Audio Components

Review These are decent speakers, but those who like bassy music or action movies can do better with other speakers.

Review These are the best floor standing speakers we tested. They aced our music listening test, performed well for movies and are also highly efficient.

Review A nice set of speakers, with good design and a well-rounded sound.

Review The JBL Studio 290 is a three-way design with two 8-inch low-frequency drivers, a 4-inch midrange driver and a 1-inch CMMD dome tweeter.

Review These are the best floor standing speakers for less $1,000 per pair.

Review These speakers are affordable, and when paired with an entry-level AV receiver, they're a much better value than a sound bar.

Review These speakers have good bass response, but they're over-powering for all but the biggest rooms.

Review You get a lot of speaker for your money here, although this is now an older model.

The JBL Link 20 is a durable smart speaker that can play music for around 10 hours without being plugged in. It uses the Google voice assistant, which is our favorite for searching the web and playing music with streaming services.

Ultimate Ears is well-known for making durable and portable speakers with great sound quality, and the Megablast is no different. This Alexa-enabled smart speaker produced good results in our listening test, especially with the hip-hop and electronic tracks we threw at it.

The Harman Kardon Allure isn’t a low-profile smart speaker that blends into the background in your living room. It is by far the largest and most unique looking smart speaker we tested.

If you are considering buying a Google Home but want better audio performance and a few unique design features, the Sony LF-S50G is a good option.

The Stanton T.55 USB is a good-looking USB turntable that has a metallic black tabletop with a gray outer edge and gray controls.

The Numark TT250 USB is a great-looking direct drive turntable. The dark matte gray tabletop sitting on the black bottom half looks sleek. The turntable is sturdy as well. Nothing feels flimsy or made out of cheap plastic. The tone arm and counterweight are all metal. The platter is metal.

The Stanton T.92 is similar to the Stanton T.55 USB unit in look, but it is slightly more expensive – and for good reason.

The TEAC TN100 vinyl converter turntable is a good low-cost option for converting your record collection to MP3. The matte black wood cabinet looks great and helps reduce vibration and resonance compared with some of the plastic turntables we tested, such as the Stanton T.55.

The Crosley T300A Bluetooth-enabled USB turntable produced outstanding results in our listening and conversion tests. The silver case is stylish and felt more durable than those of other plastic-body turntables we tested.

Editor’s Note: This product has been removed from our side-by-side comparison because it is no longer available.

The Sony STR-DN1080 is a 7.2-channel home theater receiver with excellent power handling and exceptional connectivity.

The Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A670 is a powerful AV receiver designed to be the hub of your home theater. It has one of the best power outputs in this price range and can easily power any size home theater speakers.