Just like you’d want great visuals for your home entertainment hub, great audio is a must, too. Whether you need to accessorize that brand new TV you just bought with a booming soundbar or you need a great new pair of headphones, hearing your favorite TV shows, music, and movies is just as important as … Read more
I returned the next day and the most blatant issues had abated, but the TV’s lack of contrast and black levels when compared to last year’s excellent QN90C (8/10, WIRED Recommends) made me confident I wasn’t getting the full picture (literally). A few colleagues also said the TV looked great when they viewed it earlier … Read more
Whether you’re new to Amazon’s lineup of smart home devices or you have Alexa-powered devices dotted around your home already, it’s wisest to wait until they go on sale before picking an Echo speaker up. Thankfully, right now is one such time with Amazon’s Big Spring Sale bringing with it a ton of discounts on Echo … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents Best noise-cancelling headphones deal Best AirPods deal Best wireless earbud deal Best Bluetooth speaker deal UPDATE: Mar. 19, 2024, 1:15 p.m. EDT There’s still one more day until Amazon’s Big Spring Sale starts, but we’ve already found some great deals on headphones and speakers. Here are some of our … Read more
Think about the last time you saw a person lugging around a Bluetooth speaker and thought to yourself, “Dang, that person looks cool. I want to listen to whatever they’re listening to!” If you have no such memory, you’re not to blame, and you’re certainly not alone. Many portable speakers are dorky hunks of plastic … Read more
Pros Compact design Very good sound quality for their size and price RGB lighting element Good connectivity options, including Bluetooth Cons Have to buy Pebble X Plus bundle to get subwoofer No app for Macs Creative Labs’ Pebble speakers have long been a top budget pick for PC speakers. The entry-level model is on its … Read more
as march flies by, you might be itching to get started on spring cleaning—especially with the start of the season only a few days away. Whether you’re looking forward to deep-cleaning your home or not, it’s a great excuse to upgrade your vacuum or add a new air purifier to your space. Below, we found … Read more
Swapping between the bar’s multiple inputs is slightly more intuitive, with a different LED color assigned to each input: HDMI ARC glows magenta, optical is yellow, the analog input is green, and the USB input is cyan. This color coding has become more common in A/V gear of late, usually seen in active/powered bookshelf speakers … Read more
Sonos is one of the oldest multiroom audio systems on the market and also one of the most successful. Since the way we consume digital music has changed from playing MP3s to streaming services and beyond, the audio system has also adapted and grown. Sonos began as a way to play iTunes playlists on your existing speakers, … Read more
When it comes to world-class sound, Bose has definitely earned a spot among the very best. Ever since the original Bose QuietComfort headphones debuted back in 2000, Bose continues to release must-have audio gear featuring award-winning active noise cancellation technology. While the brand’s superior sound quality usually has a premium price to match, we’re seeing Bose headphones, earbuds and speakers … Read more