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BEST BUDGET WIRELESS
SPEAKER
IKEA SONOS SYMFONISK WIFI
BOOKSHELF SPEAKER
$99.00 EDITORS’ CHOICE LlllM
Getting a budget speaker doesn’t mean you have to be locked to
Bluetooth. The Ikea Sonos Symfonisk is a $100 Wi-Fi speaker that
works in Sonos’ multi-room audio ecosystem. It sounds powerful and
crisp for its size and price, and it doubles as a wall shelf with optional
Ikea brackets.
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BEST TRUE WIRELESS
EARPHONES
APPLE AIRPODS PRO
$249.00 EDITORS’ CHOICE LlllM
We haven’t been fans of Apple’s original AirPods line. Sure, the AirPods
popularized the true wireless earphone category, but they just don’t
provide the secure in-canal fit needed for consistent, quality sound.
The AirPods Pro fix that problem, switching from earbuds to proper
earphones with in-canal eartips. They sound far better than the
original AirPods and add strong active noise cancellation to the mix,
making them the best true wireless earphones of the year.
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BEST BUDGET WIRELESS
EARPHONES
ANKER SOUNDCORE LIBERTY AIR
$79.99 EDITORS’ CHOICE LlllM
True wireless earphones don’t have to break three digits to sound
good. The Anker Soundcore Liberty Air let you enjoy completely wire-
free sound for just $80. Their audio quality is excellent for the price,
and IPX5 water resistance make them workout-friendly.
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BEST HEADPHONES
BOSE NOISE CANCELLING
HEADPHONES 700
$399.95 EDITORS’ CHOICE Llllh
The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 combine the best
consumer active noise cancellation technology available with
fantastic audio quality for one of the most compelling pairs of
headphones you can buy. The bass is powerful, the highs are clean,
and you can determine how much noise the headphones block, from
muffling nearly every source of sound to hearing everything around
you clearly.
They sound far
better than the
original AirPods
and add strong
ANC, making
them the best
true wireless
earphones of
the year.