A system with a huge range of inputs, including Bluetooth, the Sony CMT-HX5BT is a good choice for those with plenty of music. Unfortunately, the audio quality is let-down in the treble; however, the bass and mid-range are excellent.

The XL-UH2080H is a mouthful of a name for such a small hi-fi system. It performs its tasks admirably, as long as you don't expect it to blow you away with booming bass.

LG’s XA63 is a solid mini Hi-Fi system. Its advanced features are more novel than useful, but it handles most tasks easily.

The FB163 is a product with plenty of functionality — USB inputs, DVD and DivX playback and an iPod dock. It sounds great, but the implementation of these extra features isn't as smooth as it could have been.

As a basic CD, MP3 and radio player the XL-UH25H does its job admirably. If you’re looking for thrilling sound quality or advanced functionality, though, you’d best look elsewhere.

Overall it's quite a respectable unit, which will suit casual users.

Perfect for teens, the CD-SW200E delivers less than stellar sound quality, but makes up for it with simple and easy to use features.

At almost $700 and with no outstanding features you’d be mad to purchase the Wave Radio II. However, if you did, you would be absolutely amazed by the quality sound it produces.

A huge home theatre system with over the top styling and a wide range of functions let down by a poor range of connections.

Make no mistake, it sounds great, but at this sort of price you'd expect it to be able to fly you to the moon and back.