The Best Speakers and Hi-Fi Components of 2023
From tiny portable speakers to passive bookshelf speakers, integrated turntables to headphone amplifiers — these are our favorites.
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As music lovers, we're living in a golden age of audio. The proliferation of streaming services has given us the ability to listen to pretty much any song anytime we want — as long as we're willing to pay a small fee or listen to a short ad. At the same time, analog formats like vinyl (and even CDs) have truly made a comeback; new turntables and hi-fi components are being released all the time, and record shops are booming.
The real choice we have to make: how do we want to listen to it all? You can get a portable Bluetooth speaker and take your music anywhere. Upgrade to wireless hi-fi speaker and listen to lossless audio. Or you can build your own modern hi-fi system.
Below, we've rounded up our favorite speakers and hi-fi components you can find in 2023.
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