FAKE STEREO REALLY RAISES THE ROOF

Riva Concert €227, rivaaudio.co.uk Riva’s Alexa-enabled Concert uses Trillium technology to create ‘simulated stereo’ – not quite the real thing but you don’t feel you have to go back to the shop to get a stereo pair either. Like the superb Sonos One, it’s a Wi-Fi speaker built for Hi-Fi sound (and it outperforms Google and Alexa’s speakers effortlessly). Unlike the Sonos, it also offers Bluetooth for simplicity (which means guests can play their music without you having to hand out your Wi-Fi password). Riva has a long track record making sound systems for live music, so it’s no surprise that the Concert can really raise the rafters. As well as Alexa voice control, it works with Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay and Google Cast.