Soundbars

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Sonos Beam £349, sonos.com

If it were just a soundbar, the Beam’s great audio would still make it top – but with Amazon Alexa, Apple AirPlay 2 and support for a billion streaming services, it’s fantastically flexible.

Q Acoust ics M3 £229, qacoustics.co.uk

Want superb sound without a big price and unnecessary extras? Q Acoustics’ M3 combines great simplicity and great sound. Impressive, affordable, and it wasn’t hit with the ugly stick.

Sonos Playbase £549, sonos.com

There’s no HDMI and the setup’s a pain, but this Sonos soundbase is sublime. The sound does detail as well as drama, it looks great and it works brilliantly in a Sonos multi-room environment.

Sony HT-ST5000 £1,195, sony.co.uk

Sony’s powerful, precise and punchy soundbar is the best way to add Dolby Atmos to your system, and while it doesn’t deliver true overthe-head audio it does a good simulation of it.