Speakers

The Sony SRS-XB2 speaker can survive splashes of water, but will your ears survive lengthy listening sessions of your favourite tunes? We sent the Sony SRS-XB2 to the test lab to see if the audio quality is good enough to turn heads.

7 expert reviews | 345 user reviews

The Creative Muvo Mini contains every desirable feature you seek out in a Bluetooth speaker: full sound, attractive design, long battery life – and the cherry on top, weatherproofing. For under 100 bucks, that's an unbeatable deal.

8 expert reviews | 276 user reviews

The Heos 7 HS2 is the wireless speaker Heos 7 should have been, combining room-filling sound and slick streaming with built-in Bluetooth and Hi-Res Audio support.

5 expert reviews | 103 user reviews

Solid, upfront-sounding powered speakers that fly the flag for versatility

6 expert reviews

The PSB Imagine X2T delivers big speaker sound, ideal for full-throttle home-theater thrills, without sacrificing refinement when reproducing music.

6 expert reviews

The Vizio SB362An-F6 offers astoundingly good value, with excellent sound quality and a high degree of flexibility for a budget sound bar.

2 expert reviews

A THX-certified 5.1-channel speaker system for the office or living room, which lacks HD audio decoding but packs a real punch with movies

41 expert reviews | 2492 user reviews

A price-busting portable speaker with tonnes of functionality, but there's a "but"...

44 expert reviews | 1050 user reviews

, every other dock we see that uses these plastic inserts just seems ill conceived and clunky. Again, though, you're unlikely to find a better alternative for the price.

28 expert reviews | 595 user reviews

I was admittedly worried when Creative announced these 2.1-channel speakers under the GigaWorks brand, but I needn't have been. Like the GigaWorks T20s and T40s, the T3s are excellent PC speakers, aimed squarely at those who like to listen to music...

37 expert reviews | 425 user reviews

The Loewe Speaker 2go is a top-quality wireless speaker that offers excellent sound quality and bags of features. Like its rivals it doesn't come cheap, but the sound you get per cubic inch is impressive.

21 expert reviews | 228 user reviews

With virtual surround-sound that envelopes you with its killer audio, the Yamaha YSP-2700 is the soundbar of choice for movie lovers.

9 expert reviews | 179 user reviews

Looks and sounds lush, but the price tag is a little hard to deal with.

13 expert reviews | 134 user reviews

The Cambridge Audio TVB2 is the company's first outing into sound bar territory, focusing on the squatter sound base devices previously. We've in uncharted waters here - can the brand take the lessons learned from its other devices and apply them to...

6 expert reviews | 137 user reviews

The SF150’s delivery may lack some detail, but it’s still a supremely affordable enhancement to your TV’s in-built speakers.

3 expert reviews | 66 user reviews

The Razer Leviathan Mini is a lightweight portable Bluetooth speaker that does a lot right in the company's first attempt at sound in a small package. It's a little costly for what it offers, though, but ultimately sounds as good or better than the...

16 expert reviews | 13 user reviews

If Creative isn't among the first names that jump out at you when thinking of buying a Bluetooth speaker then, take note, because the Sound Blaster Roar is an exceptional portable.

27 expert reviews | 1757 user reviews

Funky-looking headphones that are £100 less than the Beats alternative.

42 expert reviews | 1414 user reviews

While Bose products have fallen foul of us in the past, the Companion 20 has knocked our socks off. The sheer volume and drive produced by these 2.0 speakers is astonishing and bass, if anything, is fractionally more prominent than it would be in a...

34 expert reviews | 1307 user reviews

Supporting optical audio, auxiliary and Bluetooth signals, the Leviathan is ready to take on anything your home theater or desktop can throw at it and transform it into a bass-heavy roar. For $199 (£159, AU$279), the Razer Leviathan is a great sound...

17 expert reviews | 247 user reviews

The WX-010 is a wireless speaker from Yamaha's MusicCast multiroom range that streams music via DLNA, Bluetooth, AirPlay, Spotify and more. It's a more compact version of last year's WX-030 speaker, selling for around £50 less.

6 expert reviews | 183 user reviews

ChromeCast, AirPlay and Google Home are baked into this vintage-styled and thoroughly solid-sounding wireless, Bluetooth and multi-room-capable speaker, but its frequent drop-outs disappoint.

6 expert reviews | 187 user reviews

Marshall's attempt at bringing the best of its guitar amps to a Bluetooth speaker has its share of ups and downs. The chic, iconic design translates just fine, but performance and value were lost in the shuffle.

7 expert reviews | 53 user reviews

Ultimately, we like the Z337 as full-time PC speakers and part-time Bluetooth speakers for smartphones. They provide good sound for their price point, but anyone expecting highly detailed and nuanced music will be disappointed.

4 expert reviews | 46 user reviews

The delectable MA770 cements its audiophile status with sparkling, heavyweight sound and envelope-pushing design.

7 expert reviews