Tag: Speakers & Headphones

Black Friday speaker deals for 2024 include up to 55 percent off JBL, Marshall, Sonos, Echo and more

According to my imprecise calculations, there are approximately a zillion speakers on sale for Black Friday. So how can a mere human know which ones are worthy and which will make music sound like it’s emanating from a tin can? We’ve done our part by testing and reviewing dozens of…

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Black Friday speaker deals for 2024 include up to 42 percent off JBL, Bose, Marshall, Sony and more

We’ve tested scores of speakers over the years, and the best ones have made their way into three of our buying guides: soundbars, portable speakers and smart speakers. Right now Black Friday sales are already underway, bringing notable discounts to a few of our top picks.  Amazon’s says its Black…

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Sony LinkBuds Fit and LinkBuds Open review: Two designs, one clear champ

Sony’s line of LinkBuds products has served two key purposes. First, it gave the company a playground to introduce wildly different designs like the donut-shaped first-gen LinkBuds. It also allowed Sony to develop the LinkBuds S, a more traditional set that offered a taste of its flagship 1000X products for…

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The best Prime Day bluetooth speaker deals we could find during Amazon’s Big Deal Days sale

If you’re ready to upgrade from your phone’s tiny speakers, or if you’re done struggling to pick out the dialogue in TV shows, now is probably a good time to scoop up a Bluetooth speaker or a soundbar. We’ve reviewed dozens of models and brands over the years and have…

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The Bose SoundLink Home brings ‘premium’ audio to a small and portable package

Bose launched a new wireless portable speaker on Tuesday. The SoundLink Home is a relatively small addition to the lineup with “premium sound” and around nine hours of battery life for $219. The SoundLink Home is quite “mini” for a home-branded speaker: 8.5 inches high, 4.4 inches wide and 2.3…

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Sony expands its LinkBuds line with new open earbuds, ANC earbuds and a speaker

In early 2022, Sony took a gamble on a unique design for open-design earbuds. The company built tiny buds with a circular, donut-shaped speaker that were designed to be worn all day. It then followed those with a more “traditional” set, the LinkBuds S, just a few months later. That…

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