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amazon reached out to sponsor a video on our picks from their sweet gift guide

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it's the path of least resistance for awesome gift ideas and everything on it

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is eligible for two-day shipping if you're a prime member

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or if you're an amazon prime trial member

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so today we were focused on audio and accessories so guys forget about silent

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night this christmas is going to be all about turning it out

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first up is the sonos one see what we

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did there the smart speaker for music lovers not only does it sound great but

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this compact little dynamo is wall or stand mountable fits just about anywhere

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it's humidity resistant even and can be used in multi-speaker setups so you can

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use it to add surround to your stereo living room setup but what makes the

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sonos one really special is its integration with a certain virtual

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assistant whose name we won't sail out because we don't want to accidentally

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lower your blinds so thanks to that functionality you can one

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completely control your music and volume using your voice thanks to the speaker's

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six microphone array and two enjoy all

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the functions of your amazon echo through a high quality speaker

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nice but hold on a second Linus aside from the

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alexa integration everything about the

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one is exactly the same as that other sonos speaker the play one so is that

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discontinued now or what not at all where some see the play one's lack of

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voice control as a deficiency others see it as a feature so if you're the type of

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person who doesn't want an internet connected microphone a few feet from the

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throne you can still control the play one with the buttons on the device or

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remotely with the companion app google play music on Android even allows you to

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cast to your play one with just a couple of tabs so that sounds good but what if

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you need a speaker you can take with you on the go check out the ue boom 2 bluetooth

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speaker it's wireless it sounds great

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and its versatile form factor lets you take it anywhere i like to listen to

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mine in the kitchen

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and believe it or not that's totally cool because this sucker is crazy

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durable it's ipx7 rated so if you get it

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wet or muddy you can simply rinse it off with warm soapy water or even submerge

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it for up to half an hour though you don't have to if you're anything like me

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you might prefer to just leave it dirty but Linus

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what if 90 decibels as loud as a motorcycle from 25 feet just isn't loud

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enough for me well then we've got you covered you need the

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sony gtk xb60 the xb stands for

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extra bass it is 10 to 15 decibels louder than the

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boom 2 and more importantly its performance is a lot better at those

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loud volumes if the boom 2 is for blaring tunes on a bike ride along the

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seawall then the xb60 is for holding an

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edm party anywhere as advertised on the

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website and as corporate and out of touch as that marketing speak sounds

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this thing is a lot lighter than it looks and boasts up to 15 hours of

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battery life provided that the volume isn't completely cranked and the lights

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are off and you heard me guys lights the real reason we put this on our list is

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the RGB lighting that actually syncs with the music and can be controlled by

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a companion app making the xb60 great for everyone from street performers and

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buskers to bush party hooligans bringing us finally to a pair of

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speakers that only one person can listen to at a time i guess these are typically

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referred to as headphones meet the hd

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4.40 bt wireless from sennheiser these

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things are great you get quality sennheiser sound for a price that isn't

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crazy and they're totally ready to go they fold up nicely and the battery does

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actually last around the 25 hour mark as advertised then when they do die you can

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plug in an aux cable and rock out the old fashioned way

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they're really light and the leatherette ear pads are super comfortable provided

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that you don't wear glasses or have ginormous ears they also have an

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integrated microphone so you can take phone calls with all the controls on the

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right side so you can answer hang up and put people on hold and of course these

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same buttons let you control the tunes when you're listening to music

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they're all around solid performers that anyone will appreciate receiving this

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holiday season so thanks for watching guys if you

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