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Technology has come a long way. We no longer need excessive cable management to connect speakers and create the perfect entertainment setup. These days, there are wireless speakers that can quickly elevate the sound in your space with very little effort. The best Wi-Fi speakers offer a bunch of features that make your life easier. Wi-Fi streaming lets you control music in a multiroom environment, and most Wi-Fi speakers also offer voice control, such as Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or Apple’s Siri. That means you can ask your speaker for a specific song, and it’ll play it back for you. (For more on this, don’t miss CNET’s guide to the best smart speakers.)
For the streaming speakers that do offer voice control, if you’re not into that you can just turn it off. Either way, you don’t need to spend very much — for instance, a fantastic “dumb” multiroom speaker like the Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf starts at $140. To help you figure out which will be the perfect fit for your home’s audio setup, we made a list of the best Wi-Fi speakers we’ve tested in the CNET labs. Read on.
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At $249, the Sonos Era 100 is the smart speaker to please any music fan. The compact device makes a number of improvements on the award-winning One, including stereo playback and even better sound quality. With Bluetooth, Amazon Alexa and Apple AirPlay 2 compatibility the Era 100 is a more flexible streaming speaker than ever before.
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