Speakers

Wireless and portable speakers, judged on what the box actually contains rather than how it looks on a shelf. Where the money goes into drivers and veneer, and where it goes into a battery.

A compact black smart speaker, taller than it is wide.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Era 100

Sonos

£179

A small espresso-veneered digital radio with a single speaker and a rotary dial.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

R1 MK4

Ruark Audio

£239

A small round portable speaker in milled aluminium with a leather carrying strap.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Beosound A1 (3rd Generation)

Bang & Olufsen

£299

A pair of small walnut-veneered desktop speakers.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

MR1 Mk3

Ruark Audio

£399

A black hourglass-shaped smart speaker with upward-firing drivers.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Era 300

Sonos

£499

A grey one-box music system, wider and deeper than the R2.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

R3S

Ruark Audio

£649

A pair of sage green active speakers with KEF concentric drivers.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

LSX II LT

KEF

£899

A pair of carbon black active standmount speakers with concentric drivers.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

LS50 Wireless II

KEF

£2,199

A large white portable speaker with a carry handle moulded into the back.

Nice, but

Provisional

Move 2

Sonos

£405

An espresso-veneered one-box music system with a fabric grille and rotary control.

Nice, but

Provisional

R2 Mk4

Ruark Audio

£479

A small white portable speaker with a rubberised end cap.

More NRY elsewhere

Roam 2

Sonos

£179