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Dayton Audio MK402BT Bluetooth Speaker Review Looking for a respectable pair of budget bluetooth speakers? The Dayton Audio's $98/pair MK402BT Bluetooth speakers sound great and crush the typical department store competitors. Read our review.

McIntosh’s MC462 Stereo Amplifier is a Powerhouse The new 450-watt McIntosh MC462 is the company’s most powerful stereo power amplifier. As you would expect from McIntosh, it’s also built like a tank, nice to look at, and more than a little pricey.

RBH Sound R-5 Bookshelf and R-515 LCR Speaker Review RBH Sound has overhauled their acclaimed "Impression" series, and we managed to get their R-5 bookshelf and R-515 LCR speakers in for review. See the performance enhancements they now offer.

Outlaw Audio Model 7220 7CH Amplifier Runs Cool Enough For Mr. Freeze Looking for a cool running new amplifier? Outlaw Audio's Model 7220 is a seven channel class AB fully balanced amp rated to deliver 220W per channel into an 8-ohm load with all seven channels driven.

Monoprice Monolith USB DAC Amp and M1060C Planar Magnetic Headphones Review We reviewed Monoprice's newest audio products, the Monolith USB DAC headphone amp and the Monolith M1060C planar magnetic headphones. At $99 and $329, respectively, you get MORE than what you pay for.

Sleepbuds From Bose Promise Peaceful Sleep In Noisy Environments The Bose Sleepbuds are wireless, noise-masking ear buds designed to “block, cover, and replace” the sounds that keep you awake at night. Is a good night sleep worth $250 to you? Read on to find out.

6 Best Bookshelf Speakers for Under $100/Pair Looking for a pair of bookshelf speakers in the $45 - $100 range with sound quality good enough for an audioholic on a budget? Check out our roundup of 6 budget speakers to see how they compared.

Sonos Battles Polk to Beam Into Your Captain's Chair If you're already in the Sonos environment and you're looking to add a soundbar to your whole home audio system, than you should check out the new Sonos Beam Soundbar with Amazon Alexa built in.

Dayton Audio B452-AIR Bookshelf and C452-AIR Center Speaker Review Dayton Audio just shattered the price barrier with their B452-Air speakers armed with an AMT tweeter for only $45/pair. Read our review to see how they performed.

Yamaha’s YAS-108 Sound Bar Promises Immersive Sound From A Tidy Package The Yamaha YAS-108 sound bar hopes to hit the low-price, high-performance sweet spot at $199. Armed with Virtual DTS:X, and built in subs, Yamaha claims convincing surround sound from a single box.