Zvox AccuVoice AV157

Small footprint ; Easy connections and setup ; Super-clear and adjustable dialog

Expensive for a small speaker ; No wireless connections for music

Makes voices POP ; Effective quasi surround-sound processing ; Remote control is easy to operate ; Compact design makes it easy to move the speaker from room to room

A bit pricey relative to general-purpose soundbars ; You can’t stream music to it via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi ; Heaviest surround-sound mode occasionally distorts bass notes

Dialogue intelligibility is extremely well served by the AccuVoice AV157, overall fidelity reasonably so. This is a product that could literally keep you sane: Doctors have tied social isolation, depression, and worse to hearing loss. If your auditory...