It’s not cheap, but it’s stylish, usable and hugely capable
A great solution if you don't want lots of speakers and wires cluttering up your front room
Bland, unexciting, average and occasionally irritating
Arcam was one of the first to develop a stylish, one-box home cinema system that also delivers fine sound and pictures
A real performer but at too high a cost
Take it for what it is and you'll be highly impressed
Cheaper rivals are setting high standards at lower prices, but the Philips HTS9800 is still a good buy
Naim is a high priest at the church of stereo purism and the N-Vi deserves to be worshipped
Does what it promises - surround sound from one box
A seriously impressive new model performs better in bigger spaces than others
This is the flagship model in Yamaha's range of Sound Projectors, and a recent £300 price cut has made it even more competitive