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Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, including headphones and speakers. He's also an e-reader and e-publishing expert as well as the author of the novels Knife Music, The Big Exit and Lucidity. All the titles are available as Kindle, iBooks, Nook e-books and audiobooks.
Bose's SoundLink Mini is one of the most popular Bluetooth speakers for a reason: it has excellent build quality and delivers very impressive sound for its tiny size.
Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile Speaker II has lost some of its wow factor since the arrival of its little brother, the SoundLink Mini, but it's still a very solid portable wireless speaker.
Cambridge Soundworks offers some of the better values in Bluetooth speakers with its Oontz, and while we liked the Oontz a lot at $99, it's still a pretty decent deal at its current price of $119.
At $199, Sonos' slickly designed and nice-sounding Play:1 speaker makes it affordable to start a multiroom audio system -- and expand on it without breaking the bank.
The $399 Play:5 was the first speaker Sonos introduced, and though it may not be twice as good as the $199 Play:1, it does deliver richer sound with more bass.
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