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BEST MEDIA STREAMER
AMAZON FIRE TV CUBE
$119.99 EDITORS’ CHOICE Llllh
The Amazon Fire TV Cube is pricey in the world of media streamers, where $50 can buy you
quality 4K HDR streaming on your TV. That’s because the Fire TV Cube does so much more
than your average streaming hub. Its far-field microphone array and speaker make it a fully
functional Amazon Alexa device you can control with your voice and get answers even when
the TV is off. It can also control your entire home theater, thanks to infrared emitters on the
cube itself and an included IR blaster you can run into or out of any cabinet.
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BEST SOUNDBAR
TCL ALTO 7+
$179.99 EDITORS’ CHOICE LlllM
Excellent home theater sound for under $300 is hard to come by, which makes the $180 TCL
Alto 7+ so impressive. This 2.1-channel soundbar comes with a wireless subwoofer and
produces surprisingly powerful lows and highs for such an affordable price. It also works with
Bluetooth, so you can use it to listen to music without turning on your TV.
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BEST WIRELESS SPEAKER
AMAZON ECHO STUDIO
$199.99 EDITORS’ CHOICE Llllh
Few wireless speakers offer more than mono sound, and fewer offer stereo sound with decent
channel separation. The Amazon Echo Studio goes beyond stereo by producing Dolby Atmos–
compatible directional surround sound in a $200 package the size of a mini keg. The Echo
Studio won’t fool you into thinking there are surround satellites behind you, but it creates a big
sound field that incorporates height as well as left-right panning, thanks to its five separate,
individually oriented drivers.
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