Speakers

With a sonic quality worthy of the product’s history, plus better battery life and connectivity, this should be added to your shortlist.

22 expert reviews | 3830 user reviews

The JBL Boombox is a monstrous portable speaker that not only gets loud, but stays pretty crisp when pumping the volume. It’s heavy, and not the easiest thing to carry around, but it’s rugged enough to handle any pool or tailgate party

17 expert reviews | 209 user reviews

Focal’s beautifully built soundbar delivers gobsmacking sound quality, but the single HDMI and optional Bluetooth are disappointing at this price.

18 expert reviews | 37 user reviews

A middle-ranking contender for sound, but a smart customisable design earns it serious lifestyle cred.

17 expert reviews | 5 user reviews

Klipsch released their new RP-8000F II floorstanding loudspeakers that we reviewed to determine if they still retain the same high value and performance of the originals despite the pricing hike?

3 expert reviews | 9 user reviews

Bowers & Wilkins aims to raise the performance/value ratio by borrowing technologies from their 800 D3 series to giving birth to their new 700 Series 2. Read on for design details and our impressions.

5 expert reviews

The S3000 Pro looks and sounds fantastic. I do have a question mark over the decision to completely remove the wired interconnect between each speaker, but otherwise these are highly recommended.

4 expert reviews

Hefty wireless multiroom speakers that deliver a big, impressive sound.

3 expert reviews

A well equipped speaker, with great build, and a bold sonic nature

19 expert reviews | 1941 user reviews

The UE Megaboom 3 doesn’t stray from the company’s tried and true formula but it doesn’t have to. The Megaboom 3 is one of the best waterproof speakers you can buy thanks to its rugged design, long battery life, and audio performance, plus the new DJ...

48 expert reviews | 1765 user reviews

Smaller, but just as powerful as its progenitor, the Sound Blaster Roar 2 is a multifunctional speaker that knows how to drop the bass and fill the room with sound. The Sound Blaster Roar 2 is a marked improvement on its predecessor. It's lighter and...

21 expert reviews | 154 user reviews

If you really want some bass power, you can't get it from a speaker this size, but I'll admit at times, I forgot I was listening to a tiny speaker—bass drums in particular can pack a surprising punch through the Sony SRS-XB12's modest frame. For $60,...

2 expert reviews | 113 user reviews

Sonos's brilliant streaming solutions are now available at an affordable price. The Play:3 sounds great, gives you access to a dazzling array of content and can be controlled completely with an Android smartphone or iPhone. Even if you have no...

92 expert reviews | 4638 user reviews

Samsung’s amazing Atmos soundbar system brings you immersive 3D sound while keeping clutter to a minimum, and delivers Samsung’s best-ever sound quality in the process. Only the overzealous subwoofer lets the side down – and budget buyers need not apply.

23 expert reviews | 144 user reviews

Marshall Woburn Multi-room hands on: stylish multi-room speakers for all the rockers out there

12 expert reviews | 147 user reviews

A fun, cute Bluetooth speaker with a neat design – if not quite the punchiest sound at the price.

16 expert reviews | 30 user reviews

If you're fed up with the limited definition offered by the majority of small speakers, then the KEF Muo will truly impress.

25 expert reviews | 21 user reviews

We found the app continually wouldn’t recognise the A9 telling us it was an “unsupported product” and a quick Google search finds we are not alone in that problem nor is it restricted to the A9 with the Beolit 12 & BeoSound 8 also suffering the same...

27 expert reviews | 21 user reviews

The JBL Flip 6 is a simple Bluetooth speaker that’ll make your music sound great wherever you go. Its rugged and robust design makes it easily portable, while dual bass radiators mean the low frequencies sound powerful without becoming bloated. Sure, a...

32 expert reviews | 3845 user reviews

JBL's Clip 2 speaker will fit nicely into your luggage if you're heading on holiday. Does this mini Bluetooth speaker pack a punch, or is it too small to be worth the cash? We sent the JBL Clip 2 to the test lab to find out.

14 expert reviews | 555 user reviews

Bose really needs to rein in that booming bass to give the other sonic elements a chance. Some rival speakers have a much better handle on their frequencies, delivering punchy highs and lows in equal measure. In comparison, the Bose sounds muddled. The...

34 expert reviews | 2977 user reviews

One of the best all-rounder portables re-injects life into Bluetooth speakers.

25 expert reviews | 255 user reviews

The Sony SRS-XB31 is a portable Bluetooth speaker that doesn't really break through any boundaries for the category as a whole, but it doesn't break the bank either.

5 expert reviews | 197 user reviews

Most people aren’t going to need the kind of thunder the Sony SRS-XP700 delivers. If that much audio firepower appeals to you, though, it's arguably a better value than its identically priced sibling, the boombox-style SRS-XG500. There’s no denying the...

2 expert reviews | 12 user reviews

We P We purchased this during lockdown to replace an old amp and wired speakers which my 2 young sons were pulling apart. This is perfect and sits beneath our wall mounted TV with the wireless sub placed at the rear of a medium sized living room. The...

2 expert reviews | 11 user reviews