9 Best Smart Speakers to Control All of Your Home Devices

The Bose Home Speaker 300 offers the best of all worlds. It has an elegant design with an all-metal body, a powerful 360-degree sound with thunderous bass, and support for Apple AirPlay 2 for a seamless connection with an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. 

Best of all, the product is compatible with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant — users can choose the virtual helper they prefer during its setup. 

Equipped with a six-microphone array, the Home Speaker 300 is also great at hearing voice commands even at high volume. We like that it has six customizable buttons for one-touch access to favorite content. Other noteworthy highlights include Bluetooth connectivity and its ability to pair to another 300 speaker for an immersive stereo sound.

The second-generation Sonos One is another solid option that's compatible with both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant. It has an easy setup, six microphones for seamlessly hearing voice commands, and convenient touch controls. The speaker is also compatible with Apple AirPlay 2 for seamless audio connection with an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. 

With two high-quality audio drivers on board, the speaker sounds incredible for its size. Of course, being a Sonos product, the speaker — available in black or white — is easy to incorporate into an existing setup in your home. 

The Sonos One received a high review score from TechRadar. The editor observed that the speaker is "a cleanly designed, feature-rich, and great-sounding device that brings together the best of both ecosystems." 

Amazon’s latest, thoroughly redesigned Echo speaker is an equally great option for first-time smart speaker buyers, as well as Alexa users who are looking for an upgrade. The product has a beautiful design and a surprisingly immersive sound, all at an outstanding price point. 

Thanks to a built-in Zigbee smart-home hub, the gadget can effortlessly control a plethora of connected home products without the help of additional hardware. A review editor from The Verge concluded that the latest Echo is "a great-sounding speaker that also happens to do a million other things." I couldn’t agree more!

The Amazon Echo Dot, on the other hand, has the same design as the Echo, but a more compact footprint and a lower price tag. It lacks the acoustic capabilities and the smart home hub functionality of the bigger Echo, but it costs half as much. 

You can order the fourth-generation Echo and Echo Dot with a fabric finish in charcoal, glacier white, or twilight blue. I tip my hat to Amazon for using recycled aluminum, fabric, and plastics in the making of the products.  

With the exceptional sound you expect from a Bose, the Smart Home Speaker can literally bounce sound around a room, filling it with your favorite music. 

Built-in Alexa and the Google Assistant give you hands-free control, and even when the tunes are blasting, the speaker can still hear you. Or, if pushing buttons is still your thing, there are controls on the speaker, or you can run everything through your Bose music app.

It connects to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Apple Airply 2, giving you access to all of your music across any service or device. 

The Bose Soundbar 300 is the best smart soundbar available today. Compatible with both Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, it has an impressively compact footprint, an easy setup, and an audio performance that's worthy of a home entertainment centerpiece.

The impressive sound of the Bose Soundbar 300 comes courtesy of four full-range audio drivers and a center-placed tweeter. A Digital Trends editor tested the speaker and found it to be "a superb choice for music and movies in small-to-medium-sized rooms, with an expansive sound and some really innovative extra features."

With eight built-in microphones, the Soundbar 300 can hear a voice command from across a large room with music blasting at high volume. Users can expand the audio experience by adding a bass module and surround speakers.

In case you are after the best home entertainment audio that money can buy, consider the pricier Bose Soundbar 700 — it has a sleeker design and even more sound improvements.

Amazon’s Echo Studio is an Alexa-powered speaker made for discerning audiophiles. A CNET reviewer referred to the product as "the biggest and best-sounding speaker Amazon has produced to date."

The Echo Studio packs five audio drivers which combine to deliver Dolby Atmos-enhanced sound with phenomenal quality. The speaker is unsurprisingly a great option for experiencing its maker’s Amazon Music HD streaming service. 

Our favorite bit about the Amazon Echo Studio is its ability to wirelessly connect with a Fire TV streaming device to upgrade the sound of the video content that’s streaming. Users can also pair two Echo Studio speakers for a stereo setup or add an Echo Sub for an even more powerful bass.

The fabric-covered Studio, like the new Amazon Echo, is also a powerful smart home hub, which will effortlessly control compatible appliances with voice commands. 

The Uxbridge Smart Speaker by Marshall has a characterful design that’s a nod to the legendary brand’s guitar amplifiers. Its gorgeous retro design is complemented by equally awesome top-panel controls for playback, volume, bass, and treble. The last two bits set the product apart from all of the other options on this list.

Marshall equipped the Uxbridge with a woofer, tweeter, and high-quality amplifier that deliver an entertaining sound that’s worthy of the gadget’s design. Tim Gideon from PCMag rightfully noted that the product "delivers respectable audio performance and hands-free Alexa voice control in a stylish package."

Even though it looks old-school, the Marshall Uxbridge packs Apple AirPlay 2 and Google Chromecast — two of today's most popular wireless streaming standards. Bluetooth connectivity is also available. 

This variant of the product is powered by Amazon Alexa. But if you are a Google Assistant user, don’t worry! Marshall offers a version with the Google Assistant on board as well.

The Bose Portable Smart Speaker, just like the Home Speaker 300 we already mentioned, is compatible with Amazon Alexa, the Google Assistant, and Apple AirPlay 2. However, thanks to a water-resistant build, the product is ideal for use in a backyard or a patio, as long at there's Wi-Fi in range. 

With Bluetooth connectivity and a convenient handle, the device is suitable for use just about anywhere. It is deservedly one of our favorite waterproof speakers.

Like all Bose products, the Portable Home Speaker delivers a rich and entertaining sound. Its built-in microphones pick up voice commands, too.

The Smart Speaker can last up to 12 hours between charges, and it packs a USB-C connector for replenishing its battery. Bose also offers an optional charging cradle for the speaker.

Voice and touch controlled, these decorative three-inch speakers can be placed in various rooms and linked (up to 10 of them!) to create a home audio system. They come with Amazon Alexa, but don't require an Echo or Dot to access them. They also have Bluetooth capability, which means you can take them with you to parties or vacations. Of course, they sound great too!