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The Bottom Line: The Eos Converge Wireless Amplified Receiver is easy to use and performs well. We just wish it came with a remote control.

The Bottom Line: The Eos Converge Wireless Receiver is easy to use and performs well. We just wish it came with a remote control.

The Bottom Line: The Denon AVR-1910 is a fully featured midrange AV receiver with standout upconverted video quality, although it's held back by some subpar design issues and average sound quality.

Specs: AV receiver, Surround Sound, DTS 96/24, DTS decoder, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, DTS-HD High Resolution, Universal remote control (Infrared), Black, 17.1 in x 14.8 in x 6.7 in, 23.6 lbs

The Bottom Line: The Eos Converge Wireless Transmitter is easy to use and performs well, we just wish it wasn't so bulky.

The Bottom Line: The design of Altec Lansing's Mix iMT800 may not appeal to everyone, but its winning combination of good performance, lots of oomph, and portability makes it one of the best iPod speaker options out there.

Specs: 19.7 in x 9.3 in x 7.7 in

The Bottom Line: The Sony STR-DN1000 offers solid sound and basic AV receiver features at a bargain price, but it's not nearly as good as last year's STR-DG920.

Specs: AV receiver, Surround Sound, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, Universal remote control (Infrared), Gloss piano black

The Bottom Line: The iHome iP1 may not sound great with all types of music, but this striking iPod/iPhone speaker system will appeal to listeners who gravitate toward pop, hip-hop, rock, and electronica.

Specs: portable speakers with digital player dock, 16.3 in x 8 in x 7 in, Black, Active

The Bottom Line: The VTech IS9181 Wi-Fi radio has a slick design with a color LCD display, and is currently the best portable option on the market, but it lacks some of the additional streaming audio options found on competitors.

Specs: Network audio player / clock radio, Stereo, Network audio player - AAC, MP3, WMA, Remote control (Infrared), 12.4 in x 6.3 in x 3.5 in, 3.1 lbs

The Bottom Line: The Boston Acoustics iDS3 is a bit low on features but high on performance and sound quality.

Specs: Gloss black, Active

The Bottom Line: The Boston Acoustics iDS3 is a bit low on features but high on performance and sound quality.

Specs: White gloss, Active