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JBL’s retro-style Authentics 300 smart speaker has dropped to an all-time low

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There aren’t a lot of smart speakers on the market that support Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant simultaneously, which is one of the reasons the JBL Authentics 300 stands out. The midrange 300 can listen for wake words for both virtual assistants and deliver powerful sound free of distortion at louder volumes, allowing it to outperform even the new Sonos Move 2. We’re still testing the semi-open buds, which support Dolby Spatial Audio with head tracking, but they supposedly offer the company’s most powerful noise cancellation yet.

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