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Distinctively pristine audio quality is no surprise here, considering the T7 comes from British manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins, which has been making reference audiophile speakers for decades.

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You’ll get even better sound if you have a phone that’s compatible with Bluetooth aptX, but in our experience, streaming everything from organ and orchestral music to Sara Bareilles’ “I Choose You” delivered warm and detailed sound (we could hear plenty of detail on the high hat in the latter). About the size of a big kitchen sponge, the T7 can fit into any carry-on, but still punches way above its weight, audio-wise, offering full, warm sound in all ranges, with plenty of detail in the mid-range instrumentation and full-bodied vocals that don’t give up, even at the high end. Best of all, the A2 lasts up to 24 hours before needing to be recharged - though, in my experience, I’ve gone as long as two weeks of regular on-off use without recharging.īest for Travel: This is the little hi-fi speaker that could. It may look big from a distance, but the aluminum and polycarbonate body is surprisingly flat, making it easy to pack.

Even at home, it can sometimes fool you into thinking it’s a bigger system, as on a recent listen to some Bach organ fugues during a nap - the sound was warm and cavernous, just like a concert hall or church (except it was my bedroom). Looks aside, the A2 provides surprisingly expansive sound in 360 degrees, thanks to speakers located on both the front and the back, making it ideal for camping or just a quiet soundtrack that fills your whole hotel room. Its leather carrying strap makes it easy to tote around, but it also gives the speaker a bit of a handbag look, so it isn’t necessarily for all guys (but it might be okay for the whole family).

Peachtree Audio Deepblue2īest for Big Spaces: With a retro design and a leather carry strap reminiscent of a ’60s radio - seriously, this feels like it could have fallen of the set of an Ingmar Bergman domestic drama - the BeoPlay A2 from Danish speaker legend Bang & Olufsen looks stunning and distinctive. We narrowed it down to five speakers we liked best, for different types of scenarios and needs. All of them are AptX enabled, with some able to handle Airplay, too.

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Using a variety of music genres in lossless format from Tidal HiFi, we tested out 10 different speakers, keeping in mind they needed to be portable enough to take from room to room, with a few portable enough for taking on trips. Hi-fi Bluetooth speakers still take a backseat to a bonafide stereo system - and even your stereo you can be made AptX-compatible with a simple Mass Fidelity Bluetooth DAC ($250) - but you no longer have to go with a dock-based “wired” system to get great results in a portable package.

iOS devices are not, but that’s what AirPlay, which works over wi-fi and can stream lossless audio anyway, is for (and for iOS or Mac devices only).

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Most new phones and tablets, especially Android ones, are AptX enabled. And it’s still the exception rather than the rule - but the advent of AptX, an audio codec for Bluetooth that lets listeners stream CD-quality lossless tracks to their speakers wirelessly, has meant that renowned audiophile brands - and a few upstarts - are at last getting into the post-dock portable speaker game. High fidelity and Bluetooth generally won’t be found in the same sentence. Editor’s Note: This post has been updated for 2017.

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