Best for... garden parties

soundlink revolve+, £279.95, Bose Compact (H18.4xdia10.5cm), stylish and loaded with features including a 16-hour battery life, this clever 360-degree speaker system projects sound in all directions. It’s also shock resistant and splash proof, so it’s ideal for music in the garden. And as part of the soundlink family, it can easily be linked to other Bose speakers to create a multi-room audio system.