It’s no five-star performer – but no other speaker available for this price sounds anywhere near this good.

Bowers & Wilkins’ entry-level 607 S3 is the smallest and most affordable member of the 600 range, but more than that, they're an ideal gateway drug to a lifelong hi-fi habit.

If three really is a magic number, the Beosound A1 3rd Gen is going to be quite a speaker – given how good the first two were…

Q Acoustics takes the proven concept of its excellent little M20 HD streaming system and makes it bigger. Not by much, mind you...

Marshall’s first ever soundbar supplies quaking bass and awesome Atmos for movies, making it a top-tier all-in-one option.

Nothing's first wireless over-headphones deliver impeccable features, but we've got talk about the sound

Beats has done more than up its game with the Powerbeats Pro 2; the brand has actually made me reconsider what I prioritize in fitness buds – and it isn't sound quality.

The Sony Bravia Theater Bar 6 is a bit pricey, but it’s got good overall sound quality and great bass for a 3.1.2-channel system.

The Edifier MR5 nearfield monitors are multifaceted boxes of joy, although they're a little too busy for their own good.

The Sony XB100 offers good quality omnidirectional sound for a low fee, but it lacks the character of some of its near rivals.

Samsung’s done well to hide a speaker in plain sight, but it needs to improve the soundstage if it wants the Music Frame to do well.

The Pure Classic C-D6 packs a whole lot of punch, combining a DAB radio, CD player, aux-in and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity into one versatile retro box.

Sony’s Bravia Theater Bar 8 soundbar easily boosts the sound of your TV, but fails to deliver the huge home cinema experience we were hoping for.

The Bose SoundLink Max is a robust Bluetooth speaker that creates punchy, assertive sound with a sturdy design to ensure your party goes off with a bang. It can attract marks, though.

A smart speaker with vintage style a generous feature list, the JBL Authentics 200 is capable of rich, immersive audio, with the added benefit of Alex and Google Assistant support.

Cambridge has dropped the ‘Audio’ and added the ‘SE’ to its Evo 150 music streaming amplifier – but what else has it done?

Strong sound quality, a durable exterior and an attractive design make the Bose SoundLink Flex Gen 2 a great portable option.

Creative's Pebble Nova desktop speakers are big dark orbs, and the sound quality is truly out of this world

The Soundfun Mirai soundbar is small, simple, and very light on features. But, it does a great job at one thing – making dialogue pop.

The JBL Flip 7 portable Bluetooth speaker bests its class-leading former self to make the most of music on-the-go

The Ultimate Ears Everboom is a solid Bluetooth speaker that's loud, very capable sonically, and surprisingly portable.

What JBL doesn’t know about outstanding portable Bluetooth speakers doesn’t seem to be worth knowing. So with the latest JBL Charge does lightning strike [checks notes] a sixth time?

The Sony HT-SF150 soundbar delivers enhanced dialogue and width at an enticing price.

The Edifier QR65 are ostensibly desktop speakers, but with limited PC support, they work better as general media speakers.

The Bar 1000MK2 perfectly adapts to any TV room with powerful, immersive sound. It’s not for everyone, but if you appreciate its strengths, there’s no other soundbar like it.

More power, more battery life and Marshall's take on multi-room

The Sony ULT Field 7 will be too big for some, but just right for others when it comes to the sound.

It's been a while coming, but for sound, style, speakerphone capabilities and stamina, the Beats Pill is worth the wait.

The Sony WH-1000XM6 boast incredible noise cancelling capabilities, awesome audio and a smarter design, but that comes at quite the cost.

Everyone’s idea of ‘mainstream’ is slightly different, of course, but in the case of the Dali IO-8 wireless noise-cancelling headphones it would seem to mean ‘really quite expensive’...