Play:3 by Sonos, $299 Most wireless speakers communicate in a format that compresses your music into a barely acceptable fuzz. Sonos, with its one-step setup, streams tunes from any device to its speakers with sonic clarity. Once you buy the connecting bridge, keep adding speakers to fill your halls with more and more tunes. Photo 5 of 7 in Essential Gadgets for the Modern Living Room

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Play:3 by Sonos, $299

Most wireless speakers communicate in a format that compresses your music into a barely acceptable fuzz. Sonos, with its one-step setup, streams tunes from any device to its speakers with sonic clarity. Once you buy the connecting bridge, keep adding speakers to fill your halls with more and more tunes.