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The Bottom Line: The ZonePlayer S5 shrinks the Sonos streaming music experience down to a compact single-speaker system with great sound, which you can control from any iPhone or iPod Touch.

Specs: Network audio player, Stereo, Network audio player - AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, AIFF, FLAC, Audible, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, White, 14.4 in x 4.8 in x 8.5 in, 9.1 lbs

The Bottom Line: It may not be the most compact portable speaker on the block, but the Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2 offers useful extras and great sound for an affordable price.

Specs: portable speakers with digital player dock, Black, Active

The Bottom Line: It may not be the most compact portable speaker on the block, but the Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2 offers useful extras and great sound for an affordable price.

Specs: portable speakers with digital player dock, White, Active

The Bottom Line: The Zvox Z-Base 575 sound bar gets loud and delivers deep bass from its unique pedestal design, but it's expensive and has a bare-bones feature package.

Specs: 36 in x 16.5 in x 5 in, High-gloss black, Active

The Bottom Line: While the B&W Zeppelin Mini's sound didn't blow us away, this stylish, compact iPod/iPhone speaker is appealing for its size, swiveling dock, and decent performance.

Specs: 12.6 in x 3.9 in x 7.9 in, Black, Active, 18 Watt

The Bottom Line: The Zvox Z-Base 525 sound bar delivers better-than-average sonics and its unique pedestal design will make you forget it's even there.

Specs: 24 in x 12.5 in x 3.5 in, High-gloss black, Active

The Bottom Line: The Onkyo SKS-HT870 speaker package offers up tons of performance for the price, but it's not the most stylish speaker system.

Specs: home theater speaker system, Glossy black, Active subwoofer, passive satellites, 130 Watt, 230 Watt

The Bottom Line: While its bulky design isn't for everyone, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more full-featured and better sounding all-in-one 7.1 home theater system for the price than the Onkyo HT-S7200.

Specs: Home theater system, AV receiver, Speaker system, Surround Sound, 290 Watt, 1200 Watt, Universal remote control (Infrared)

The Bottom Line: The Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K delivers an excellent feature set and outstanding sound quality for its price, making it our top midrange AV receiver pick so far.

Specs: AV receiver, Surround Sound, DTS 96/24, DTS Neo:6, DTS Express, DTS decoder, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS-ES decoder, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS-HD High Resolution, 9 bands, MP3, WAV, WMA, Universal remote control, Gloss black, 16.5 in x 13.7 in x 6.2 in, 19.2 lbs

The Bottom Line: The Logitech Squeezebox Radio has an exceptional design, an unmatched variety of streaming music services, and solid sonics, making it the top value pick for Wi-Fi radios.

Specs: Network audio player, Stereo, Network audio player - AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA, AIFF, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, Remote control, Black, 8.7 in x 5.0 in x 5.1 in