Sonos is the infrastructure of an intentional digital home. It moves the needle from 'my music' on my headphones to 'our music' in the living room. It's the best tool available for parents who want to fill their home with high-quality audio without surrendering to the constant pull of a smartphone screen.

While the company had a rough patch with a buggy app overhaul a few years back, the core value remains: it makes the language-comprehension half of the Reading Rope accessible to kids who can't even read yet. If you're serious about an audio-first household, this is the remote.