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Tom’s Guide
Technology
Tammy Rogers

I put together my first HiFi system for under $500 — and it gives you excellent sound without breaking the bank

WiiM amp and Polk Speakers.

The best Bluetooth speakers are a great way to take your music on the go or amplify the sound indoors without spending hundreds upon hundreds of dollars. But at a certain point, Bluetooth speakers become expensive enough that there are similarly priced sound systems that sound much, much better than a single speaker unit.

Take the Sonos Move 2, for instance. As a portable speaker, it's about as good as they come for $450. It sounds good, features a massive battery to help you port the speaker around with you. But, if you spend $450 on some HiFi components, you ditch portability and make up for it with flexibility and sound quality.

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