Finding the right home speaker set up is a must for any music lover. Whether you’re searching for the perfect speaker to blast 00s pop bangers to soundtrack impromptu house parties or just something to deliver that little bit of jazz ambiance on a Sunday evening, ensuring your equipment fits your needs is a total must.
Shopping for audio gear can be daunting – the inevitable eye-roll a tattoed, cooler-than-thou JB Hi-Fi employe gives you when you’re unsure as to whether you’re after bass-booster or a WiFi connectable piece can be a simply traumatic experience.
So, to save you from your embarrassment, and to help amp up your home entertainment game, we’ve put together a guide of some of the best home speakers music lovers can buy in 2019.
Yamaha MusicCast 50
Price: $699
Yamaha’s MusicCast 50 is the ultimate one-stop-shop for modern music consumption.
With a sleek, minimalist, wireless design that’ll compliment the interiors of many-a trendy lofts, share houses and living rooms, the speaker’s hi-res audio offers up a room-filling, dynamic sound that compliments all genres and styles. Despite its small size, the speaker packs an incredibly powerful punch.
The speaker has in-built music streaming services, allowing for easy-discovery and seamless delves into your old favourites. With TV connectivity, the speaker will be the utmost accompaniment to your next binge-watching session – it even has Alexa compatibility, making it the perfect addition to your burgeoning smart home.
JBL Link 300
Price: $125
With Google Assistant built-in, the JBL Link 300 is another speaker that appeases all of your convenience-tech needs.
One of the speaker’s most developed features is its far-field voice recognition that allows for easy hands-free operation. The best part – the more you use it, the more helpful it gets.
What starts as a simple “Ok Google” will eventually develop into a deeply emotional relationship where the JBL (or whatever you decide to name it) will be able to play the soundtrack to your first high school heartbreak by just reflecting on the tone of your voice – and it’ll sound incredible too.
Bose Home Speaker 500
Price: $529
With a wider soundstage than any other smart speaker, the Bose Home Speaker 500 is for those wanting to get loud.
Known for its astonishing stereo performance, it also features in-built Alexa leaving a world of podcasts, playlists and albums at your lips.
With some of the most advanced speaker technology in the game, just under the surface is a custom-designed eight-microphone array, so the speaker still hears you, even when you’re pumping Travis Scott’s incredible 2018 trap masterpiece Astroworld at full volume.
Yamaha MusicCast 20
Apple HomePod
Price: $499
One of the most advanced speakers of the lot, the Apple HomePod adapts to its location and delivers high-fidelity audio wherever it’s playing.
Much like the Bose and Yamaha, its in-built Siri connectability lends a hand to everyday tasks – and its 18-centimeter build will ensure it’ll fit anywhere in your home.
