Wireless Speaker Reviews

The DXOMARK Speaker test protocol is designed to score the consumer experience by evaluating relevant audio quality attributes across a range of representative use cases, such as Relaxing, Party, Bedtime or Movies.

Top Scores

SPEAKER
Wireless Speaker Essential

Sonos One

129

Amazon Echo Studio

124

Google Nest Audio

112

Amazon Echo (4th Gen)

109

Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker HD

109
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SPEAKER
Wireless Speaker Advanced

Harman Kardon Citation 200

147

Google Home Max

145

Marshall Stanmore II

144

JBL Xtreme 3

136

Yamaha MusicCast 50

136
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All Wireless Speaker Reviews

Bose Home Speaker 500 Speaker review: Natural midrange, great dynamics
130
speaker

Although the Bose Home Speaker 500 is Bose’s very first smart speaker, it is definitely not its first speaker. Unlike Apple, Google, or Amazon speakers, the Home Speaker 500 benefits from the U.S-based company’s decades ...

Sonos One Speaker review: Good value for money
129
speaker

In late 2017, the multi-room wireless pioneering company unveiled its debut smart speaker, the Sonos One. At that time, the modernized version of the Play:1 was the first smart speaker to welcome both Amazon’s and ...

TMall Genie X5 Speaker review: Inexpensive, but average
92
speaker

The TMall Genie X5, produced by the Chinese corporate giant Alibaba, was introduced in May 2020 as a larger, more sophisticated upgrade to the much smaller X1, with a variety of features that aim to ...

Yandex Station Speaker review: Loud but not refined
98
speaker

The Yandex Station is the Russian search giant’s 2018 entry in the wireless speaker market. To operate it, you need a Yandex subscription for movie and music streaming and other services, and fluency in Russian. ...

Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker HD Speaker review: Impressive for the price
109
speaker

The Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker HD is the brand’s 2018 entry in the wireless speaker market, meant to go woofer-to-woofer against other big-brand competitors, though it has been primarily aimed toward Chinese-speaking consumers. A minimalist ...

Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker Battery Edition Speaker review: Good performance, low price
104
speaker

The Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker Battery Edition, released officially on November 1st, is a small, low-cost entry in the wireless speaker market in China. It has one 2.5-inch 12W speaker and a streaming light display ...

Baidu Xiaodu Smart Speaker Ultimate Edition Speaker review: Struggles at playback
48
speaker

After having launched the highly intriguing Raven H smart speaker in 2017 and reportedly selling a disappointing number of units, Baidu went to the other extreme. In June 2018, the Chinese company released the Xiaodu, ...

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