Denon's first foray into the increasingly-crowded soundbar arena, the X-Space DHT-FS3, is at least a stylish entrant, with a piano black finish and curved main speaker unit that is considerably more slender than rival models we've seen from Philips and Yamaha.

At £259, the Denon D-M33 hi-fi costs much the same as the Apple iPod Hi-Fi and includes a pair of Denon's SC-M53 speakers. The engineering quality is superb; there's something about handling the knobs and buttons on the machine that is quite luxurious