Oozing charm and smarts, the Beosound Level reaches a new plateau in home audio sophistication. Battery power, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth ensure you can take it with you.

Improving on the original Google Home in every way, the Nest Audio is the new $100 smart speaker to beat.

Paradigm’s PW Amp can stream high-res audio while correcting your speakers’ and room’s acoustic shortcomings. Canada-based Paradigm has a long, respected pedigree in the high-end audio world ...

The 2.1-channel MagniFi 2 soundbar from Polk Audio does a solid job at delivering virtualized 3D audio, but gets tripped up by its mediocre bass response.

Walmart’s $30 Android TV streamer should make Roku and Amazon sweat. If you’re wondering which company makes the best streaming players for the least amount of money, you might not expect the ...

The new HomePod supports Matter, the standard that promises to get rid of walled gardens, but this smart speaker won’t let you entirely escape Apple’s.

The RSA-400 looks like your ordinary, everyday smoke detector. The included Roost Smart Battery enables it to connect to your Wi-Fi network, and that’s how it sends alerts to your smartphone if ...

Samsung's entry-level QLED is edge-lit, but still delivers a very bright and detailed image—albeit without the deeper blacks provided by the company's pricier array-lit and mini-LED QLEDs.

The front drivers on Vizio's high-end Elevate soundbar rotate to bounce height audio cues off your ceiling.

LG’s 5.1.2-channel soundbar uses side-firing drivers rather than separate speakers for surround effects. Is that effective?

The second-generation Phyn Plus is incrementally better than the first, but it’s also more expensive. That said, there is no better way to protect your home from catastrophic water damage caused ...

Scott Wilkinson / IDG 360RA partners include streaming providers, studios, and technology developers. Features Sony’s 360 Reality Audio is an object-based, immersive-audio system, not unlike ...