So. You’ve eaten your weight in turkey. What better way to spend the Thanksgiving holiday than retiring to the living room with your soundbar and working through those meat sweats with some tunes? Black Friday is here and it’s the perfect time to pick up a deal on those wireless speakers you’ve been eyeing up, including the latest audio gadgets from Amazon, Best Buy, Google and more, so get them before the sale is over.
After Bluetooth or Wi-Fi? Want voice control from Alexa or Google Assistant? Or maybe you just want something to make Spotify or Apple Music sound better — there’s a new wireless speaker that can handle it. And from the cute-as-a-button JBL Clip 3 at $30 to the all-singing, all-dancing Polk Command Bar at $200, now is the time to chase after the best savings and deals. Here’s our running list, which we’ll update regularly through the week.
Deals available now
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One of our favorite “smart” soundbars — that is, one that has a built-in voice assistant — is now also the cheapest. With Amazon Alexa, plenty of connections and a wireless subwoofer to boot, this is going to be a tough deal to beat.
The Ultimate Ears Boom 2 LE — which comes in a limited-edition black skin — supports voice commands via Siri or Google Assistant.
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David Carnoy called the Clip 3 “a better-sounding version of one of our favorite micro Bluetooth speakers.” On sale, it’s less than half price.
The Google Home Mini may have been replaced by the Nest Mini but it’s still a great smart speaker. At $19, you can get two-and-a-half of them for the price of one Nest Mini.
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If you want a choice of voice assistants as well as room-filling sound, the Sonos Beam is the soundbar to get. With Sonos and Airplay 2 support, it is also one of the best multiroom speakers.
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Bose’s SoundTouch 100 is one of the company’s best Wi-Fi speakers, and if you have other SoundTouch models, why not bolster your system with another?
Originally published earlier.
