Speaker Reviews - The Verge

9

Verge Score

With stereo sound, twice the battery life, and line-in playback, the Move 2 improves upon the original at every turn — unless you need Google Assistant.

7

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When you find a good spatial audio song, Sonos’ new speaker can blow your mind and sounds like nothing else. But it trails the Sonos Five at stereo playback and suffers from the wildly inconsistent state of Atmos mixes.

8

Verge Score

The more affordable Era speaker improves upon the Sonos One by nearly every measure and will likely find the same success and popularity among Sonos customers.

7

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The $2,400 Dione is a luxury buy for people who don’t want to deal with surrounds or a subwoofer

7

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The Ray offers fantastic voice clarity and crisp sound, but this optical-only soundbar isn’t without frustrations

7.5

Verge Score

Better looks, easier bulbs, still niche

8

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The latest Symfonisk collaboration is another attempt to camouflage tech in the home

8

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The tiny, lightweight speaker has a ton of functionality, but don’t expect sound quality miracles

7.5

Verge Score

It’s a very Sony product, in ways both good and bad

7.5

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Apple’s newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google

7.5

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Google’s latest smart speaker has good sound and an attractive price

8

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Amazon’s latest Echo speaker splits the difference between a high-end smart speaker and an entry-level model

8.5

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A $59 clock that also comes with a pretty good speaker

8

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Sonos’ first portable speaker is more comfortable at home than on the go

8

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The Symfonisk lamp and bookshelf speakers actually sound good, too

7.5

Verge Score

It sounds amazing. Is that enough?

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