Best Home Audio Products for 2018

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Last modified on October 19th, 2018 at 2:52 pm

Created on: January 3, 2018 Audio

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Vizio SB3621

The king of the budget sound bars

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
The Vizio SB3621n-E8 is the best budget sound bar we’ve ever heard, period.

• $130.95 at Amazon : Click here

• $148.00 at Walmart : Click here

• $148.00 at B&H Photo-Video : Click here

Sonos One

Alexa gets the sound quality she deserves

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
Move over, Amazon Echo and Google Home. The Alexa-powered Sonos One is the first smart speaker that actually sounds good playing music. And now it works with Apple AirPlay 2.

• $198.95 at Amazon : Click here

• $199.00 at Walmart : Click here

• $199.00 at Amazon Marketplace : Click here

ELAC Debut B6

ELAC B6 debuts at number one

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
The ELAC Debut B6 bookshelf speakers offer stellar, best-in-class sound quality that no other speakers can match at this low price.

Chromecast Audio

Instant whole home audio for $35

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
If you want a whole-home music system but don’t want to pay Sonos prices, the ultra-affordable Google Chromecast Audio is one of the best music-streaming devices you can buy.

• $35.00 at Walmart : Click here

• $35.00 at Beach Camera : Click here

• $35.00 at B&H Photo-Video : Click here

Polk MagniFi Mini

Mighty mini sound bar

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
Who says sound bars have to be big to sound big? This pipsqueak Polk doles out better sound than we expected for its small size and affordable price.

• $249.95 at Walmart : Click here

• $248.98 at Amazon Marketplace : Click here

• $249.99 at Crutchfield : Click here

Sony STR-DN1080

A superb all-singing, all-dancing entertainment machine

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
The Sony STR-DN1080 is fully featured, easy to use, and it sounds great, making it the best AV receiver available for the price.

• $598.00 at Amazon : Click here

• $598.00 at Walmart : Click here

• $598.00 at Amazon Marketplace : Click here

SVS Prime Tower

Audiophile performance for much less

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
The SVS Prime Tower’s highly transparent sound will appeal to audiophiles hankering for big-speaker sound at a price they can afford.

• $499.99 at Amazon Marketplace : Click here

• $499.99 at Crutchfield : Click here

• $999.99 at B&H Photo-Video : Click here

Pioneer SP-PK52FS

Best full-size budget 5.1 system

Editors’ Rating : 9.1 –
Design : 8 – Features : 7 – Sound : 8 – Value : 10 –
Pioneer’s budget 5.1 speaker package performs nearly as good as systems that cost twice as much, making it one of the best values in home audio.

• $486.00 at Amazon : Click here