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There’s almost nothing more annoying in a home stereo setup than having wires running in every direction behind furniture and dangling behind speakers. Wireless speakers have solved that issue, especially as sound quality has improved and the technology has gotten cheaper, but there are still too many wild cards: Will it work with your music apps? What voice assistants does it offer? Does sound quality stand up to wired speakers?

Here are three of the best wireless home stereo speakers:

Sonos One

With the Sonos One, there’s only one real downside, and that’s the fact that the speaker will only work in a system built with other Sonos speakers. Beyond that, it’s nearly all upside. There’s multi-room audio with surround sound and flexible stereo configurations, and the Sonos supports Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants. 

The design is clean and minimalist, and the speaker is available in both black and white. The compact size makes it an ideal shelf speaker or as a second bedroom speaker. Because the Sonos ecosystem is connected through an app, whole-home sound and music playback is possible. The app has gotten better and better over the years, growing to now support services like Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify. You can also play locally-stored music from a smartphone or tablet. Though it struggles slightly with bass-heavy audio, the Sonos One performs admirably in most sound tests.

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Bose Home Speaker 300

Much like the Sonos speakers, Bose does nearly as well in most cases. It also supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant and has its own companion app that allows audio controls. For the money, the Home Speaker 300 performs nearly as well as its larger cousin, the Bose Home Speaker 500, and costs quite a bit less.

The Bose Home Speaker 300 comes in black or white and has a small size that is great for easy setup almost anywhere. Physical controls are simple and easy to understand. Sound quality is a slightly mixed bag here, just like with the Sonos. Intense bass can cause some distortion when the speaker is used at high volumes, but most tracks end up being clear and undistorted. The speaker can vibrate with louder bass as well, which may not work for some installation locations.

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KEF LS50

For one of the purest audio experiences in a wireless speaker, my pick is the KEF LS50. The price is steep, but if you can afford it there isn’t much that the KEF can’t do. These speakers deliver crystal-clear sound and great balance that sounds great at nearly every volume. Bass remains clear and firm, even at louder volume and even though there’s no sub.

They also offer Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and all manner of wired input methods for nearly any installation need. KEF offers an app that supports Spotify, Tidal, and others, as well as support for lossless audio files. Because the speakers are two separate units, sound can be spread throughout a room for people with larger spaces. The minimalist design is clean and functional, and won’t cause drama in muted home décor situations.

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