Best wireless speakers 2021: The top Wi-Fi speakers to choose from

 


(Pocket-lint) - Here's our guide to the finest speakers with Wi-Fi. Bluetooth should also be enabled by these devices, but if you are after a Bluetooth-exclusive device, then check out our guide to the best Bluetooth speakers.

If you are in the market for a smart speaker featuring a voice assistant, we also have a further guide - check out the best smart speakers.

As always, here at Pocket-lint, we have reviewed all the speakers we feature in our main buying guides. Let's check the list out.

Our guide to the best Wi-Fi speakers to buy today

Sonos One


The Sonos One (2nd generation) is a very small speaker that has so much potential beyond the speaker itself that we can not recommend it sufficiently to accept the Sonos device as a starting point. This is about making the most of your digital music streaming service without having to spend a fortune doing so.

Buy one of these for someone, and a few weeks later, they'll be going back to set up another one in another room. In your home, expect music to multiply very quickly and with good reason.

Amazon Echo Studio


Let's be frank - when it comes to Wi-Fi speakers for your home, Amazon is pretty dominant, and luckily its Echo line is also very good for the prices it controls.

The Echo Studio is a game-changer, though - it's a big step up to high-resolution standards of audio quality, but it comes at a cost that honestly embarrasses a lot of the competition. It's not the most beautiful speaker, but on the sound front, there's real value and awesome communication, too.

Sonos Five

This speaker has a subtle but elegant design that we love, offering a great app to connect to streaming services and all your music, among other great features such as capacitive touch controls.

More significantly, however, the sound it delivers, particularly with Trueplay software tuning, is superb. Sonos has competition nipping at its left, right and middle heels, but the Five reveals what can be accomplished by over a decade of practice. It's the perfect way to start or connect a badass centrepiece to an existing one to start a Sonos multi-room device.

Naim Mu-so Qb 2nd generation



By all way, we wouldn't call the Qb a budget speaker, but its price point is about as low as we thought we would ever see from the Naim, um, brand. The Qb definitely makes a good impression now in its second generation, giving out high-quality audio at a smaller size and price compared to the larger Mu-so.

The Qb is an all-round achievement for a speaker who is so square.

Libratone Zipp 2


Libratone Zipp 2 is a complete rework, dating back to 2012, of the original speaker. The latest funky zip-up design is fun, while the physical size lends well to stomping bass and audio performance - which maybe makes it a little too big to cart around outside the building.

That's really the rub of it: the Zipp provides an additional wallop of sound for a touch more than many smaller portable rivals. Libratone seems to have stuff neatly zipped-up here if you're after an at-home portable speaker.

Ruark Audio MRx


Look no further if you're after great sound, plenty of connectivity and a friendly design. While it is not the cheapest £ 399 in the UK, it is a premium option wedged between cheaper wireless speakers below £ 200 and even more high-end options such as the Devialet and Naim line-ups below in a competitive sector. The RotoDial control may not be to everyone's tastes, but with its sound quality, the Ruark will win over prospective customers. Bass isn't overpowering and wide beautifully the soundscape

Denon Home 150


A fully-featured and outstanding Wi-Fi speaker for the money, with Apple AirPlay, Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa support for the trilogy. Compatibility with Spotify Connect is also available, although high-res files of up to 129kHz/24-bit FLAC can also be managed. WAV, DSD and ALAC.

You can also connect this through Denon's Heos system, which is all app-controlled, to a multi-room system if you have other Denon speakers.

Marshall Uxbridge Voice


If you're a fan of the Marshall Amp design symbol, you've probably already sat down at the Uxbridge design show - it's a classic look.

Luckily, the smart speaker, with its simple AirPlay 2 and Spotify Link features, is also a nifty mover in more modern ways. With Alexa or Google Assistant, you can get it, too, making it a good all-rounder that sounds pretty amazing as well.

Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance


If you don't mind paying an arm and a leg, this beautiful speaker from B&O will give you exceptional sound, especially relative to its size, if you move back to the top end of the price scale.

It's really fun to look at and will fit in really well with modern and more classical décor, and the sound balance it offers is outstanding.













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