Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2, £89.99 (ultimateears.co.uk)

If you’re looking for a compact portable speaker that’s ideal to use on holiday, the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 is the ideal choice. It sounds great, thanks to the cylindrical design that means you get the same listening experience no matter where you stand. It now includes a handy Outdoor Boost feature that takes the power usually reserved for enhancing the bass in the music to make the single speaker sound much louder as bass gets lost when you’re in wide open spaces. The battery now gives you up to 13 hours listening time – that’s three more than before! 78/100