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 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 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.

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 ...

The Xumo Stream Box combines streaming and cable into one interface, with mixed results.

The third-generation Amazon Echo Dot looks prettier and sounds a whole lot better than earlier iterations of Amazon’s entry-level smart speaker. I called the second-generation Echo Dot “the ...

The timing of the news may have been surprising, but the substance was less so. The bigger, pricey HomePod (which Apple promises to continue supporting) has been languishing in a familiar limbo ...

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

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 ...

Hunter Douglas’ PowerView product is our long-time favorite custom-installed smart window shade solution, and this third-generation product is its best ever. The biggest improvement comes in the ...

The KEF LS50 Wireless II loom large in the rarified world of compact, ultra-high-performance wireless speakers. With their meticulously detailed, taut, and true sound—and KEF’s long history in ...

Audiophiles approach the Bluesound Node 2i with suspicion. As a compact music server with built-in DAC that dares to serve up the highest quality music-streaming services, this thing seems almost ...