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JBL Authentics 500

JBL wants to get nostalgia buffs tingling over their new Authentics wireless speaker series. With the largest Authentics 500 sitting at the top. It’s significantly larger than the second largest, portable Authentics 300, which is probably why they didn’t even bother to fit the 500 model with a battery. Granted, it’s not as huge as …

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Apple HomePod 2

It’s bigger, more powerful and plays with more energy and richness than the tiny HomePod mini. For Apple users, it’s close to the perfect speaker, and since it can be used for both music and movies, HomePod can replace both your music system and your soundbar. With two of them, you can get both stereo …

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Google Nest Hub 2

One of the best things about the smart home is that you get the opportunity to feel a bit like a James Bond villain when the appliances in the house obey your slightest hint. All that is needed is a wall filled with control screens to watch with satisfaction as the plans for world domination …

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Beosound Emerge

Bang & Olufsen is on a roll right now. Within the last few months, several wireless speakers and ditto headphones have come from them. We have recently tested Beosound Level, but now a little brother has appeared, in the form of Beosound Emerge. Beosound Emerge is a wireless network speaker in a design that even …

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Sonos Roam

It was no big surprise when Sonos unveiled its first pocket-sized speaker, the Sonos Roam, in early March. Prior to the official launch, most of the details had been leaked. Which probably gave it more attention than if it had not been leaked. There are many small portable speakers – but secrets are always interesting. …

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Beosound Level

Bang & Olufsen’s products enjoy a status like few others. Whether it’s a pocket speaker or a giant TV, you can count on design and build quality in a class of their own. And usually at a matching price level! Thus also the Beosound Level, which is a portable, battery-powered speaker slightly larger than an …

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Huawei Sound X

Huawei Sound X

As most people know, Huawei is one of the really big players in mobile, and later also PC. Now they want to enter the market for wireless speakers, and in that connection have teamed up with none other than the French Devialet. The French high-end manufacturer specializes in high-tech hi-fi, and is known for its …

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Google Nest Audio

Google Nest Audio

Google Nest Audio Review Already at the launch of the first Google Home speaker exactly two years ago, it was clear that all other smart speakers were stern. The Google Home ecosystem, as their smart home is called, is easy to use and can control a variety of other smart products such as robotic vacuum …

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Libratone Zipp Mini 2

Libratone Zipp Mini 2

Libratone voice control with Alexa, so your English skills should be in place. But when everything is connected, and your gadgets are connected in the system, then it is a common affair to control the speaker and other connected products. Alexa is also good at coming up with follow-up questions if you have come up …

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Harman Kardon Citation 100

The cylindrical Harman Kardon Citation 100 is truly a sight, compared to the usual other speakers in this class. Our copy came in gray wool, and is so tasteful that even the wife could imagine having one. The user experience is the same as with other Google speakers. Which means that it both understands Norwegian, …

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Apple HomePod

Apple HomePod

HomePod is really elaborate in appearance. A 360 speaker that sends the sound (roughly) the same in all bills, and which you only know will work seamlessly as soon as you browse the Home app on your iPhone. Apple can do this with stability. Adding products you want to control does not go smoothly. To …

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Hama Sirium 1400ABT

The Hama Sirium 1400ABT is large in the middle of the tree, much like the Apple HomePod. Although it has a somewhat cheap finish, Hamas has still managed to make it elegant enough. Gold-colored details could have been harry, but are instead tastefully done, on an otherwise black cylinder speaker. The speaker has Bluetooth for …

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Google Home

When we last tested the Google Home speaker, we were impressed with the concept and usability, and we did not get too hung up on the sound. Now that the competitors have come up with the same opportunities, it must be considered on new premises, where the sound quality now weighs heavier. Google Home easily …

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Sonos One

Sonos One

In terms of size, the Sonos One is almost identical to the Play: 1, but the look is a little more discreet to be able to blend even more into the interior. The buttons on the top have provided space for touch controls to start and stop playback as well as control the sound level. …

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