’t learn from Bose’s good example: it’s ending streaming support for lots of services on tons of its speakers, soundbars and Blu-ray players — they’ll still work, but you’ll lose the likes of Netflix, Spotify, Prime Video and even Google Cast

Nothing online lasts forever, but Sony’s shutdown of services is especially severe, and affects over 70 products

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Denon’s all-new home speaker offers style, substance and serious spatial audio chops — but I still have one (very minor) gripe

How much do you value flexibility? Since I’ve used the Sonos Play, I value it a lot

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‘We definitely are also analog people’: WiiM’s CEO talks to us about developing its first soundbar, Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, why it doesn’t support Apple AirPlay 2, and balancing digital audio expertise with analog output

WiiM and Linkplay CEO Dr. Lifeng Zhao speaks to TechRadar about developing its first soundbar, Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, why it doesn’t support Apple AirPlay 2, and balancing digital audio expertise with analog output
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The JBL Xtreme 5 is one of the best Bluetooth speakers I’ve ever tested, delivering mesmerizing bass, impressive clarity, and thunderous power — it earns its asking price in every way imaginable

I tested the JBL Xtreme 5 and it’s one of the most exciting-sounding speakers I’ve ever used, with earth-shaking bass and gigantic amounts of power.
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Okay Sonos, where is my TV sound system with real left and right front speakers? Sony beat you to to the punch, the tech secretly exists in your products already — it’s time to catch up

In the era of giant TVs, soundbars won’t cut it for sound scale to match the pictures

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