The best speakers for every room
BEDROOM
Perfect bedside sound, with some handy extra options
NAIM MU-SO QB 2
£749, naimaudio.com
This is a cube that works hard for its
money, with a host of speakers crammed
into its compact frame, pointing in
different directions to project an
enormous and frankly phenomenal
soundstage, somehow even better than
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its multiroom and wireless streaming
capabilities are absolutely spot on.PURE DISCOVR
£230, pure.com
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bedroom times when those ever-listening
robot ears really aren’t welcome. If you
don’t trust the red light of the ‘mic off’
function on many other devices, rejoice:
the DiscovR’s Alexa cutoff physically
disconnects the mic when you push the
speaker top down into its shell.ORBITSOUND
DOCK E30
£229, orbitsound.com
Complex beyond its compact size,
with Orbitsound’s Airsound tech
somehow projecting a spatial experience
throughout the room and Halo bass
booming some serious low end, this is a
highly accomplished speaker that pulls
double duty on the bedside table. There’s
a docking groove you can slide your
phone or tablet into, and both a USB-C
charging port on the back and a super-
handy Qi charging pad on top.