This powerful wireless hi-fi speaker has all the modern connections you could want — and a touchscreen to control things easily

• The Primare Allt-i-Ett combines speaker, streamer and amp
• Designed as an all-in-one audio device, including touchscreen for streaming
• Sells for $3,500 / £2,700 (around AU$5,200)

If you don't like poring over speaker specs list, trying to discover whether it has whichever connection or port you need, here's a new gadget for you. The newly-unveiled Primare Allt-i-Ett has basically every modern connection you could want from one of the best wireless speakers.

The Allt-i-Ett — a phrase which apparently translates to "all-in-one" in both Norwegian and Swedish — is no budget Bluetooth speaker. It costs $3,500 / £2,700 (roughly AU$5,200) and takes up an entire cabinet-top, as you can see in the picture above – it looks very much like the five-star Cambridge Audio Evo One, but with a good-size touchscreen to make it even more versatile.

For that price, you get a speaker, streamer and amplifier all in one.

Let's look at the first: a speaker. The Allt-i-Ett has six woofers, two mid-range drivers and two tweeters with waveguides, and outputs 300W of power. It really is an all-in-one speaker setup, though you can also connect a subwoofer.

Staying connected

As mentioned, connectivity is the real draw. Primare has allowed for – deep breath – USB-A, coaxial, optical, HDMI eARC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM and DAB+ radio, and 3.5mm input – as well as support for AirPlay 2 Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Qobuz Connect. Oh, and there's input from RCA stereo or a phono preamp, if you want to connect one of the best turntables.

In short, you can connect (wired, or wirelessly), almost any other device, to get the Allt-i-Ett to play your music. HDMI eARC also points to this being able to operate as one of the best soundbars, despite that not being the primary function – though perhaps that's where you'd most appreciate the sub output option.

To try and manage some of those connections, the Allt-i-Ett has a range of control options. You can use a phone app, a remote or a touchscreen that's built into the body. You can use them to manage a few extra features: an 11-band equalizer, auto room calibration, 3D sound and various placement modes.

Despite the high price, the Primare Allt-i-Ett seems designed for people who want a room-encompassing audio set-up, but can't fit (or simply don't want) a multi-unit setup. The speaker lets you manage various media sources all in one model, without needing to buy a separate amplifier, adaptor or receiver – we hope we get to try it out, to see if it can best the might of the Cambridge Audio Evo One. After all, that 'only' costs around $1,599…

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