How do you choose the right speaker for your living room?

Every speaker is suitable for a specific usage situation. In this article, we'll explain per speaker what you can use it for. That way, you'll know which speaker suits your living room.

• Do you want HiFi sound quality?
• Do you want a home cinema?
• Do you want to enjoy music everywhere in your house?
• Do you want to enjoy movies and series more?
• The impact of streaming on sound quality

HiFi stands for high fidelity. This means the speakers produce a sound that's as lifelike as possible. As a result, you hear detailed sound without distortions or noise. Voices and music sound just like the original recording. It feels like you're there in person. Make sure you connect the speakers to a high-end amplifier or receiver wired. That way, you can be sure there's no quality loss.

With a home cinema set, you get everything you need for a home cinema. The set contains a soundbar, subwoofer, and rear speakers. You listen to clear sound with a soundbar, so music and voices sound clear. The subwoofer provides a deep bass, so the music sounds powerful. With the rear speakers, you provide sound from the back. That way, you surround yourself with sound and it feels like you're in the middle of the movie.

With a WiFi speaker, you can make a wireless connection between your smartphone and the speaker via WiFi. The sound quality isn't as good as with HiFi speakers. The advantage of WiFi speakers is that you can place them anywhere in your house. You can control them anywhere with a good connection. That means you can control the speaker in the kitchen from the couch, for example. You can create a multi-room setup with multiple WiFi speakers, so you can listen to music throughout the entire house.

With a soundbar, you mainly improve the television audio. That way, you can enjoy your movies and series more. You can stream music to the soundbar via WiFi or Bluetooth, so you can also enjoy music. The sound quality is less detailed than with most WiFi speakers and HiFi speakers, due to the flat design.

There's quality loss when you stream music. A music file is split into pieces. These small pieces are sent from your device to the speaker via WiFi or Bluetooth. The speaker adds these pieces back together into 1 audio file. This leads to quality loss. Audio sounds the best if you connect the audio source to the speaker wired. Make sure that the audio file is high quality as well.