A £1,500 complete audio system that's just become our favourite one-box solution

A 21st Century music library system for people who have no interest in computers

The budget price is tempting, but with Yamaha's not-quite-separates you get what you pay for

These futuristic black boxes look and sound the money, but don't be hoodwinked by their lively style

A DS player and amplifier in a single case is a one-box wonder

Pinnacle's new music server takes on the competition...

A compact and stylish radio and iPod dock, but can it match the iBLIK?

The Bowers & Wilkins iPod dock has a little brother

Wireless multi-room music system that just works

First, there was DAB. Broadcast over radio waves, it offered a reliable signal with excellent sound quality. Then came Internet Radio. It also offered great sound quality, but due to its reliance on servers and all the issues that can arise surrounding them, it was often frustratingly unreliable.

Klipsch's RoomGroove speakers work either as standalone iPod speakers or as part of a network of speakers wirelessly connected from room to room

Devices like the Arcam Solo Mini have shown that the electronics can be miniaturised and integrated with remarkably little quality loss. But with the R4, Vita Audio has gone one better and built the speakers into the box too. Can this neat unit follow the success of the R1 and R2 table radios?

That surround sound adds another dimension to your enjoyment of movies is indisputable. Problem is, it also injects a helluva lot of speaker boxes into your living space. That’s not always domestically acceptable, which is why Yamaha has been pre-eminent in pushing the soundbar concept

This latest Houseparty – we’re up to version III – has a wobbly, pop-out iPod tray, a remote control, a line-in so you can connect other audio sources, and a single USB out port, so you can sync the iPod with your Mac while docked

The Zeppelin is an integrated iPod dock complete with digital amps and built-in speakers. The dock itself sits on a sturdy chrome outrigger that stands proud of a chrome bar and has a reassuringly sturdy feel when accessing the iPod’s functions

We've seen a few sound servers before, including a direct ancestor of this new machine, but it's likely that the breed will be unfamiliar to at least a few folks reading this...

Bluetooth is an unlikely method of wirelessly playing your PC’s tunes.

Pinnacle's new SoundBridge HomeMusic is the Roku SoundBridge repackaged, but still powered by the same open source server software. The latest software update provides the ability to stream AppleLossless music files

Depending on your viewpoint, the £3,740 ElectroKID system is either a serious and successful attempt at wringing the best possible sound out of an Apple iPod, or a rich audiophile's folly. Actually, it's both, and we should love it for being both.

During the time that high-sampling-rate, high-bit audio has been slowly penetrating the market, CD recording and replay standards have risen making one question what all the high-res fuss is about. In the practical sense of the terms, this is high resolution.

This stylish 2.1 system's main unit boasts an eye-catching mirrored front panel that gives it a jazzy hi-tech feel, and comes with a pair of compact bookshelf speakers and a tiny subwoofer.

For starters, the MOSDV124's mirrored front panel will certainly appeal to those who like their eye-catching electronics. This stylish 2.1 system comprises a pair of compact bookshelf speakers with one of the tinniest subwoofer's we've seen