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Nov 28, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |John Peroramas
Differences Between Sizes And Variants The Sonos Arc Ultra comes in two color variants: 'Black' and 'White' (here's a picture of its label). That said, Sonos sells various packages via its website that include this soundbar with various combinations of Sonos Era 100 and Sonos Era 300 speakers, as well as the Sub 4. If you encounter another variant of this soundbar, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
As with other Samsung soundbars, the Samsung HW-S60D has an outstanding array of sound enhancement features. It features Samsung's SpaceFit Sound technology, which adapts the sound to your room's unique characteristics. You can toggle between a couple of sound modes based on your content, including Standard, Music, Game, Adaptive Sound, and DTS Virtual:X. There are also EQ presets like Normal, Pop, Jazz, and Classical.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
rtings.com | Matthew Lopes |Christopher Steward |John Peroramas
The Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation come with a few proprietary Apple audio features that make for a different listening experience when paired with an iPhone updated to iOS 18. As a result, we tested with an iPhone over AAC with ANC on and Personalized Volume off.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
rtings.com | Matthew Lopes |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Soundbars The Vizio 5.1 Soundbar SE is a budget-priced 2024 5.1 soundbar with Dolby Atmos compatibility. You'll be hard-pressed to find another bar with its feature set and Atmos compatibility at such a competitive price point. Users who are willing to spend a bit more can opt for the Vizio M Series M512a-H6: a less compact 5.1.2 setup that offers small improvements in frequency response, dynamics, and soundstage, with 5.1 PCM playback.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Speakers The JBL PartyBox Stage 320 is positioned in the middle of JBL's popular PartyBox line of portable speakers, both in terms of price and power. While it's not quite as portable as the JBL PartyBox On-The-Go (which is light enough to be carried around with a shoulder strap), it doesn't boast the ground-shaking volume of the JBL PartyBox 710 either (or its considerable heft).
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Speakers The Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM PLAY is a budget offering from Ultimate Ears, known for its portable speaker manufacturing, that offers the same compact design as the Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 4 with a paired-down feature set. One of the sacrifices made at this price point is eschewing the dual-driver design seen in most of the manufacturer's other speakers.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Speakers The Anker Soundcore Boom 2 Plus is a portable party speaker with built-in RGB lights. Its increased size and volume output from the Anker Soundcore Boom 2 puts it at the intersection of portable Bluetooth speakers and fully-fledged party speakers, like the JBL PartyBox On-The-Go. It can't get as loud and doesn't output as much bass as the JBL however, meaning the PartyBox line is still the place to go for dedicated party speakers.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
rtings.com | Matthew Lopes |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Unlike other Roku bars, this bar doesn't feature voice assistant support that's built into the remote. Instead, to use voice commands, you'll need to use the Roku app on iOS and Android, which features the built-in Roku voice assistant. You can also pair it with a third-party device, like Apple Home or Amazon Alexa, to use the device's voice assistant capabilities.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Speakers The Anker Soundcore Select 2S is one of the cheapest Bluetooth speakers available on the market today, making it a solid option for those on a budget who want something portable and rugged. It has a similar battery life and sound profile to the slightly more expensive Anker Soundcore 3, but the Soundcore Select 2S boasts a better build quality and dynamics performance.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
rtings.com | David Abraham |Christopher Steward |Yannick Khong
Compared To Other Speakers The Ultimate Ears EVERBOOM fills an interesting niche between smaller, exceedingly portable speakers, like the Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 4, and larger, heavier-hitting speakers, like the Ultimate Ears EPICBOOM or the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM. While it features slightly more bass than the WONDERBOOM 4 and comes with extra tweakability via the companion app, it can't get much louder and lacks multi-device pairing.
