Rolling Stone's editors test, review, and round up the best bookshelf speakers to buy in 2025, including powered and passive standmount speakers.

What Hi-Fi? has been testing bookshelf speakers for nearly 50 years, and our in-house team of expert reviewers has tested every speaker below – so you can trust our reviews. You can read more about ...

The best bookshelf speakers solve a question every music lover has had to face: How do I get great sound without taking up a lot of space? In the speaker world, bigger typically means better ...

Bookshelf speakers are ever-evolving and extremely versatile, making them great for your home theater setup or the best computer speakers for your PC battle station. Our current top choice are the ...

Standing nearly 18-inches tall and measuring 13.4 inches from front to back, the Wharfedale EVO4.2 are on the larger side when it comes to bookshelf speakers, and there are no key holes on either ...

The best bookshelf speakers: Reviews & Recommendations. Despite the prevalence of wireless noise-cancelling earbuds and compact Bluetooth speakers, people are rediscovering the high-quality, ...

Floorstanding speakers can have more drivers. Both bookshelf speakers and floorstanding speakers can come in a wide-variety of designs and configurations. It’s pretty typical for bookshelf speakers to ...

Bookshelf speakers are compact yet powerful. These expert-approved models—from Klipsch, Edifier, Marshall, and other brands—deserve a spot on your shelf.

But its Sabre-R passive bookshelf speakers mark its return to more traditional hi-fi — and they actually pay homage to the company’s original Sabre loudspeakers from 1985. The two-way speakers have ...

If you’re looking for a pair of bookshelf speakers that produce impressive sound, but want to watch your expenses, look no further than the Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2 speakers.

Powered bookshelf speakers may sound like a step up from powered computer speakers, but with companies like RBH and their $3,200/pair PM8 and Sigberg Audio’s $6,500/pair SBS1, the trend toward higher ...

Edifier is a popular speaker choice among desktop PC enthusiasts. Its R1280T bookshelf speakers are a staple on /r/battlestations and the top of Amazon’s best-seller list, and there’s a pair ...