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• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Jawbone Big Jambox doesn't quite measure up to the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile and it carries a premium price tag, but it's an impressively designed product that offers strong performance and speakerphone capabilities. Read review

Specs: Portable speaker, Wireless speaker, Wireless - Bluetooth, Active, Graphite

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: While they may not be a bargain at $250, the Audyssey Wireless Speakers deliver a combination of excellent sound quality and stylish looks. Read review

Specs: PC multimedia speakers, Wireless - Bluetooth, White, 2-way - Active

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 19 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Jambox is the most stylish portable speaker we've seen, with features and sound quality you won't find in comparable compact designs. Read review

Specs: Speakers, Portable speaker, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Active, 85 dB, Blue

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Dayton Audio B652 speakers are the best-sounding stereo speakers you can buy for under $50. Read review

Specs: Bookshelf, Wired, 2-way, Passive, 8 Ohm, 87 dB, 40 Watt, Ebony black

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  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 32 reviews

The Bottom Line: M-Audio's Studiophile AV 40 is a PC speaker for music lovers who care more about sound quality than compact size or rock bottom pricing. Read review

Specs: Studio monitors, Wired, 2-way - Active, 20 Watt

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  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 10 reviews

Specs: Speakers, Active, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 11 reviews

The Bottom Line: You'll have a hard time finding a more stylish and feature-packed speaker choice in this price range. The inclusion of Bluetooth support makes it an attractive buy for iPad and smartphone owners. Read review

Specs: Speakers, Active

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 10 reviews

The Bottom Line: You'd be hard-pressed to find a pair of powered stereo speakers at this price point that sounds better--and offer more flexibility--than the Audioengine 5s. Read review

Specs: PC multimedia speakers, Wired, Black, 2-way - Active, 10 KOhm, 45 Watt

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 7 reviews

The Bottom Line: The Sony SS-B1000 Bookshelf Speakers may not quite win the budget-bookshelf-speaker battle, but they do deliver quite decent sound for the money. Read review

Specs: Bookshelf, Wired, 2-way - Passive, 8 Ohm, 87 dB

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: You'd be hard-pressed to find an iPhone/iPod speaker-dock system that performs as well as Fluance FiSDK500 for $200. Read review

Specs: Audio Dock, Wired, 2-way - Active, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: It's pricey and cumbersome, but Atlantic Technology's PB-235 sound bar works near-magic by pumping deep bass without a subwoofer. Read review

Specs: Sound bar speaker system, Sound bar, Wired, Active, 80 Watt

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 1 review

The Bottom Line: Pioneer's new line of Wi-Fi speakers, which includes a portable model, is due to ship in August. Read review

Specs: Portable speaker, AirPlay speaker, Wireless - Wi-Fi, AirPlay via Wi-Fi, 3-way - Active, 40 Watt, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 2 reviews

The Bottom Line: While we didn't like their sound as much as the Audioengine 2s', the Audyssey Media Speakers are an attractively designed set of powered multimedia speakers that offer good sound and the added bonus of a digital optical input. Read review

Specs: Portable speakers, Wired, 2-way - Active

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Offering surprisingly decent sound for its small size, the JBL OnBeat Micro makes for a good little desktop or bedside speaker and charging station for iPhone 5 owners. Read review

Specs: Docking speaker, Portable, Wired, Active, 3 KOhm, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 89 reviews

The Bottom Line: If you don't mind the high price and lack of an auxiliary input, the Bose SoundDock will turn your iPod into a nice bedroom or office stereo system. Read review

Specs: Docking speaker, Speaker system, Wired, Active, White

• CNET Editor rating:
  2.5 stars Average

  Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Philips AEA7100 Wireless Speaker and Microphone might be worth the bucks for hard-core karaoke fans, but $180 is a lot to ask for an accessory that takes a back seat to the free StarMaker karaoke app. Read review

Specs: Speakers, Wireless, Wired, Active, 84 dB

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 3 reviews

The Bottom Line: M-Audio's Studiophile AV 20 is smaller and cheaper than its larger siblings, but the better form factor comes with sound quality compromises. Read review

Specs: Wired, 2-way - Active, 10 KOhm, 10 Watt, Black

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  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Speaker system, Speaker system, Wired, 2-way, Passive, 4/8 Ohm, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Sony RDP-X50iP is a powerful iPod/iPhone speaker with a classic design that surprises with its deep low-end sound, but we suggest springing for the better-equipped portable model. Read review

Specs: Speakers, Portable speaker, Active, 4 Ohm

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: Logitech's Speaker System Z320 offers decent but unspectacular sound at a reasonable price point. Read review

Specs: Speakers, Right/left channel speaker, Wired, Active, 5 Watt

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: AirPlay speaker, Wireless - Bluetooth 3.0, Bluetooth, Active, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: If you can look past its so-so sound quality on music, the impressively flexible design of the Altec Lansing Octiv Stage MP450 turns your iPad into a video monitor for bedside or kitchen viewing. Read review

Specs: Speakers, Portable speakers with digital player dock, Wired, Active

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Speakers, Wireless - Bluetooth, Wired, Active, 20 Watt

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: While we think it's overpriced, the JBL On Air Wireless speaker dock is a great-sounding device with the luxury of Apple AirPlay built right in. Read review

Specs: Wireless speaker dock, Wireless speaker system, Wireless - AirPlay via Wi-Fi, Wired, Active, 10 KOhm, 14 Watt, Black

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

The Bottom Line: The Audioengine 5+ powered speakers deliver excellent sound quality and provide a clutter-free way to listen to smartphones, iPods, or any other audio source. Read review

Specs: Bookshelf, Wired, 2-way - Active, 10 KOhm, 50 Watt, Bamboo