The Aiwa AVJ-X55's mix of black and silver bodywork gives it a muscular feel. What's more, the bookshelf-sized front speakers and large main unit make it more chunky than most systems.

Acoustic Energy's Aego P5 II provides all you need to turn a DVD player into a full-on home cinema and music system. It certainly makes for a stylish add-on..........

Mordaunt-Short's latest sub-sat solution t might not be a system that will fill a room with sound, but it will produce an amazingly detailed soundtrack that will serve action films and dramas alike

With big plasma screens now breaking the £2,000 barrier, why should newcomer Vivadi expect you to cough up £16,000 for its new 46in Saturn system? The clue is in the word 'system'.

When you're setting up a home cinema system, you have two main choices: you can either buy each component separately; or you can buy a one-box system, which features all these things in - you've guessed it - one box