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The battery-operable Beosound Level proves you can take it with you—at least in this life. Its beautiful design will have your heirs fighting over who gets it when you’re gone. Without a doubt ...
With the Xumo Stream Box, Comcast and Spectrum are leaving clunky cable boxes behind, with mixed results. This $60 streaming box offers access to the companies’ respective cable TV services ...
If you’re looking for a compact soundbar that won’t break the bank, and you’re eager to jump into (or already invested in) the Sonos ecosystem, the second-gen Sonos Beam makes for a great ...
The 2.1-channel MagniFi 2 soundbar does a solid job at delivering virtualized 3D audio, but gets tripped up by its mediocre bass response. Polk Audio manages to tease some relatively impressive ...
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 ...
While the SP9YA’s status as a true 5.1.2 soundbar is debatable, its robust, full-bodied sound and lively Dolby Atmos and DTS:X height effects are in little doubt. Can a soundbar get a 5.1.2 ...
Bang & Olufsen has pioneered industrial design, technology, and audio enjoyment since 1925. The Beosound Theatre, the subject of this review, marks another milestone in B&O’s storied history.
If any genre has an all-too-recognizable formula, it’s the romantic comedy (aka rom-com). There’s usually a lie involved, or something supernatural that happens, and then everything works out ...
The 3.1-channel Sony HT-A3000 delivers solid Dolby Atmos and DTS:X performance on its own, but it wows when connected to Sony’s optional wireless rear speakers and subwoofers. When I think of ...
We took a hybrid approach to covering CES this year. Our west-coast editor, Michael Brown, made the relatively short flight from Portland, OR to Las Vegas and walked the show floor. Given that ...
Sony not only has a fantastic set of true wireless headphones, the app that accompanies them delivers scads of its own great features and benefits. Sony’s headphones need no introduction.