Recent Wireless & Computer Speaker Reviews

The $75 Dok CR34 Multi-Charging Dok Station may not be the very best alarm clock with all the latest features, but its other features are significant enough to render the clock a lesser function.

Yamaha is hoping to claim the high-end desktop audio/alarm clock market market with the release of 4 new offerings ranging from $399 to $549.

After a year of R&D Soul determined that a $1000 portable entertainment system dubbed "Party in a Box P910" is just the ticket for struggling musicians, middle income families & college students.

This year at CES, Definitive Technology showed off the Sound Cylinder, a portable Bluetooth speaker designed for use with laptops, phones and tablets.

iHome has done it again, hitting the market first (as far as we can tell) with the iDL100, a premier lightning-based docking solution for those looking for the ultimate tabletop alarm clock.

This week we had just enough time to take a sneak peek at the latest loudspeaker from Monster, the Clarity HD Model One Bluetooth speakers. So think of this as an unboxing video-except that it's not

The question I believe I need to answer is whether purchasing the Dirac HD Player for your stock iPhone earbuds is better than buying a new set of headphones... read on to see.

This week we're reviewing the Geneva Sound System Model XS. The Geneva XS bills itself as the "world’s first portable audio system with true Hi-Fi sound."

At $400, the Big Blue Media Tower has a lot of features perfect for distributed audio. With two physical inputs plus Bluetooth compatibility, it would be well suited to a living room environment.

Are the Edifier e10 Exclaim 2.0 desktop speakers a collection of buzzwords all wrapped in an attractive package? Maybe. But they sure are pretty for $100 a pair.

At $700 a pop the Unmonday 4.3L speakers aren't exactly cheap. With a built in wireless router for Apple AirPlay anywhere, amp, 10 hour battery life, and Dolby Surround, that money is quickly spent.

Out of the box, the AQ SmartSpeaker will stream from your iDevice/iTunes via AirPlay or your Windows 7 machine via Play To with a DLNA certified Android streaming app on the horizon.

Regardless of your smartphone or tablet preference, WAE (Wireless Audio Experience) has a portable speaker for you. Their first offering, the WSM01, uses a USB dongle to connect to your PC/Mac/Linux.

When Palo Alto's Cubik speakers showed up, I had to take a look. As you can see, they have a unique design - the speakers float in the air, positioned in a way that the drivers points up at you.

If you absolutely must have wireless speakers, the $299/pair NuForce S3-BT speaker system features the latest in Bluetooth streaming plus an additional analogue input.

At $180, the Behringer iNuke BOOM Junior has enough features to be competitive though it's volume is obviously the selling point.

Aperion Audio, known for making loudspeakers and selling them direct-to-consumer, has done something different. It's developed the ARIS wireless speaker for Windows. That's right, it's not for AirPlay

While the new KEF X300A Digital Hi-Fi speakers don't have all the technology of the LS50 Mini Monitors, they are self powered, are fed digitally, and cost only $799.99 a pair.

Denon's new Cocoon Home and Cocoon Portable docks feature AirPlay, DLNA, Internet radio, on top of their integrated iDevice dock making them some of the more fully featured AirPlay docs out there.

We've now reviewed 3 AirPlay speakers. Well, two actually, this is the third - the iHome iW2. It's closer in looks to the Gear4 AirZone speaker, but functionally closer to the Logitech UE Air Speaker.

We have high hopes for the NuForce Cube Mobile Audio Center. A portable speaker is always interesting but adding the headphone amp and USB DAC functionality just takes it to the next level.

Logitech just released their first AirPlay-enabled speaker, the Logitech UE Air Speaker. The UE is Logitech's abbreviation of a company they purchased back in '08, called Ultimate Ears.

This is an overview of the new Bose Wave Music System III. It discusses the added features and changes compared to previous generation units and hopes to make some predictions too.

So this is Gear4's new AirZone Series 1 stereo speaker with AirPlay. We'd say Gear4 is jumping on the bandwagon, but they're too early to market to slap that on them - they're one of the pioneers.

The iLuv Mo'Beats is a truly wireless speaker (lithium-ion powered) with a wireless (bluetooth) or wired (3.5mm) connection to your device, the Mo'Beats will hold your device while you use it.

Audyssey is betting that the sound quality of their Audio Dock Air and the convenience of Apple's AirPlay is worth $400. We'll have to see if consumers agree and shell out the money.

The iLuv MobiDock for Kindle Fire and MobiAir for smartphones have a omni dock system that supports devices of any size, a feature sure to lure many consumers. The Kindle name alone is enticing.

Equipped with dance-specific features like tempo control, 8-Beat skip control, manual cue setting, and an auto Dance Battle mode, what "serious" dancer could live without a Pioneer STEEZ BoomBox?