Stateo f the art

Looking to upgrade the audio in your entire home? In that case, you need a multi-room system. We test three of the best from Yamaha, Panasonic and HEOS – and show you what to buy.

1 HEOS By Denon HEOS 1 HS2

Price: £199 It may be the smallest offering in the HEOS range, but this compact active speaker can still make a big noise.

HEOS 7 HS2

Price: £499 With five custom drivers, two passive radiators and scads of power, the bullish HEOS 7 has the muscle to take on any conventional hi-fi stack.

URL: www.denon.co.uk

2 Panasonic All Connected Panasonic SC-All05

Price: £180 This transportable 20W speaker can run on battery power or the mains, and is waterproof for that wet-room singalong.

Panasonic SC-All9

Price: £330 This serious livingroom sound system has a susbstantial 2x20W stereo powerplant as well as an integrated 40w subwoofer.

URL: www.panasonic.co.uk

3 Yamaha MusicCast

Yamaha WX-010

Price: £129 This cheapie desktop speaker system supports Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and has twin bass radiators for beefy boom.

Yamaha MCR-N470D

Price: £449 Want a more conventional form factor? Yamaha’s MusicCast micro-system is built around a stereo receiver with integrated CD and USB playback.

URL: www.uk.yamaha.com