PANASONIC SC-ALL7CD ALL-IN-ONE

This CD-player-and-ripper sound system is a multi-room surprise

The £319 SC-All7CD is an all-in-one micro-system that not only plays CDs but rips them to 4GB of internal memory. Both CDs and recordings can be re-streamed to any paired All Connected speaker.

Discs are copied in 320kbps MP3 or WAV format. This is handy, but hampered by the lack of metadata support – rips are label-less and lack track info.

The SC-All7CD has a five-driver configuration, comprising two tweeters, two three-inch woofers and a subwoofer, though there’s only 20W of amplification. There’s also a sweet spot, so listening position is crucial to a good stereo performance.