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when it comes to wireless speakers the kind that are based on Wi-Fi offer many benefits over Bluetooth and they usually cost about the same firstly your battery will last longer as the speaker makes a direct connection with the streaming service and not your phone you can even turn your phone off and the music will keep playing secondly you won't get interrupted by phone calls text messages or other random alerts coming through the speaker thirdly Wi-Fi speakers offer both better sound quality and the ability to listen in more than one room at once if you're looking to buy a Wi-Fi speaker these are four things you'll need to consider first what are you using the speaker for if you just need it for background music then you don't need to spend very much between 150 and 200 dollars we'll get you a speaker that will sit on your kitchen counter stream internet music and sound quite decent but if you want something that will double as your main stereo look at adding a streaming dongle such as the chromecast audio to your existing system one box speakers are great for dorm rooms but not as good for a living room secondly there are many different standards and if you want to play in multiple rooms you'll need to get speakers that will work together Sonos is the most recognizable brand but it does require you to use a new app the same goes for play-fi speakers but if you have an Android phone a chromecast built-in system is best and lets you use your existing apps and just tap the cast button to play music meanwhile for iOS users an Apple AirPlay system may also work thirdly which streaming services do you use most speakers will do spotify connect pandora and streaming from your phone but it's best to check your favorite services supported by the system before you buy lastly if you're doing multi room music how many different listening zones do you want most households will probably want at least three kitchen living room and bedroom while there is seemingly a lot to know about Wi-Fi speakers in the end it's pretty easy and sticking with one brand usually helps and with the release of the chromecast Audio it doesn't even cost a lot once you go Wi-Fi you won't look back