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We’ve gathered our most popular gifts under $500, and we put them under the tree to help make your decision quick and easy for the picky music lover in your life. Our criteria were gifts that would be sure to please most any music lover and be something they would look forward to using every day. For less than $500, hopefully, they have never had anything close to the quality and fun level of these great gift ideas. Read more to impress the music lover you know.

The new, compact, little Ray is making big waves with our audience of music lovers just getting started in home theater & considering the Sonos ecosystem–but is Ray the right Sonos bar for you? In this video, we tested all the latest & greatest Sonos bars in various room sizes to bring you our detailed comparison. If you’ve been on the fence about the new Ray, Sonos Beam (Gen 2), or the Sonos Arc, then you will not want to miss our new video!

Sony’s latest front projectors take light output to new levels with their new laser light engines. These are all far brighter than the models they replace, but Sony did not stop there. They all have a special video processor called X1 Ultimate for Projector that is shared in their top-of-the-line model. New 4K SXRD panels and an improved optical block with the processor work to deliver a far superior HDR image. We also noticed huge improvements when watching compressed streaming content.

Don't choose a music streaming service until you read this. You may even consider switching to one of the music streaming platforms in this comparison. Some streaming services call Dolby Atmos Music by different names. Apple Music is calling it Spacial Audio while Tidal calls it Dolby Atmos Music and Amazon HD calls it 3D Audio tracks. While the names are different, the tech is the same. So, let’s talk about what Dolby Atmos Music really is — and why this is a breakthrough for not just movie watching — but a major breakthrough for music produced by our favorite artists, as well. Read more, now.