The mission is simple: gather three brands of popular mini-speakers and see which is powerful enough to annoy a grumpy building superintendent. To expedite the outstandingly unscientific experiment, I ...

A Google Home Mini is a smart speaker that can handle many functions of your smartphone using only your voice. The Mini packs the brain power of the Google search engine in combination with other ...

The Google Nest Mini hits all the right notes. This small, Assistant-enabled smart speaker makes improvements to music quality as well as voice recognition and speed. If you want a Google-made smart ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Amazon's Echo Dot is impressive as ever. Its 1.6-inch speaker is half an inch larger than the previous ...

Better sound, especially playing music. Onboard machine learning should speed up Assistant response times. Built-in wall mount eliminates the need for accessories. Recycled speaker fabric. Still $49.

There is a tiny speaker making a big claim. Meet the Mini-O, heralded as the world’s first flat magnetic mini Bluetooth speaker. With that many descriptors, aren’t you just a little bit curious about ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen) has overall fair sound quality. What little bass there is has little impact is subdued and deep bass is ...

The Creative Stage SE Mini offers a simple and fairly elegant solution to boosting your PC’s sound. Unfortunately, the soundbar’s audio performance falls disappointingly short, particularly when it ...

Nest Audio and Mini are easily some of the best smart audio products around, and some of the least expensive, but many people may not realize two such speakers can be used together in a pair. More ...